Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bhutan
Bhutan: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 12.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bhutan, 2006–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 12.7% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Bhutan peaked at 44.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 66th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.3% | — |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -57.0% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +42.5% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -58.4% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -31.5% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +55.1% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 19.0% | 44.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 16.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.7% | 17.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 45.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 190,323 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,579 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Bhutan?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Bhutan was 12.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Bhutan ranks 66th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.