Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: gross savings was 18.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1977–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 18.6%.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 34.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2020.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 30.6% | — |
| 1978 | 25.0% | -18.3% |
| 1979 | 27.2% | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 23.5% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 16.7% | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 20.7% | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.6% | 25.0% | 30.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 23.6% | 27.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 24.7% | 34.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 17.9% | 28.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 16.1% | 18.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.95 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 18.6% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.