Adjusted savings: gross savings in China
China: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 45.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in China, 1982–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in China stood at 45.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in China peaked at 51.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1983.
China ranks 8th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in China, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 33.8% | — |
| 1983 | 33.0% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 37.3% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 35.9% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 38.4% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 40.6% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 39.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 37.0% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 33.0% | 38.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 36.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 36.2% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 43.9% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 44.3% | 45.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,232 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 0.3692 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,341 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.2626 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in China?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in China was 45.3% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1983.
- How does China rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- China ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.