Which has higher gross domestic savings, Cuba or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at -11.3% against -15.7% in Cuba as of 2025.

What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?

4.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

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.

Cuba vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross domestic savings

Cuba

-15.7%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

-11.3%

in 2025

Cuba rank

177th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

175th

Gross domestic savings over time

Cuba
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -11.3% against -15.7% in Cuba, a difference of 4.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 188 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.0%	-33.9%	45.9%	Cuba
2010s	13.1%	-32.2%	45.2%	Cuba
2020s	1.2%	-13.8%	15.0%	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings, Cuba or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at -11.3% against -15.7% in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?: 4.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross domestic savings?: Cuba ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th 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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Indicator: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 11,136 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.