Adjusted savings: net national savings in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 15.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in IDA & IBRD total, 1978–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 15.5% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 20.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1990.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th of 46 groups on this measure, 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 11.7% | — |
| 1979 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 11.5% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | -62.4% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +27.9% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | +24.2% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 9.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.3% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for IDA & IBRD total
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 42.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 297.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 457.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,473 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in IDA & IBRD total?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in IDA & IBRD total was 15.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1990.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 15th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.