Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Adjusted savings: gross savings was 18.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1977–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 18.6% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 35.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2020.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 26.0% | +25.8% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 25.5% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +15.3% |
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 | 25.8% | 23.8% | 27.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 24.9% | 35.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.0% | 28.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 18.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.