Gross national savings, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) by country
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.
What the numbers show
Gross national savings, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 46.38 in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is 8.65 in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.8, and the mean is 26.75.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 60.0%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 44.9%).
Gross national savings, Percent of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 46.38 | 2031 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 43.05 | 2031 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 39.81 | 2031 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 38.41 | 2031 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 5 | Korea | 34.97 | 2031 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 6 | Hong Kong, China | 32.54 | 2031 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 32.29 | 2031 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 8 | India | 32.2 | 2031 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 31.85 | 2031 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 10 | Lithuania | 27.52 | 2031 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 11 | Ecuador | 26.82 | 2031 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 26.72 | 2031 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 23.8 | 2031 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 14 | Ghana | 23.53 | 2031 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 23 | 2031 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 22.93 | 2031 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 17 | Australia | 22.63 | 2031 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 22.15 | 2031 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 19 | Maldives | 22.07 | 2031 | up 33.5% | falling |
| 20 | Latvia | 21.48 | 2031 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 20.66 | 2031 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 19.67 | 2031 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 16.73 | 2031 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 24 | Montenegro | 8.92 | 2031 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 8.65 | 2031 | down 37.5% | falling |
About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.