Adjusted savings: net national savings in Sweden
Sweden: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 13.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Sweden, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Sweden is 13.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Sweden peaked at 17.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 65th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.3% | — |
| 1971 | 16.4% | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 15.8% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 15.5% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | -31.0% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 7.3% | -20.9% |
| 1982 | 5.8% | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | +36.2% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 10.8% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 10.9% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 7.7% | -28.3% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -41.6% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -61.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +252.0% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +54.7% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 8.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 5.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 1.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 2 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 38,962 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 61,794 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 606,857 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Sweden?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Sweden was 13.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Sweden ranks 65th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.