Which has higher gross domestic savings, Libya or Small states?

Libya, at 36.8% against 22.3% in Small states as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Small states?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Libya vs Small states: Gross domestic savings

Libya

36.8%

in 2025

Small states

22.3%

in 2025

Libya rank

25th

Small states rank

26th

Gross domestic savings over time

Libya
Small states

How they compare

Libya currently reports 36.8% against 22.3% in Small states, a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 25th and Small states ranks 26th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18.8%	21.5%	2.7%	Small states
2000s	52.0%	23.1%	28.9%	Libya
2010s	25.2%	25.0%	0.2%	Libya
2020s	28.9%	22.2%	6.7%	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings, Libya or Small states?: Libya, at 36.8% against 22.3% in Small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings between Libya and Small states?: 14.5%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Small states?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Libya and Small states rank globally for gross domestic savings?: Libya ranks 25th and Small states ranks 26th 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.