Adjusted savings: net national savings in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 4.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Post-demographic dividend, 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Post-demographic dividend is 4.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 18.5% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 10.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.4% | — |
| 1972 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 9.1% | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 7.0% | -19.9% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -22.7% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +39.9% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 6.0% | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +34.6% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +34.4% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +60.7% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -69.8% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +136.7% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9% | 7.4% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 2.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 1.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 8,288 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 725.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1752 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Post-demographic dividend?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Post-demographic dividend was 4.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 42nd out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.