Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 23.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pacific island small states, 1980–2020
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: gross savings in Pacific island small states stood at 23.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Pacific island small states peaked at 32.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1983.
That places Pacific island small states 29th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.2% | — |
| 1981 | 3.7% | -54.4% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -55.4% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -111.0% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -1821.4% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | +367.8% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | -54.4% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -34.4% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | +25.6% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +105.6% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 13.5% | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +26.5% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | +41.9% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -61.5% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +43.8% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | -0.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 5.1% | 25.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 9.8% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 14.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 26 Papua New Guinea 33.6% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 33.5% compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 33.5% compare
- 29 Maldives 33.1% compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 33.1% compare
- 31 Cape Verde 33.0% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 32.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Pacific island small states
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,066 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 4,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 43.82 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 3,347 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 175.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Pacific island small states?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pacific island small states was 23.3% in 2020, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1983.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Pacific island small states ranks 29th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.