Iran, Islamic Rep. Gross Savings

Indicator note: Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)

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Iran, Islamic Rep. recorded 37,94 percent of GDP in 2000, the latest year available in this series.

Compared with 1999, the gross savings increased by 1,16.

Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.

Across 17 observations from 1976 to 2000, the average was 31,79; the minimum was 18,49 in 1989 and the maximum was 40,17 in 1996.

Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 16 out of 180 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.

The latest value is above the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

It is also above the available average for the Upper middle income group.

Domestic saving capacity and financing potential.