Adjusted savings: gross savings in Euro area
Euro area: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 26.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Euro area, 1975–2021
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 Euro area is 26.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Euro area peaked at 26.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1982.
That places Euro area 24th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.1% | — |
| 1976 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 23.2% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 22.2% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 22.8% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 21.5% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 20.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 21.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 21.4% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.7% | 26.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 21 Jamaica 34.9% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.7% compare
- 23 Viet Nam 34.4% compare
- 24 Bangladesh 34.2% compare
- 25 Indonesia 34.0% compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 33.6% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 33.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 10,635 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,286 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 24,389 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Euro area?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Euro area was 26.2% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1982.
- How does Euro area rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Euro area ranks 24th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.