Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pakistan
Pakistan: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 10.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pakistan, 1976–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Pakistan stood at 10.1%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Pakistan peaked at 14.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2008.
Pakistan ranks 81st of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.7% | — |
| 1977 | 7.3% | +29.3% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | +33.9% |
| 1981 | 10.2% | +9.0% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 9.6% | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -26.4% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | +61.9% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 10.0% | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 13.2% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | -39.9% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | -18.4% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -42.4% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +63.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 7.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 7.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 5.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 33.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 68.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 148.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 26.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Pakistan?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pakistan was 10.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2008.
- How does Pakistan rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Pakistan ranks 81st out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.