Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bhutan
Bhutan: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 14.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bhutan, 2006–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Bhutan is 14.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Bhutan peaked at 52.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2021.
That places Bhutan 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 52.0% | — |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -47.8% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -49.1% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 27.2% | 52.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 23.5% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.3% | 18.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 142 Antigua and Barbuda 14.5% compare
- 143 Marshall Islands 14.4% compare
- 144 Cameroon 14.4% compare
- 146 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14.2% compare
- 147 Pakistan 14.1% compare
- 148 Comoros 13.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.426 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,801 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 35.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 150,705 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4185 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Bhutan?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bhutan was 14.3% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Bhutan ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. 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.