Gross domestic savings in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross domestic savings was 19.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Lower middle income, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Lower middle income is 19.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Lower middle income peaked at 28.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1% | — |
| 1961 | 4.6% | +12.5% |
| 1962 | 5.7% | +25.7% |
| 1963 | 6.0% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 5.4% | -10.3% |
| 1965 | 4.6% | -14.1% |
| 1966 | 6.4% | +37.7% |
| 1967 | 4.1% | -36.2% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | +61.7% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | +17.0% |
| 1970 | 10.3% | +34.1% |
| 1971 | 6.3% | -38.7% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +34.9% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +32.8% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | +28.4% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 17.6% | +32.5% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 14.5% | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 28.8% | +92.1% |
| 1982 | 25.7% | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | -29.2% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | -43.4% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +31.8% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 25.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | -47.1% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.1% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | -16.8% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 6.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 10.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 13.6% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 15.6% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 21.2% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 18.5% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 576.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,008 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,919 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Lower middle income?
- Gross domestic savings in Lower middle income was 19.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross domestic savings?
- Lower middle income ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.