Adjusted savings: gross savings in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Adjusted savings: gross savings was 22.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2020
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 22.8%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 23.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1991.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 34th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6% | — |
| 1991 | 7.6% | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +80.2% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 12.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 7.6% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.4% | 17.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 17.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.8% | 22.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 31 Cape Verde 33.0% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 32.8% compare
- 33 Nepal 32.5% compare
- 34 Kiribati 31.7% compare
- 35 Macau, China 31.4% compare
- 36 Malta 31.2% compare
- 37 Estonia 31.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1114 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 897.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6735 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 22.8% in 2020, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1991.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.