Savings share of GDP in Kuwait

Gross savings in Kuwait were equal to 44.1% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1975 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kuwait, 2024 44.1% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −4.7percentage points 2023: 48.8%
World, 2024 26.0% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 4th of 149 See the full ranking

Savings share of GDP in Kuwait 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 2024
Period KuwaitWorld
2024 44.1% 26.0%
2023 48.8% 26.2%
2022 50.9% 27.2%
2021 39.7% 27.1%
2020 23.0% 25.7%
2019 35.7% 26.5%
2018 39.9% 26.6%
2017 35.5% 26.4%
2016 25.5% 25.8%
2015 30.9% 26.3%
2014 50.2% 26.7%
2013 55.5% 26.4%
2012 59.0% 26.7%
2011 57.5% 26.8%
2010 50.7% 26.5%
2009 42.9% 25.3%
2008 58.5% 27.4%
2007 57.2% 28.2%
2006 66.9% 28.2%
2005 58.9% 27.1%
2004 48.7% 26.6%
2003 36.3% 25.4%
2002 28.3% 25.0%
2001 38.2% 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.7 percentage points from 48.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 50.2%, the figure has changed by −6.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 149 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 4th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.0%.

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
1975 to 2024 for Kuwait
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