Adjusted savings: net national savings in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 16.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Late-demographic dividend, 1982–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Late-demographic dividend is 16.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 22.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1995.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 12.4% | — |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -36.6% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3% | 12.4% | 18.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 14.1% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.9% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 16.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Late-demographic dividend
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 244.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP growth 4.5% (2025)
- GDP 28.99 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 31.87 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.7% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,235 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,321 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Late-demographic dividend?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Late-demographic dividend was 16.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1995.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.