Kenya vs South Africa: Gross national savings, including net current transfers

Kenya
129.22 billion constant LCU
in 2006
South Africa
156.02 billion constant LCU
in 2006
Kenya rank
14th
South Africa rank
13th

Gross national savings, including net current transfers over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
50.0B100.0B150.0B196519852006

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 156.02 billion constant LCU against 129.22 billion constant LCU in Kenya, a difference of 26.80 billion constant LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Africa ahead.

Kenya ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 40 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 49.57 billion constant LCU 78.60 billion constant LCU 29.03 billion constant LCU South Africa
1970s 75.68 billion constant LCU 83.12 billion constant LCU 7.44 billion constant LCU South Africa
1980s 103.43 billion constant LCU 110.09 billion constant LCU 6.66 billion constant LCU South Africa
1990s 118.40 billion constant LCU 118.08 billion constant LCU 322.42 million constant LCU Kenya
2000s 145.81 billion constant LCU 152.92 billion constant LCU 7.11 billion constant LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national savings, including net current transfers, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 156.02 billion constant LCU against 129.22 billion constant LCU in Kenya as of 2006.
What is the difference in gross national savings, including net current transfers between Kenya and South Africa?
26.80 billion constant LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2006.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for gross national savings, including net current transfers?
Kenya ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
"World Bank country economists. ", published as Gross national savings, including net current transfers (constant LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kenya vs South Africa: Gross national savings, including net current transfers. Statizoid, drawing on "World Bank country economists. ". Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-national-savings-including-net-current-transfers-constant-lcu/kenya/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-national-savings-including-net-current-transfers-constant-lcu/kenya/south-africa/">Kenya vs South Africa: Gross national savings, including net current transfers</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross national savings, including net current transfers (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
"World Bank country economists. "
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 929 data points, 1965–2006
Last refreshed

Gross national savings, including net current transfers is equal to gross domestic savings plus net income and net current transfers from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.