Gross domestic savings, total (constant 2000 US$) by country
Gross domestic savings are calculated as the difference between GDP and total consumption. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Gross domestic savings, total (constant 2000 US$) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 101.74 billion constant 2000 US$ in Algeria; the lowest is -13.64 billion constant 2000 US$ in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 807.69 million constant 2000 US$, and the mean is 5.50 billion constant 2000 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 1,732.2%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 4,210.8%).
Gross domestic savings, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 101.74 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2009 | up 474.0% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 42.31 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 3 | Morocco | 17.66 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 13.51 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 1,506.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 7.33 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 430.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Sudan | 6.99 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | up 595.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Tunisia | 6.08 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 8 | Gabon | 4.57 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.45 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 176.6% | rising |
| 10 | Cameroon | 3.68 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 3.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 234.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Botswana | 2.72 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.20 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 2.06 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.88 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 1.81 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 266.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritania | 1.46 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 1,732.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Senegal | 965.15 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 934.33 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 20 | Namibia | 807.69 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea | 778.33 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 710.71 million constant 2000 US$ | 2007 | up 355.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 628.19 million constant 2000 US$ | 2006 | up 478.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 618.67 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 1,692.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 480.07 million constant 2000 US$ | 2009 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 434.18 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 395.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 349.16 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 28 | Malawi | 290.19 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 1,285.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Benin | 156.10 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Rwanda | 99.99 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 424.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 38.66 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 356.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 35.82 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 33 | Gambia | -386,942 constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Eswatini | -86.88 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 274.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Eritrea | -177.30 million constant 2000 US$ | 2007 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Liberia | -204.73 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 3,587.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Lesotho | -508.28 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 38 | Mozambique | -1.71 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 481.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Zambia | -13.64 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 4,210.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 270.88 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 103.64 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 98.98 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 61.18 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 50.11 billion constant 2000 US$
About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as the difference between GDP and total consumption. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.