Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 21.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1977–2020
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 21.7% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2020.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 40.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1986.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 36.6% | — |
| 1978 | 29.6% | -19.3% |
| 1979 | 33.8% | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 34.6% | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 25.3% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 23.3% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +12.2% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 29.6% | 36.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 18.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.0% | 22.0% | 25.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 27.3% | 40.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 23.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 21.7% in 2020, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.