Korea vs Singapore: Gross national savings, Percent of GDP
Korea
34.97
in 2031
Singapore
43.05
in 2031
Korea rank
5th
Singapore rank
2nd
Gross national savings, Percent of GDP over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 43.05 against 34.97 in Korea, a difference of 8.08.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Korea ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 25 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.58 | 39.11 | 4.53 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 39.5 | 48.43 | 8.93 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 33.42 | 44.52 | 11.1 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 35.19 | 45.37 | 10.18 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 35.15 | 40.57 | 5.42 | Singapore |
| 2030s | 35.03 | 42.68 | 7.65 | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national savings, percent of gdp, Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 43.05 against 34.97 in Korea as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross national savings, percent of gdp between Korea and Singapore?
- 8.08, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for gross national savings, percent of gdp?
- Korea ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross national savings, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.