Korea vs Post-demographic dividend: Gross domestic savings
Gross domestic savings over time
- Korea
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Korea currently reports 34.3% against 22.5% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Korea ranks 28th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 25.7% | 2.9% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 24.6% | 9.0% | Korea |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 24.8% | 13.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 22.4% | 11.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 22.0% | 12.9% | Korea |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 22.7% | 11.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings, Korea or Post-demographic dividend?
- Korea, at 34.3% against 22.5% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
- 11.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for gross domestic savings?
- Korea ranks 28th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th 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.