Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pakistan
Pakistan: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 14.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pakistan, 1976–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings in Pakistan is 14.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Pakistan peaked at 22.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2019.
Pakistan ranks 147th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13.3% | — |
| 1977 | 15.5% | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +30.0% |
| 1987 | 20.8% | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | -14.7% |
| 1989 | 17.6% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -24.6% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +18.7% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 13.3% | 15.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 14.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 12.9% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 27.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 44,526 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.6068 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 177.61 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 19.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Pakistan?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Pakistan was 14.1% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Pakistan ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.