Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) by country
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.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
79.0%
Turkmenistan
Lowest
-62.8%
Kiribati
Median
20.6%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
11,136
What the numbers show
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 79.0% in Turkmenistan; the lowest is -62.8% in Kiribati.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.6%, and the mean is 17.9%.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 645.9%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 429.0%).
Gross domestic savings: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 79.0% | 2012 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Qatar | 67.6% | 2022 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 63.5% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 58.7% | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 5 | Macau, China | 57.7% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 6 | Gabon | 50.9% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 7 | Suriname | 50.7% | 2010 | — | flat |
| 8 | San Marino | 47.6% | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 46.9% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 46.7% | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 11 | Bahrain | 46.1% | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 12 | Bermuda | 45.0% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 13 | China | 43.3% | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 42.9% | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 15 | Oman | 42.1% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 16 | Algeria | 40.0% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 39.7% | 2025 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 39.3% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 38.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 38.4% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Malta | 37.9% | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 37.4% | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 37.2% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 36.9% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 25 | Libya | 36.8% | 2025 | up 645.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 36.1% | 2025 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Norway | 34.9% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 28 | Republic of Korea | 34.3% | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mongolia | 33.9% | 2025 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 30 | Congo | 33.9% | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 33.2% | 2004 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 33.2% | 2025 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 33.1% | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 34 | Chad | 33.1% | 2025 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 33.0% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 36 | Aruba | 33.0% | 2024 | up 88.0% | falling |
| 37 | Benin | 32.8% | 2025 | up 144.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 32.6% | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 32.6% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | India | 32.6% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 41 | Faroe Islands | 31.5% | 2024 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 42 | Türkiye | 31.4% | 2025 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 43 | Iraq | 31.4% | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 44 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 31.3% | 2025 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 31.0% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 46 | Maldives | 30.7% | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 47 | Mauritania | 30.0% | 2025 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 29.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 49 | Peru | 28.5% | 2025 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 50 | Burundi | 28.3% | 2025 | up 450.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Chile | 28.2% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 52 | Sweden | 27.6% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 53 | Slovenia | 27.4% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 54 | Japan | 26.8% | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 55 | Hungary | 26.6% | 2025 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 26.5% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 26.2% | 2025 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 58 | Bhutan | 26.2% | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 59 | Lithuania | 26.1% | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 26.0% | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 25.9% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 25.8% | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 63 | Greenland | 25.7% | 2023 | up 168.2% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | 25.5% | 2025 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 65 | Spain | 25.2% | 2025 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 25.1% | 2025 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Australia | 25.0% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 68 | Cyprus | 24.9% | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 24.9% | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 24.5% | 2025 | up 20.1% | flat |
| 71 | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.3% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 72 | Iceland | 24.3% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 73 | Germany | 24.3% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 74 | Italy | 24.2% | 2025 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 75 | Belgium | 23.7% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 76 | Paraguay | 23.2% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 77 | Finland | 23.2% | 2025 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 78 | Uganda | 23.1% | 2025 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahamas | 22.8% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 80 | Botswana | 22.7% | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 22.7% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 82 | Angola | 22.5% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 83 | Canada | 22.3% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 22.2% | 2025 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 22.0% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 22.0% | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 22.0% | 2025 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Portugal | 22.0% | 2025 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 89 | France | 21.5% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 90 | Hong Kong, China | 21.2% | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 91 | Senegal | 20.8% | 2025 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 92 | Poland | 20.8% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 20.7% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 94 | Romania | 20.7% | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 95 | Uruguay | 20.6% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 96 | Rwanda | 20.6% | 2025 | up 269.9% | falling |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 20.5% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 98 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.3% | 2016 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 19.9% | 2025 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 100 | Slovakia | 19.9% | 2025 | down 28.2% | flat |
| 101 | Belize | 19.8% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 102 | Niger | 19.6% | 2025 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Croatia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 104 | Latvia | 19.5% | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 105 | Serbia | 19.1% | 2025 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | 18.7% | 2025 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 107 | United States of America | 18.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 108 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.3% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 18.0% | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Mexico | 18.0% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 111 | Albania | 18.0% | 2025 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Brazil | 17.4% | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 113 | Mauritius | 17.4% | 2025 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 114 | Djibouti | 16.2% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 115 | Guinea | 16.1% | 2025 | up 405.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 15.9% | 2025 | up 528.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Georgia | 15.5% | 2025 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 15.4% | 2025 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 119 | South Africa | 15.3% | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 120 | Argentina | 15.1% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 121 | Eswatini | 15.0% | 2024 | down 19.5% | flat |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.4% | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.8% | 2024 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 13.6% | 2025 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 125 | South Sudan | 13.5% | 2015 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 13.2% | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 127 | Cameroon | 13.0% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 128 | Greece | 12.7% | 2025 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 129 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.7% | 2025 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Madagascar | 12.6% | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 12.5% | 2025 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 132 | Curaçao | 12.3% | 2018 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 133 | Ghana | 12.2% | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Kenya | 11.8% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 135 | Togo | 11.6% | 2023 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 136 | Colombia | 11.3% | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 137 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 10.7% | 2025 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Fiji | 10.7% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.3% | 2025 | up 351.0% | volatile |
| 140 | New Caledonia | 10.0% | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 141 | Mozambique | 9.9% | 2025 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Samoa | 8.7% | 2025 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Philippines | 8.4% | 2025 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 144 | Pakistan | 7.1% | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 145 | Nepal | 6.9% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 6.0% | 2025 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Seychelles | 5.7% | 2025 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 148 | Kosovo | 4.3% | 2025 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 4.3% | 2025 | up 228.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Gambia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 3.4% | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 3.4% | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Honduras | 2.6% | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 154 | El Salvador | 2.3% | 2025 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Guatemala | 1.4% | 2025 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Montenegro | 1.3% | 2025 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Egypt | 1.2% | 2025 | down 79.4% | falling |
| 158 | Sudan | 0.6% | 2025 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 95.7% | falling |
| 160 | Guyana | -0.3% | 2005 | down 101.4% | falling |
| 161 | Namibia | -0.6% | 2025 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Haiti | -0.7% | 2025 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Malawi | -2.4% | 2025 | down 226.6% | volatile |
| 164 | United States Virgin Islands | -3.3% | 2022 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Tajikistan | -4.0% | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Central African Republic | -4.9% | 2025 | down 275.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Republic of Moldova | -5.0% | 2025 | down 285.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Kyrgyzstan | -5.5% | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 169 | French Polynesia | -5.7% | 2024 | down 367.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Ukraine | -5.7% | 2025 | down 143.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Jordan | -7.3% | 2007 | down 310.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Palestine, State of | -7.7% | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | -8.1% | 2024 | down 244.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Comoros | -10.4% | 2025 | down 168.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | -11.3% | 2025 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 176 | Palau | -12.9% | 2024 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Cuba | -15.7% | 2024 | down 225.6% | falling |
| 178 | Syrian Arab Republic | -17.0% | 2022 | down 137.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | -19.7% | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | -24.0% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 181 | Eritrea | -24.8% | 2011 | down 63.2% | rising |
| 182 | Yemen | -32.4% | 2018 | down 429.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Lesotho | -33.2% | 2025 | down 145.8% | rising |
| 184 | Lebanon | -34.2% | 2024 | down 365.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Afghanistan | -35.3% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 186 | Somalia | -41.5% | 2025 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Timor-Leste | -44.2% | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Kiribati | -62.8% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 41.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 41.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 38.0%
- Late-demographic dividend 37.6%
- Upper middle income 35.3%
- IBRD only 33.8%
- Middle income 32.6%
- Low & middle income 32.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 31.9%
- South Asia 31.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 31.1%
- Arab World 29.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 27.9%
- World 26.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 25.8%
- European Union 25.8%
- Euro area 25.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 25.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 25.5%
- Other small states 24.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 24.7%
- High income 23.9%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 23.3%
- OECD members 22.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 22.5%
- Small states 22.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 21.5%
- Lower middle income 19.1%
- North America 18.8%
- Least developed countries 18.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 18.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 18.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 18.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 18.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 17.9%
- IDA only 17.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 17.0%
- Low income 10.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.0%
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.