Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low income
Low income: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 13.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low income, 2005–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Low income is 13.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Low income peaked at 16.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2005.
That places Low income 25th out of 46 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.9% | — |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.5% | 16.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 22 Macau, China 22.8% compare
- 23 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.7%
- 24 Gabon 22.5% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 22.2% compare
- 26 Bahrain 22.0% compare
- 27 Norway 21.5% compare
- 28 Tajikistan 21.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6519 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 545.88 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8977 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 751.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 615.02 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Low income?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Low income was 13.4% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2005.
- How does Low income rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Low income ranks 25th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.