Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Adjusted savings: net national savings was 8.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1977–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 8.5% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
That represents a change of up 34.6% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 25.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1988.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.0% | — |
| 1978 | 14.4% | -31.4% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -45.3% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 11.9% | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | -29.4% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -71.3% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +193.8% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -67.7% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +246.5% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +116.2% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +55.5% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -45.8% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +34.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +246.5% | 1.8% | 6.4% |
| 1987 | +193.8% | 1.9% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 14.4% | 21.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 1.8% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 14.9% | 25.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.1% | 19.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 8.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1988.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.