Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: gross savings was 27.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1974–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 27.4% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 39.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 32.3% | — |
| 1975 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 34.3% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 31.2% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 34.1% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 29.3% | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 33.2% | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 32.6% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 39.1% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 24.8% | -36.5% |
| 1988 | 29.1% | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 19.7% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 21.3% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 31.2% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 24.8% | 39.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 19.7% | 23.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.3% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 24.9% | 27.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.87 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 27.4% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.