Adjusted savings: net national savings in High income
High income: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 5.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in High income, 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
High income recorded 5.4% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in High income peaked at 10.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2009.
High income ranks 40th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in High income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.6% | — |
| 1972 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 10.9% | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 10.2% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 9.1% | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 5.7% | -26.3% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +33.5% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 5.0% | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +49.5% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +34.3% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +61.6% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -62.1% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +97.9% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for High income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 24,947 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 29,826 current US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,438 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in High income?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in High income was 5.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2009.
- How does High income rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- High income ranks 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.