Guyana - Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Guyana was 17.90 as of 2005. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 26.10 in 1996, while its lowest value was -13.70 in 1983.
Definition: Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.
Source: World Bank national accounts data files.
See also:
Year | Value |
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1977 | 7.09 |
1978 | 14.90 |
1979 | 16.80 |
1980 | 14.30 |
1981 | -3.30 |
1982 | -7.73 |
1983 | -13.70 |
1984 | 4.77 |
1985 | 6.74 |
1992 | 18.40 |
1993 | 21.70 |
1994 | 12.20 |
1995 | 21.50 |
1996 | 26.10 |
1997 | 19.50 |
1998 | 16.50 |
1999 | 14.10 |
2000 | 10.20 |
2001 | 7.24 |
2002 | 7.22 |
2003 | 11.90 |
2004 | 20.10 |
2005 | 17.90 |
Limitations and Exceptions: Because gross savings is calculated as a residual it includes errors, which may not be offsetting, in its components.
Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross savings are calculated as a residual from the national accounts by taking the difference between income earned by residents (including income received from abroad and workers' remittances) and their consumption expenditures.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts