Gross savings in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross savings was 31.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross savings in Lower middle income, 1976–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 31.5% for gross savings in 2025.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross savings in Lower middle income peaked at 39.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1983.
Lower middle income ranks 12th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross savings in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16.8% | — |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 16.0% | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 16.2% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +24.8% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 29.7% | +30.6% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 16.0% | 17.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 15.3% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 22.8% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 31.4% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 26.6% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 26.3% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.92 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 1.75 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 8.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 26.3% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -3.1% (2025)
- Trade 46.6% (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 2,481 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross savings in Lower middle income?
- Gross savings in Lower middle income was 31.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross savings recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross savings recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1983.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross savings?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross savings rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.