South Africa - Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI) in South Africa was 0.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 21.04 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1990.

Definition: Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

See also:

Year Value
1970 14.96
1971 12.85
1972 13.73
1973 18.69
1974 21.04
1975 13.58
1976 11.14
1977 10.98
1978 11.59
1979 13.48
1980 19.14
1981 13.93
1982 8.94
1983 7.42
1984 6.50
1985 5.85
1986 3.43
1987 2.38
1988 3.00
1989 3.92
1990 0.01
1991 1.13
1992 1.17
1993 2.47
1994 2.23
1995 3.35
1996 2.44
1997 1.60
1998 1.18
1999 1.23
2000 2.11
2001 1.55
2002 4.45
2003 4.43
2004 4.20
2005 3.72
2006 5.01
2007 4.30
2008 4.25
2009 3.83
2010 4.93
2011 4.77
2012 2.02
2013 1.76
2014 1.91
2015 2.71
2016 2.42
2017 2.49
2018 1.04
2019 0.93

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts