Ireland - Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Ireland was 45.29 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 45.29 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.89 in 2009.

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
2005 30.97
2006 30.87
2007 27.32
2008 21.31
2009 17.89
2010 19.80
2011 19.28
2012 19.81
2013 24.59
2014 28.38
2015 39.42
2016 41.78
2017 43.09
2018 43.81
2019 45.29

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