Adjusted savings: net national savings in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 23.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Least developed countries, 1996–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 23.3% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Least developed countries peaked at 24.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1996.
That places Least developed countries 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.1% | — |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 12.3% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.3% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 607.64 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 185.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 490.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 402.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 29.7% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9559 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Least developed countries?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Least developed countries was 23.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1996.
- How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Least developed countries ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.