Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle income
Middle income: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 15.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle income, 1978–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 15.8% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle income peaked at 21.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1986.
That places Middle income 14th 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 44 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 12.0% | — |
| 1979 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 10.9% | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -22.8% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 9.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 12.4% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,370 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7754 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 5.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 6,807 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,779 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 2,120 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle income?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1986.
- How does Middle income rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Middle income ranks 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.