Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 25.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia, 1975–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 25.8% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 25.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1982.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th of 46 groups on this measure, 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 Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.8% | — |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 20.6% | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 20.2% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 21.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 21.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 21.4% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 22.8% | 23.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 20.2% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.8% | 20.3% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.9% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.1% | 25.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- 28 Azerbaijan 33.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 18,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5,268 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Europe & Central Asia was 25.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1982.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.