Adjusted savings: net national savings in Germany
Germany: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 10.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Germany, 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Germany stood at 10.7%.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Germany peaked at 13.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1982.
Germany ranks 78th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.0% | — |
| 1972 | 11.7% | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | -41.3% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | -28.9% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | -43.7% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +19.1% |
| 1984 | 3.4% | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | +40.8% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | +25.6% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 6.0% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +53.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -40.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +31.5% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 5.7% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 4.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Germany?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Germany was 10.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1982.
- How does Germany rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Germany ranks 78th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.