Gross domestic savings, public (current US$) by country
Public sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in public sector at factor cost plus all indirect taxes, net less general government consumption expenditure. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Gross domestic savings, public (current US$) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 5.02 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is -2.35 billion current US$ in Kenya.
The median across all reporting countries is 131.21 million current US$, and the mean is 399.86 million current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Gabon (up 25,248.8%), and the largest decrease in Kenya (down 538.8%).
Gross domestic savings, public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 5.02 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 797.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Gabon | 2.80 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 25,248.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Senegal | 1.04 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 327.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.01 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 5 | Botswana | 708.12 million current US$ | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 487.31 million current US$ | 1998 | up 437.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Cameroon | 467.85 million current US$ | 1999 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 395.79 million current US$ | 1996 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 293.09 million current US$ | 2011 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Madagascar | 266.98 million current US$ | 2009 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Chad | 174.86 million current US$ | 2004 | up 1,147.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Niger | 158.30 million current US$ | 2005 | up 847.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Ghana | 133.50 million current US$ | 2004 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Guinea | 128.93 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,733.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 101.97 million current US$ | 1999 | up 1,007.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Togo | 88.35 million current US$ | 2005 | up 678.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mali | 73.74 million current US$ | 1999 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Namibia | 68.35 million current US$ | 1999 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 9.56 million current US$ | 1998 | up 298.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Comoros | -8.30 million current US$ | 1997 | down 147.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | -17.20 million current US$ | 2002 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Mauritania | -38.83 million current US$ | 2003 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | -49.84 million current US$ | 1989 | — | rising |
| 24 | Malawi | -164.74 million current US$ | 2005 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Sudan | -405.17 million current US$ | 2011 | down 320.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | -2.35 billion current US$ | 2008 | down 538.8% | volatile |
About this data
Public sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in public sector at factor cost plus all indirect taxes, net less general government consumption expenditure. Data are in current U.S. dollars.