Adjusted savings: net national savings in Small states
Small states: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 9.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Small states, 1986–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Small states recorded 9.1% for adjusted savings: net national savings in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Small states peaked at 13.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2020.
That places Small states 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 12.5% | — |
| 1987 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -39.6% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 28 Tajikistan 21.3% compare
- 29 Cape Verde 21.2% compare
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.1% compare
- 31 Maldives 21.1% compare
- 32 Kuwait 20.8% compare
- 33 Gambia 20.5% compare
- 34 Samoa 20.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Small states
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 12,477 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 16,736 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,670 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,701 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Small states?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Small states was 9.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- How does Small states rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Small states ranks 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.