India's adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) was US$36.77 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 38.79% from US$26.5 billion in 2011 (3.33% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$36.77 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$27.31 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$26.5 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$36.77 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$9.66 billion | 1993 |
| Average since 2012 | US$29.63 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$12.81 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, India's adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) rose 11.3% on 2020 (from US$33.04 billion to US$36.77 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +3.5% and a typical year strayed about 8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.7% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.2% in 1991. 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$1.07 billion a year. A straight line explains 87% 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.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$36.8 billion for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$1.12 billion, against US$3.6 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2021, India had the 3rd highest value of the 164 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 India in the 2021 ranking
- China — 1st of 164: US$83.8 billion
- United States — 3rd of 164: US$15.55 billion
- Nigeria — 4th of 164: US$8.87 billion
- Pakistan — 5th of 164: US$7.99 billion
What this measures
Particulate emissions damage is the damage due to exposure of a country's population to ambient concentrations of particulates measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5), ambient ozone pollution, and indoor concentrations of PM2.5 in households cooking with solid fuels. Damages are calculated as foregone labor income due to premature death. Estimates of health impacts from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 are for 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2013. Data for other years have been extrapolated from trends in mortality rates. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 32 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 36,773,699,405 |
| 2020 | 33,040,076,163 |
| 2019 | 31,945,681,467 |
| 2018 | 30,317,568,108 |
| 2017 | 30,248,568,761 |
| 2016 | 27,307,395,803 |
| 2015 | 26,770,653,731 |
| 2014 | 27,085,459,053 |
| 2013 | 26,233,818,667 |
| 2012 | 26,626,084,749 |
Adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$2.69 billion (2021)
- Bhutan — US$12.99 million (2021)
- Maldives — US$5.11 million (2021)
- Nepal — US$621.13 million (2021)
- Sri Lanka — US$279.25 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for India
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$700.07 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$576.45 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$426.05 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 37.21 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$341.19 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 32.99 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 10.77% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.24 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is India's adjusted savings, particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- US$36.77 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 186.99% from US$12.81 billion in 1990 (3.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$36.77 billion in 2021 and the lowest US$9.66 billion in 1993.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DPEM.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) 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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