Adjusted savings: gross savings in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 38.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Upper middle income, 1979–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 38.3% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Upper middle income peaked at 38.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1986.
Upper middle income ranks 5th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 25.0% | — |
| 1980 | 24.8% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 23.8% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 25.5% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 24.7% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 25.1% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 23.0% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.8% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 25.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 35.1% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 36.5% | 38.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.6% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 7.97 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 23.8% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 2.1% (2025)
- Trade 48.9% (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.57 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Upper middle income?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Upper middle income was 38.3% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 1986.
- How does Upper middle income rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.