Adjusted savings: net national savings in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 27.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Zambia, 2010–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Zambia stood at 27.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Zambia peaked at 27.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2016.
That places Zambia 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.5% | — |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +39.7% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.1% | 14.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 21.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 12.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 14,920 current LCU per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -7.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 720.69 current US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Zambia?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Zambia was 27.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Zambia ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.