Adjusted savings: net national savings in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 17.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Lower middle income, 1976–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 17.7% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Lower middle income peaked at 22.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1983.
Lower middle income ranks 10th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9.1% | — |
| 1977 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 7.9% | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 8.1% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 7.8% | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | +64.7% |
| 1985 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 12.0% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 5.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.6% | 17.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 576.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 261.65 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Lower middle income?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Lower middle income was 17.7% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1983.
- How does Lower middle income rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.