Palau - Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Palau was 11.57 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 23.91 in 2005, while its lowest value was 11.57 in 2017.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.91 |
| 2006 | 19.56 |
| 2007 | 22.58 |
| 2008 | 18.62 |
| 2009 | 12.09 |
| 2010 | 15.25 |
| 2011 | 14.89 |
| 2012 | 13.55 |
| 2013 | 12.12 |
| 2014 | 13.52 |
| 2015 | 18.39 |
| 2016 | 18.26 |
| 2017 | 11.57 |
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
