Adjusted savings: net national savings in Arab World
Arab World: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 11.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Arab World, 1981–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Arab World is 11.5%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Arab World peaked at 36.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1991.
Arab World ranks 28th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 34.6% | — |
| 1982 | 22.2% | -35.7% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | -21.4% |
| 1984 | 14.3% | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | -43.5% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | -0.9% | -110.2% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -1876.2% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 8.1% | 34.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | -0.9% | -0.9% | -0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 15.9% | 36.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 14.4% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 25 Dominican Republic 22.2% compare
- 26 Bahrain 22.0% compare
- 27 Norway 21.5% compare
- 28 Tajikistan 21.3% compare
- 29 Cape Verde 21.2% compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.1% compare
- 31 Maldives 21.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Arab World
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 6,275 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 7,544 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,404 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 7,251 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Arab World?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Arab World was 11.5% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1991.
- How does Arab World rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Arab World ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.