Adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only
IBRD only: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 35.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in IBRD only, 1978–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- GDP per capita 7,797 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.3% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 40.20 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 38.21 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 11.25 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 26.1% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 31.1% (2024)
- Gross capital formation 12.38 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation 13.20 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 25.96 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
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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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.