Adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area
Euro area: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 7.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Euro area, 1975–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.