Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 33.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), 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 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.