Adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area

Euro area: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 7.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
7.4%
Change on year
up 36.4%
Rank
38th
of 46 groups
All-time high
9.7%
in 1978
All-time low
3.4%
in 2009
Years of data
47
1975–2021

Adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area, 1975–2021

0246810197519982021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area stood at 7.4%.

The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area peaked at 9.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2009.

Euro area ranks 38th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI) in Euro area, 1975 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1975 9.3%
1976 9.6% +3.5%
1977 9.2% -4.2%
1978 9.7% +5.5%
1979 9.5% -2.3%
1980 7.9% -16.8%
1981 5.7% -27.2%
1982 5.1% -10.1%
1983 5.3% +3.4%
1984 5.9% +10.6%
1985 6.0% +2.0%
1986 7.1% +18.8%
1987 6.7% -6.0%
1988 7.8% +16.7%
1989 8.2% +5.1%
1990 8.4% +2.0%
1991 7.5% -10.7%
1992 6.7% -10.3%
1993 5.9% -12.5%
1994 6.2% +5.4%
1995 7.3% +17.2%
1996 7.0% -4.0%
1997 7.6% +8.7%
1998 8.0% +5.0%
1999 7.7% -3.9%
2000 7.3% -4.2%
2001 7.2% -2.1%
2002 6.9% -4.2%
2003 6.3% -8.8%
2004 7.1% +13.6%
2005 7.0% -2.1%
2006 7.7% +9.9%
2007 8.3% +8.2%
2008 6.6% -20.7%
2009 3.4% -47.9%
2010 4.1% +20.4%
2011 4.9% +19.0%
2012 4.3% -11.6%
2013 4.5% +4.7%
2014 5.3% +16.9%
2015 6.0% +13.8%
2016 6.6% +9.3%
2017 7.3% +10.0%
2018 7.6% +5.2%
2019 7.7% +0.7%
2020 5.4% -29.2%
2021 7.4% +36.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.4% 9.2% 9.7% 5
1980s 6.6% 5.1% 8.2% 10
1990s 7.2% 5.9% 8.4% 10
2000s 6.8% 3.4% 8.3% 10
2010s 5.8% 4.1% 7.7% 10
2020s 6.4% 5.4% 7.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area?
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area was 7.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1978.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2009.
How does Euro area rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
Euro area ranks 38th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 7,668 data points, 1970–2021
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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.