Adjusted savings: net national savings in IBRD only
IBRD only: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 15.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in IBRD only, 1978–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in IBRD only is 15.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in IBRD only peaked at 20.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1990.
That places IBRD only 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 12.4% | — |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | -23.2% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -64.2% |
| 1991 | 5.6% | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 12.4% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 9.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 5.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 12.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 14 Zambia 27.2% compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 26.8% compare
- 16 Myanmar 26.1% compare
- 17 Nepal 25.7% compare
- 18 Sri Lanka 25.3% compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 24.9% compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 24.7% compare
More economy & growth data for IBRD only
- GDP (current US$), per capita 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 24.5% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 1.6% (2025)
- Trade 49.3% (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.96 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.9% (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 32.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in IBRD only?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in IBRD only was 15.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1990.
- How does IBRD only rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- IBRD only ranks 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.