Gross domestic savings, private (current LCU) by country

Name: Gross domestic savings, private (current LCU)
Creator: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Private sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in private sector at factor cost less private consumption, etc. Data are in current local currency.

Countries reporting

Highest

5.84 trillion current LCU

Uganda

Lowest

-943.94 billion current LCU

Guinea

Median

12.43 billion current LCU

Years covered

1960–2011

Data points

482

What the numbers show

Gross domestic savings, private (current LCU) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 5.84 trillion current LCU in Uganda; the lowest is -943.94 billion current LCU in Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.43 billion current LCU, and the mean is 516.91 billion current LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 25,565.1%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 745.5%).

Gross domestic savings, private: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Uganda	5.84 trillion current LCU	2011	up 434.6%	volatile
2	Gabon	2.58 trillion current LCU	2008	up 155.9%	rising
3	Côte d'Ivoire	1.75 trillion current LCU	2011	up 59.8%	rising
4	Madagascar	1.58 trillion current LCU	2009	up 531.3%	volatile
5	Cameroon	909.29 billion current LCU	1999	up 77.8%	rising
6	Chad	479.82 billion current LCU	2004	up 25,565.1%	volatile
7	South Africa	390.89 billion current LCU	2010	up 118.4%	volatile
8	Kenya	314.88 billion current LCU	2008	up 832.1%	volatile
9	Senegal	301.56 billion current LCU	2011	up 94.2%	volatile
10	Mali	104.37 billion current LCU	1999	up 1,932.8%	volatile
11	Niger	58.00 billion current LCU	2005	up 73.7%	rising
12	Sudan	44.95 billion current LCU	2011	up 1,451.1%	volatile
13	Mauritania	13.75 billion current LCU	2003	down 23.5%	volatile
14	Sierra Leone	11.11 billion current LCU	1989	—	volatile
15	Togo	8.40 billion current LCU	2005	down 90.2%	volatile
16	Botswana	5.30 billion current LCU	1998	up 118.0%	volatile
17	Ethiopia	2.63 billion current LCU	1996	up 54.4%	rising
18	Namibia	2.17 billion current LCU	1999	up 160.2%	volatile
19	Malawi	1.77 billion current LCU	2005	up 40.2%	volatile
20	Zimbabwe	730.51 million current LCU	1998	down 60.9%	falling
21	Ghana	464.21 million current LCU	2004	up 1,569.0%	volatile
22	Equatorial Guinea	262.92 million current LCU	1998	—	volatile
23	Guinea-Bissau	-4.70 billion current LCU	2002	down 329.9%	volatile
24	Comoros	-4.75 billion current LCU	1997	up 31.6%	rising
25	Cape Verde	-9.04 billion current LCU	1998	down 745.5%	volatile
26	Guinea	-943.94 billion current LCU	2011	down 215.6%	volatile

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Indicator: Gross domestic savings, private (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 26 places, 482 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Private sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in private sector at factor cost less private consumption, etc. Data are in current local currency.