Savings share of GDP in Germany

Gross savings in Germany were equal to 26.3% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2010.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1971 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Germany, 2025 26.3% % of GDP
Change from 2024 −0.8percentage points 2024: 27.1%
European Union, 2025 24.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 23.3% Middle value of 26 countries

Savings share of GDP in Germany over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period GermanyEuropean Union
2025 26.3% 24.3%
2024 27.1% 24.7%
2023 27.6% 25.0%
2022 27.0% 24.8%
2021 29.5% 26.1%
2020 28.0% 24.3%
2019 29.3% 25.3%
2018 30.0% 24.9%
2017 28.7% 24.3%
2016 28.7% 24.0%
2015 27.6% 23.5%
2014 27.4% 23.1%
2013 26.3% 22.5%
2012 26.5% 22.2%
2011 27.4% 22.6%
2010 25.1% 21.8%
2009 23.6% 21.2%
2008 26.3% 23.4%
2007 27.3% 24.4%
2006 25.4% 23.7%
2005 23.1% 22.8%
2004 23.3% 22.7%
2003 20.8% 21.9%
2002 21.8% 22.4%
2001 22.3% 22.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 27.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 27.6%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 24.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2025 for Germany
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices