Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 9.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 9.6%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 299.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 9.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 1990.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 8.6% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -38.3% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | -0.8% | -123.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -104.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +2879.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +167.0% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -52.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +75.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -51.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -50.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +311.8% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +59.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -46.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -54.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +216.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +121.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -56.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +158.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +47.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -0.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 407.9 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 246.12 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8256 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sub-Saharan Africa was 9.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 299.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.