Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross domestic savings was 18.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 18.1% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
The figure is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 37.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.5% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | +20.3% |
| 1962 | 12.7% | +24.6% |
| 1963 | 11.4% | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 14.4% | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 15.8% | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 15.0% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 19.3% | +28.6% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 18.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 21.8% | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | +35.6% |
| 1974 | 37.6% | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 28.4% | -24.4% |
| 1976 | 34.7% | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 32.8% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 27.9% | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 33.0% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 34.2% | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 22.8% | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -29.3% |
| 1987 | 16.9% | +27.7% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 27.7% | +120.7% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | -17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +120.7% | 12.5% | 27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 8.5% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 18.4% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 12.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 18.2% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 27.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 18.6% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 18.1% | 26.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 18.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross domestic savings?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.