Adjusted savings: gross savings in World
World: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 27.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in World, 1975–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
World recorded 27.9% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in World peaked at 27.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1993.
World ranks 15th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in World, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.3% | — |
| 1976 | 23.1% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 21.4% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 20.8% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 20.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 24.1% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 22.3% | 23.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 22.8% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.9% | 27.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Bermuda 40.4% compare
- 13 Mauritania 38.9% compare
- 14 Norway 38.6% compare
- 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.9% compare
- 16 Algeria 37.4% compare
- 17 Gambia 36.6% compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 36.2% compare
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2408 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,469 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0358 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 515.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 2,142 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in World?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in World was 27.9% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1993.
- How does World rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- World ranks 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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.