China's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) was US$2.95 trillion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 78.73% from US$1.65 trillion in 2011 (5.98% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.95 trillion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$2.09 trillion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.65 trillion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$2.95 trillion | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$57.7 billion | 1990 |
| Average since 2012 | US$2.29 trillion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$57.7 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, China's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) rose 28.3% on 2020 (from US$2.3 trillion to US$2.95 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +13.8% and a typical year strayed about 12.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 37.7% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.4% in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$76.16 billion a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, China had the 2nd highest value of the 121 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to China in the 2021 ranking
- United States — 2nd of 121: US$1.03 trillion
- Germany — 3rd of 121: US$643.16 billion
- India — 4th of 121: US$518.6 billion
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 32 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,953,309,412,691 |
| 2020 | 2,300,994,606,871 |
| 2019 | 2,345,114,039,366 |
| 2018 | 2,468,397,767,074 |
| 2017 | 2,373,337,909,069 |
| 2016 | 2,088,951,376,819 |
| 2015 | 2,165,988,393,835 |
| 2014 | 2,242,791,483,760 |
| 2013 | 2,031,972,215,794 |
| 2012 | 1,955,576,826,922 |
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$98.84 billion (2021)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$3.39 billion (2021)
- Cambodia — US$4.57 billion (2021)
- Fiji — US$217.46 million (2020)
- Indonesia — US$130.72 billion (2021)
- Japan — US$185.95 billion (2021)
- Kiribati — US$108.86 million (2020)
- Korea, Rep. — US$327.12 billion (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for China
- Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is China's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- US$2.95 trillion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 5,019% from US$57.7 billion in 1990 (13.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.95 trillion in 2021 and the lowest US$57.7 billion in 1990.
- How does China rank?
- 2nd highest of 121 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for China?
- In 2021, China's adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (current US$) rose 28.3% on 2020 (from US$2.3 trillion to US$2.95 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +13.8% and a typical year strayed about 12.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNX.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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