Liberia - Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Liberia was -44.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 1.01 in 2006, while its lowest value was -85.36 in 2004.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2004 | -85.36 |
| 2005 | -80.13 |
| 2006 | 1.01 |
| 2007 | -79.15 |
| 2008 | -35.24 |
| 2009 | -6.70 |
| 2010 | -25.48 |
| 2011 | -19.92 |
| 2012 | -22.46 |
| 2013 | -32.76 |
| 2014 | -42.65 |
| 2015 | -33.95 |
| 2016 | -41.93 |
| 2017 | -53.74 |
| 2018 | -67.31 |
| 2019 | -44.20 |
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
