Botswana vs Canada: Gross domestic savings
Botswana
22.7%
in 2025
Canada
22.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
80th
Canada rank
83rd
Gross domestic savings over time
- Botswana
- Canada
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 22.7% against 22.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Botswana ranks 80th and Canada ranks 83rd of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4.9% | 23.4% | 28.2% | Canada |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 23.6% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 23.9% | 11.3% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 21.3% | 15.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 25.2% | 12.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.1% | 4.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.2% | 1.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings, Botswana or Canada?
- Botswana, at 22.7% against 22.3% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Botswana and Canada?
- 0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for gross domestic savings?
- Botswana ranks 80th and Canada ranks 83rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross domestic savings (% 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 are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.