Adjusted savings: net national savings in World
World: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 9.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in World, 1975–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in World stood at 9.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in World peaked at 10.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1993.
That places World 32nd 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 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in World, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.0% | — |
| 1976 | 9.9% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | -20.8% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +28.8% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +41.8% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +34.7% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,606 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2236 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,221 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.285 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in World?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in World was 9.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1993.
- How does World rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- World ranks 32nd out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.