Adjusted savings: net national savings in India
India: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 18.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in India, 1975–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
India recorded 18.6% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in India peaked at 27.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1975.
India ranks 42nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in India, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.5% | — |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +52.1% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 10.7% | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 16.3% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 18.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in India?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in India was 18.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1975.
- How does India rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- India ranks 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.