Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 31.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 31.1% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 32.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1967.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.8% | — |
| 1961 | 6.6% | +13.2% |
| 1962 | 7.8% | +18.6% |
| 1963 | 8.8% | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 8.1% | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 6.7% | -17.0% |
| 1967 | 5.6% | -16.2% |
| 1968 | 9.7% | +73.0% |
| 1969 | 10.5% | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | -23.1% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +27.5% |
| 1976 | 13.3% | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 13.7% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 16.1% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.9% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 31.1% | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in South Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +73.0% | 5.6% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 8.3% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 11.3% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 20.6% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 23.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 27.0% | 31.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More economy & growth data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.70 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 221.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 40.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gross domestic savings in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 31.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1967.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross domestic savings?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (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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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.