Botswana vs North America: Gross savings
Gross savings over time
- Botswana
- North America
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 32.0% against 17.0% in North America, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was North America ahead.
Botswana ranks 34th and North America ranks 37th of 178 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.3% | 22.2% | 1.1% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 34.3% | 20.8% | 13.4% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 19.1% | 19.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 18.2% | 19.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 18.6% | 13.0% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 18.0% | 12.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross savings, Botswana or North America?
- Botswana, at 32.0% against 17.0% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross savings between Botswana and North America?
- 15.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and North America rank globally for gross savings?
- Botswana ranks 34th and North America ranks 37th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Gross 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
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.