Gross domestic savings in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Gross domestic savings was 25.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings in Early-demographic dividend is 25.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 29.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1962.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.6% | — |
| 1961 | 17.9% | +14.7% |
| 1962 | 14.8% | -17.4% |
| 1963 | 14.9% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 15.6% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 17.3% | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 17.5% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 19.2% | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 19.3% | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 18.6% | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 20.1% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 22.3% | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 27.1% | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 24.4% | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 28.2% | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 24.0% | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 25.7% | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 21.6% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 21.3% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 18.5% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 19.2% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 14.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 18.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 17.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.0% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 24.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 23.8% | 27.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.84 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Early-demographic dividend?
- Gross domestic savings in Early-demographic dividend was 25.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1962.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross domestic savings?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.