Zambia - Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Zambia was 40.43 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 42.48 in 2018, while its lowest value was 31.41 in 2016.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 33.70 |
| 2011 | 32.26 |
| 2012 | 36.09 |
| 2013 | 34.36 |
| 2014 | 32.97 |
| 2015 | 34.37 |
| 2016 | 31.41 |
| 2017 | 37.93 |
| 2018 | 42.48 |
| 2019 | 40.43 |
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
