Adjusted savings: net national savings in Colombia
Colombia: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 2.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Colombia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.9% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Colombia peaked at 13.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1971.
Colombia ranks 137th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.0% | — |
| 1971 | -0.1% | -104.3% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | -2808.2% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +90.5% |
| 1974 | 8.0% | +20.8% |
| 1975 | 6.0% | -25.2% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | +42.4% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | +31.7% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 10.3% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 7.4% | -31.0% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | -36.1% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +32.9% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | +88.6% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 12.8% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 10.9% | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +17.2% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -28.1% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -47.4% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -43.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -56.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +73.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -42.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +149.1% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +81.8% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +45.8% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | -0.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 4.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 0.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 0.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 2 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,219 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,326 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 627.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Colombia?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Colombia was 2.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1971.
- How does Colombia rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Colombia ranks 137th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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.