Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 15.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low & middle income, 1979–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Low & middle income stood at 15.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Low & middle income peaked at 21.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1986.
Low & middle income ranks 13th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 12.2% | — |
| 1980 | 11.4% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 10.8% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +16.7% |
| 1988 | 11.7% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 14.2% | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 10.9% | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 9.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 10.9% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.4% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More economy & growth data for Low & middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,107 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,519 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7748 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Low & middle income?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low & middle income was 15.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1986.
- How does Low & middle income rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Low & middle income ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.