Gambia vs South Africa: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Gambia
2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Gambia rank
81st
South Africa rank
79th
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.
Gambia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 79th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2392 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2297 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0461 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2396 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1935 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.319 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4117 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0927 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1971 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6904 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4933 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6109 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.8988 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Gambia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 79th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.