West Bank and Gaza's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) was US$1.45 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 205.61% from −US$1.37 billion in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.45 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$74.94 million | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.37 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1.45 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$1.37 billion | 2011 |
| Average since 2012 | US$280.47 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | −US$102.66 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, West Bank and Gaza's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$1.26 billion on 2020 (from US$195.08 million to US$1.45 billion).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +US$11.91 million and a typical year strayed about US$534.56 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.26 billion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.38 billion in 2009. 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$176.62 million a year. A straight line explains 75% 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, West Bank and Gaza had the 91st highest value of the 132 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 West Bank and Gaza in the 2021 ranking
- Slovak Republic — 88th of 132: US$1.83 billion
- Nicaragua — 89th of 132: US$1.63 billion
- Uganda — 90th of 132: US$1.54 billion
- Cameroon — 92nd of 132: US$1.35 billion
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 93rd of 132: US$1.34 billion
- Mongolia — 94th of 132: US$1.34 billion
What this measures
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 27 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,451,122,677 |
| 2020 | 195,075,934 |
| 2019 | 1,014,802,569 |
| 2018 | 541,703,870 |
| 2017 | 487,960,296 |
| 2016 | 74,935,118 |
| 2015 | 199,794,060 |
| 2014 | -391,489,905 |
| 2013 | -337,728,738 |
| 2012 | -431,440,969 |
Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$46.26 billion (2021)
- Bahrain — US$7.85 billion (2018)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$7.15 billion (2021)
- Iraq — US$41.99 billion (2021)
- Israel — US$69.99 billion (2021)
- Jordan — US$1.86 billion (2021)
- Kuwait — US$32.13 billion (2019)
- Lebanon — −US$5.58 billion (2021)
- Libya — −US$12.06 billion (2020)
- Malta
More economic policy & debt data for West Bank and Gaza
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.08% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added) — 7.21% (2024)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$101.69 million (2025)
- Net primary income (current US$, BoP) — US$1.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.93 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is West Bank and Gaza's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?
- US$1.45 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 1,514% from −US$102.66 million in 1995. The highest value was US$1.45 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$1.37 billion in 2011.
- How does West Bank and Gaza rank?
- 91st highest of 132 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?
- In 2021, West Bank and Gaza's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose US$1.26 billion on 2020 (from US$195.08 million to US$1.45 billion). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +US$11.91 million and a typical year strayed about US$534.56 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNAT.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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