Japan vs Sweden: Gross domestic savings
Japan
26.8%
in 2024
Sweden
27.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
54th
Sweden rank
52nd
Gross domestic savings over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.6% against 26.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 52nd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.6% | 26.7% | 12.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 25.3% | 10.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 25.3% | 9.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 27.8% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 26.9% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 28.5% | 2.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.6% against 26.8% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for gross domestic savings?
- Japan ranks 54th and Sweden ranks 52nd 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.