The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018

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CH AP TER 2: R i ch er o r P o o rer? G l o b al a nd Re gion al T r ends in We alt h fr om 1995 to 2014

Annex 2B: Regional Trends in Adjusted Net Saving This annex provides a more detailed breakdown of the components underlying ANS calculations for selected regions over time. East Asia and Pacific as well as South Asia sustained consistently high levels of gross saving, averaging 37 and 34 percent of GNI, respectively. Among the components of ANS, East Asia had much higher depreciation of fixed capital (because of

FIGURE 2B.1  Adjusted Net Saving for East Asia and Pacific, 1995–2015 percentage of gross national income

50 40 30 20 10 0 –10 –20

13 20 14 20 15

12

20

11

20

09

10

20

20

08

Education expenditure Gross national saving

20

07

20

06

20

05

20

04

20

03

Consumption of fixed capital Pollution damage costs

20

02

20

01

20

00

20

99

20

98

19

97

19

96

19

19

19

95

–30

Natural resource depletion Adjusted net saving

FIGURE 2B.2  Adjusted Net Saving for South Asia, 1995–2015 percentage of gross national income

50 40 30 20 10 0 –10

19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15

–20

Consumption of fixed capital Pollution damage costs

Education expenditure Gross national saving

Natural resource depletion Adjusted net saving

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