Adjusted savings: gross savings in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 38.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in East Asia & Pacific, 1996–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 38.7% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 38.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2002.
That places East Asia & Pacific 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 33.2% | — |
| 1997 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 37.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 31.2% | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 30.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 36.2% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 37.4% | 38.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,646 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP 33.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in East Asia & Pacific?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in East Asia & Pacific was 38.7% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2002.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
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.