Adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only

IBRD only: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 35.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
35.9%
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
8th
of 46 groups
All-time high
35.9%
in 2021
All-time low
22.0%
in 1986
Years of data
44
1978–2021

Adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only, 1978–2021

0102030401978199920211978: 22.7 % of GNI1979: 23.2 % of GNI1980: 22.9 % of GNI1981: 22.2 % of GNI1982: 22.2 % of GNI1983: 22.6 % of GNI1984: 23.5 % of GNI1985: 24.3 % of GNI1986: 22 % of GNI1987: 23.6 % of GNI1988: 24.1 % of GNI1989: 26.6 % of GNI1990: 23.9 % of GNI1991: 23.7 % of GNI1992: 23.8 % of GNI1993: 25.1 % of GNI1994: 26.1 % of GNI1995: 25.2 % of GNI1996: 25.4 % of GNI1997: 25 % of GNI1998: 24.6 % of GNI1999: 24.8 % of GNI2000: 25.7 % of GNI2001: 25.8 % of GNI2002: 26.9 % of GNI2003: 28.2 % of GNI2004: 30.3 % of GNI2005: 31.1 % of GNI2006: 32.9 % of GNI2007: 33.6 % of GNI2008: 34.4 % of GNI2009: 32.7 % of GNI2010: 34.3 % of GNI2011: 34.2 % of GNI2012: 33.9 % of GNI2013: 33.3 % of GNI2014: 33.6 % of GNI2015: 33.7 % of GNI2016: 33.2 % of GNI2017: 33.6 % of GNI2018: 34.4 % of GNI2019: 33.7 % of GNI2020: 34.2 % of GNI2021: 35.9 % of GNI

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only stood at 35.9%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only peaked at 35.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1986.

IBRD only ranks 8th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in IBRD only, 1978 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1978 22.7%
1979 23.2% +2.0%
1980 22.9% -0.9%
1981 22.2% -3.4%
1982 22.2% +0.2%
1983 22.6% +1.6%
1984 23.5% +4.0%
1985 24.3% +3.5%
1986 22.0% -9.6%
1987 23.6% +7.6%
1988 24.1% +2.1%
1989 26.6% +10.1%
1990 23.9% -10.2%
1991 23.7% -0.7%
1992 23.8% +0.6%
1993 25.1% +5.3%
1994 26.1% +4.1%
1995 25.2% -3.5%
1996 25.4% +0.6%
1997 25.0% -1.5%
1998 24.6% -1.7%
1999 24.8% +1.0%
2000 25.7% +3.5%
2001 25.8% +0.4%
2002 26.9% +4.5%
2003 28.2% +4.8%
2004 30.3% +7.2%
2005 31.1% +2.9%
2006 32.9% +5.5%
2007 33.6% +2.2%
2008 34.4% +2.3%
2009 32.7% -4.8%
2010 34.3% +4.7%
2011 34.2% -0.1%
2012 33.9% -0.8%
2013 33.3% -1.8%
2014 33.6% +0.8%
2015 33.7% +0.4%
2016 33.2% -1.6%
2017 33.6% +1.3%
2018 34.4% +2.2%
2019 33.7% -1.9%
2020 34.2% +1.4%
2021 35.9% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 22.9% 22.7% 23.2% 2
1980s 23.4% 22.0% 26.6% 10
1990s 24.8% 23.7% 26.1% 10
2000s 30.2% 25.7% 34.4% 10
2010s 33.8% 33.2% 34.4% 10
2020s 35.0% 34.2% 35.9% 2

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 5 Brunei Darussalam 49.4% compare
  2. 6 Zambia 47.0% compare
  3. 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 46.3% compare
  4. 8 China 45.3% compare
  5. 9 Vanuatu 44.1% compare
  6. 10 Angola 43.7% compare
  7. 11 Gabon 41.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only?
Adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only was 35.9% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1986.
How does IBRD only rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
IBRD only ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,707 data points, 1970–2021
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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.