Gross savings (% of GDP) by country
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross...
Countries reporting
177
Highest
57.4%
Qatar
Lowest
-21.1%
Timor-Leste
Median
22.8%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,988
What the numbers show
Gross savings (% of GDP) is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 57.4% in Qatar; the lowest is -21.1% in Timor-Leste.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.8%, and the mean is 22.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Burundi (up 1,357.5%), and the largest decrease in Palau (down 922.3%).
Gross savings: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 57.4% | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 2 | Suriname | 50.3% | 2010 | — | flat |
| 3 | Macao | 47.8% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 45.3% | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 5 | Kuwait | 44.1% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 6 | Bermuda | 43.4% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 43.1% | 2025 | up 1,357.5% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 42.7% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 9 | Singapore | 40.0% | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 10 | Algeria | 39.4% | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 11 | Cambodia | 39.2% | 2025 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 38.8% | 2024 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 13 | San Marino | 38.6% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 14 | Gabon | 38.4% | 2015 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 15 | Marshall Islands | 38.1% | 2024 | up 77.9% | falling |
| 16 | Iran | 37.9% | 2000 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 37.3% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 37.0% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 36.7% | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 20 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 36.5% | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 36.0% | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 35.6% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 35.4% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 35.0% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 34.9% | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 34.8% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 27 | India | 34.7% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 28 | Mauritania | 34.4% | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahrain | 33.4% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 33.0% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 32.2% | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 32 | Japan | 32.1% | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 33 | Iraq | 32.0% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 34 | Botswana | 32.0% | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 35 | Congo | 31.7% | 2021 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 30.6% | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 30.4% | 2004 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 30.3% | 2023 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 39 | Philippines | 30.1% | 2025 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 40 | Samoa | 30.0% | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 41 | Türkiye | 29.9% | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 29.5% | 2025 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 29.4% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 29.2% | 2024 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 29.0% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 28.9% | 2025 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 28.8% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 48 | Faroe Islands | 28.8% | 2011 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 49 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 28.7% | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 28.6% | 2025 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 28.5% | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 27.7% | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 53 | Oman | 27.7% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 27.6% | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 27.5% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 27.1% | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 26.9% | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 58 | Germany | 26.4% | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 59 | Gambia | 25.9% | 2024 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Malta | 25.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 61 | Libya | 25.9% | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Austria | 25.8% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Israel | 25.7% | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 25.6% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 25.5% | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 66 | Slovenia | 25.5% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 67 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 25.2% | 2016 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Kosovo | 25.2% | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 69 | Estonia | 24.8% | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | Uganda | 24.7% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 24.3% | 2025 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 72 | Peru | 24.0% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 23.9% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 74 | Hungary | 23.8% | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 75 | Belgium | 23.7% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 23.5% | 2025 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 77 | Italy | 23.4% | 2025 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 78 | Malaysia | 23.4% | 2024 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 23.3% | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 23.3% | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 81 | Finland | 23.2% | 2025 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 82 | Lithuania | 23.1% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 83 | Iceland | 23.0% | 2025 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 84 | Senegal | 22.9% | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Bhutan | 22.9% | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 86 | Chile | 22.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 22.8% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 88 | El Salvador | 22.8% | 2025 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 22.8% | 2024 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 90 | Canada | 22.2% | 2025 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 91 | Paraguay | 22.2% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 92 | Australia | 22.2% | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 93 | Croatia | 22.1% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 94 | Portugal | 22.0% | 2024 | up 46.1% | falling |
| 95 | France | 21.5% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 21.1% | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 97 | Mauritius | 21.1% | 2024 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 98 | Latvia | 20.7% | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 99 | Belize | 20.3% | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.3% | 2025 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 19.7% | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 102 | Togo | 19.5% | 2020 | up 69.8% | falling |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 19.3% | 2016 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 104 | Guatemala | 19.3% | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 105 | Bahamas | 19.2% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 19.2% | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.1% | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Serbia | 19.0% | 2025 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 109 | New Zealand | 18.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 110 | Tonga | 18.5% | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 111 | Georgia | 18.5% | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 112 | Mexico | 18.3% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 113 | Romania | 18.0% | 2025 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 114 | Eswatini | 17.7% | 2024 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 115 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.6% | 2016 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Madagascar | 17.5% | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Guyana | 17.5% | 2005 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Niger | 17.5% | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 119 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.2% | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 120 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.2% | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Poland | 17.1% | 2025 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 122 | Armenia | 16.9% | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 16.7% | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 124 | United States | 16.6% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 125 | Slovakia | 16.2% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 15.9% | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 127 | Angola | 15.9% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 128 | Syria | 15.8% | 2010 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 129 | Eritrea | 15.8% | 2000 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Kenya | 15.6% | 2024 | up 156.5% | falling |
| 131 | Cameroon | 15.5% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 132 | Uruguay | 15.5% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 133 | Pakistan | 15.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 15.1% | 1994 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 135 | Mali | 15.1% | 2024 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 136 | Djibouti | 14.9% | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 137 | Brazil | 14.4% | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 14.1% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 139 | Aruba | 13.9% | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13.8% | 2024 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 141 | Lesotho | 13.6% | 2025 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 142 | Costa Rica | 13.6% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 143 | Haiti | 13.4% | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Chad | 13.4% | 1994 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Argentina | 13.4% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 146 | Colombia | 13.2% | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 147 | Fiji | 13.1% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 148 | South Africa | 12.9% | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 149 | Kiribati | 12.9% | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Cyprus | 12.8% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 151 | Jordan | 12.8% | 2007 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 152 | Ghana | 12.4% | 2024 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 12.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 154 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.9% | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Ukraine | 11.3% | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 156 | Maldives | 11.2% | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 157 | Greece | 10.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 10.7% | 2024 | up 603.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Curacao | 10.6% | 2018 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea | 9.6% | 2024 | up 443.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Namibia | 9.5% | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 162 | Palestine, State of | 9.2% | 2025 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.0% | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Egypt | 8.1% | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 7.2% | 2022 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 166 | Montenegro | 7.0% | 2025 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Tunisia | 5.5% | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 168 | Sudan | 5.0% | 2022 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Republic of Moldova | 4.1% | 2025 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 170 | Seychelles | 2.5% | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Mozambique | 1.7% | 2024 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 1.1% | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Malawi | -2.0% | 2024 | down 151.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Yemen | -4.5% | 2016 | down 125.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Lebanon | -12.5% | 2023 | down 441.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Palau | -13.0% | 2023 | down 922.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | -21.1% | 2024 | down 119.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 40.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 40.6%
- Euro area 24.0%
- European Union 24.0%
- East Asia & Pacific 37.0%
- South Asia 34.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 34.7%
- Late-demographic dividend 34.6%
- Upper middle income 33.4%
- Middle income 32.5%
- Low & middle income 32.4%
- IBRD only 32.2%
- IDA & IBRD total 31.7%
- Arab World 28.3%
- Lower middle income 28.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 27.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 26.6%
- IDA only 26.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 26.3%
- World 26.1%
- Least developed countries 25.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 25.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 24.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 23.2%
- High income 23.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 23.1%
- Post-demographic dividend 22.4%
- OECD members 22.3%
- Other small states 22.2%
- Small states 21.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 20.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 20.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 19.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 19.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.3%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 17.6%
- North America 17.0%
- Low income 16.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 16.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 16.5%
About this data
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.