Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle income
Middle income: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 36.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle income, 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 Middle income stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle income peaked at 36.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1986.
That places Middle income 6th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 22.2% | — |
| 1979 | 22.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 21.9% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 23.2% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 21.7% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 23.2% | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 23.6% | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 23.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 21.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 23.4% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 25.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 33.3% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 34.7% | 36.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 24.2% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 1.1% (2025)
- Trade 48.5% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.31 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.3% (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,779 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.4% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle income?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Middle income was 36.4% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1986.
- How does Middle income rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Middle income ranks 6th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.