Adjusted savings: net national savings in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 15.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Upper middle income, 1979–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Upper middle income stood at 15.3%.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Upper middle income peaked at 21.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1986.
That places Upper middle income 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 14.1% | — |
| 1980 | 13.2% | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -23.4% |
| 1987 | 11.9% | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | -30.9% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 11.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.0% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.5% | 15.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3529 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 10,938 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 10,890 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,686 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Upper middle income?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Upper middle income was 15.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1986.
- How does Upper middle income rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Upper middle income ranks 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.