Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita

Japan
9,053 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
16.56 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k196519952025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 9,053 current US$ per person against 16.56 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9,036 current US$ per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 546.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 187 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1,994 current US$ per person 111.69 current US$ per person 1,882 current US$ per person Japan
1980s 5,683 current US$ per person 178.84 current US$ per person 5,505 current US$ per person Japan
1990s 12,341 current US$ per person 70.13 current US$ per person 12,271 current US$ per person Japan
2000s 10,584 current US$ per person 134.77 current US$ per person 10,449 current US$ per person Japan
2010s 10,667 current US$ per person 298.24 current US$ per person 10,369 current US$ per person Japan
2020s 9,842 current US$ per person 226.87 current US$ per person 9,615 current US$ per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 9,053 current US$ per person against 16.56 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9,036 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita?
Japan ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,097 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.