Adjusted savings: net national savings in Thailand
Thailand: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 9.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Thailand, 1975–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Thailand stood at 9.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Thailand peaked at 24.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2020.
That places Thailand 88th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.5% | — |
| 1976 | 13.3% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 14.8% | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 16.9% | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 15.0% | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 12.1% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 13.7% | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 16.8% | +23.3% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | +30.7% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.7% | 13.3% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 12.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 13.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 9.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 11.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 85 Solomon Islands 9.7% compare
- 86 Haiti 9.4% compare
- 87 Philippines 9.4% compare
- 89 Hungary 9.3% compare
- 90 Hong Kong, China 9.1% compare
- 91 Lithuania 9.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9718 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 7,830 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 31.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 257,462 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Thailand?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Thailand was 9.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- How does Thailand rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Thailand ranks 88th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.