Savings share of GDP in Zambia

Gross savings in Zambia were equal to 32.2% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2010.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2010 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zambia, 2024 32.2% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −2.3percentage points 2023: 34.5%
World, 2024 26.0% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 26th of 149 See the full ranking

Savings share of GDP in Zambia 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 ZambiaWorld
2024 32.2% 26.0%
2023 34.5% 26.2%
2022 45.4% 27.2%
2021 46.1% 27.1%
2020 44.9% 25.7%
2019 39.8% 26.5%
2018 41.9% 26.6%
2017 43.3% 26.4%
2016 37.4% 25.8%
2015 37.7% 26.3%
2014 39.5% 26.7%
2013 37.9% 26.4%
2012 41.0% 26.7%
2011 36.0% 26.8%
2010 31.4% 26.5%
2009 – 25.3%
2008 – 27.4%
2007 – 28.2%
2006 – 28.2%
2005 – 27.1%
2004 – 26.6%
2003 – 25.4%
2002 – 25.0%
2001 – 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.3 percentage points from 34.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 39.5%, the figure has changed by −7.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 149 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 26th 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
2010 to 2024 for Zambia
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