Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted savings: gross savings was 26.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1974–2021
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 26.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 37.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 21st 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 42 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 29.5% | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 33.9% | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 30.5% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | -30.3% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 31.2% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 26.2% | 37.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 23.1% | 20.8% | 26.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 21.3% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 24.7% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 18 Korea 36.2% compare
- 19 Switzerland 36.0% compare
- 20 Nigeria 35.2% compare
- 21 Jamaica 34.9% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.7% compare
- 23 Viet Nam 34.4% compare
- 24 Bangladesh 34.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 74.58 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 161.23 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.8% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.