Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 19.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 19.4% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 22.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1991.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -1321.6% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +102.8% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +105.1% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -40.4% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +30.7% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | -0.2% | 6.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 12.7% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 9.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.8% | 19.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 3 Vanuatu 36.7% compare
- 4 Bermuda 36.6% compare
- 5 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 35.8% compare
- 6 Angola 35.5% compare
- 7 Qatar 34.2% compare
- 8 Bangladesh 33.0% compare
- 9 Mauritania 31.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Pre-demographic dividend
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,470 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,431 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7278 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,454 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9499 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,396 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Pre-demographic dividend was 19.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1991.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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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.