Adjusted savings: gross savings in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 29.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
29.4%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
14th
of 46 groups
All-time high
30.1%
in 2019
All-time low
16.1%
in 1996
Years of data
24
1996–2021

Adjusted savings: gross savings in Least developed countries, 1996–2021

01020301996200820211996: 16.1 % of GNI1997: 17.3 % of GNI1998: 18.7 % of GNI2001: 20.2 % of GNI2002: 22.7 % of GNI2003: 23 % of GNI2004: 25.2 % of GNI2005: 24.9 % of GNI2006: 27.1 % of GNI2007: 27.5 % of GNI2008: 28.1 % of GNI2009: 24.4 % of GNI2010: 27.2 % of GNI2011: 28.3 % of GNI2012: 28.9 % of GNI2013: 27.6 % of GNI2014: 28 % of GNI2015: 26.4 % of GNI2016: 27.3 % of GNI2017: 28.5 % of GNI2018: 28.6 % of GNI2019: 30.1 % of GNI2020: 29.7 % of GNI2021: 29.4 % 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 Least developed countries stood at 29.4%.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Least developed countries peaked at 30.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1996.

That places Least developed countries 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: gross savings in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Least developed countries, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1996 16.1%
1997 17.3% +7.7%
1998 18.7% +7.7%
2001 20.2% +8.2%
2002 22.7% +12.3%
2003 23.0% +1.6%
2004 25.2% +9.3%
2005 24.9% -1.2%
2006 27.1% +9.1%
2007 27.5% +1.4%
2008 28.1% +2.1%
2009 24.4% -13.0%
2010 27.2% +11.3%
2011 28.3% +4.1%
2012 28.9% +2.2%
2013 27.6% -4.6%
2014 28.0% +1.5%
2015 26.4% -6.0%
2016 27.3% +3.7%
2017 28.5% +4.3%
2018 28.6% +0.3%
2019 30.1% +5.4%
2020 29.7% -1.4%
2021 29.4% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.4% 16.1% 18.7% 3
2000s 24.8% 20.2% 28.1% 9
2010s 28.1% 26.4% 30.1% 10
2020s 29.6% 29.4% 29.7% 2

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 11 Gabon 41.9% compare
  2. 12 Bermuda 40.4% compare
  3. 13 Mauritania 38.9% compare
  4. 14 Norway 38.6% compare
  5. 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.9% compare
  6. 16 Algeria 37.4% compare
  7. 17 Gambia 36.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Least developed countries?
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Least developed countries was 29.4% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1996.
How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
Least developed countries ranks 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed 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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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.