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Gross savings as a share of GDP

Gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers, as a percentage of GDP.

Unit: % of GDP Frequency: Annual Coverage: 180 countries and 11 groups 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank (original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices)
Highest in 2024 47.8% Macao SAR, China Lowest in 2024 -21.1% Timor-Leste
Euro area, 2024 24.4% Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024 149 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

149 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.

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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 WorldUnited StatesChinaIndia
2025 – – – 34.7%
2024 26.0% 16.6% 42.7% 34.7%
2023 26.2% 17.1% 42.6% 34.4%
2022 27.2% 18.3% 44.8% 33.4%
2021 27.1% 17.7% 44.7% 29.9%
2020 25.7% 18.4% 43.5% 28.7%
2019 26.5% 19.5% 43.3% 29.7%
2018 26.6% 19.2% 43.8% 31.4%
2017 26.4% 19.0% 44.3% 31.7%
2016 25.8% 18.6% 43.9% 31.7%
2015 26.3% 19.7% 45.1% 32.5%
2014 26.7% 19.7% 47.3% 33.5%
2013 26.4% 18.6% 47.0% 34.3%
2012 26.7% 18.4% 48.2% 35.3%
2011 26.8% 16.3% 48.6% 35.1%
2010 26.5% 15.4% 50.8% 36.3%
2009 25.3% 13.9% 49.9% 35.6%
2008 27.4% 15.1% 51.3% 36.3%
2007 28.2% 17.4% 49.8% 37.0%
2006 28.2% 19.2% 47.8% 36.4%
2005 27.1% 18.1% 45.5% 34.4%
2004 26.6% 17.7% 45.4% 33.3%
2003 25.4% 17.4% 42.2% 30.5%
2002 25.0% 18.4% 38.7% 28.1%
2001 25.3% 19.7% 37.1% 26.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 149 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Macao SAR, China (47.8%) and the lowest Timor-Leste (-21.1%).
  • Half of the countries are above 22.1% and half below.
  • From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 26 countries and fell in 22.
  • The figure for the world was 26.0% in 2024, against 26.5% in 2019 (−0.5 percentage points).

About this measure

Definition
Gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers, as a percentage of GDP.
Population covered
Whole economy
Unit
% of GDP
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percentage points (the difference between two rates)

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
1960 to 2025
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

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Macao SAR, China 47.8%
  2. 2 Brunei 47.7%
  3. 3 Bermuda 45.6%
  4. 4 Kuwait 44.1%
  5. 5 China 42.7%
  6. 6 Burundi 40.8%
  7. 7 Cambodia 40.5%
  8. 8 Singapore 40.5%
  9. 9 Algeria 39.4%
  10. 10 Tajikistan 38.8%
  11. 11 Norway 38.7%
  12. 12 Marshall Islands 38.1%
  13. 13 Viet Nam 37.0%
  14. 14 Tanzania 36.5%
  15. 15 Nepal 36.0%
  16. 16 Denmark 35.4%
  17. 17 South Korea 35.0%
  18. 18 Ireland 34.8%
  19. 19 India 34.7%
  20. 20 Indonesia 34.7%
  21. 21 Switzerland 34.5%
  22. 22 Mauritania 34.4%
  23. 23 Bangladesh 34.4%
  24. 24 Bahrain 33.4%
  25. 25 Panama 33.0%
  26. 26 Zambia 32.2%
  27. 27 Japan 32.1%
  28. 28 Iraq 32.0%
  29. 29 Botswana 32.0%
  30. 30 Sweden 31.2%
  31. 31 Russia 30.9%
  32. 32 Saudi Arabia 30.4%
  33. 33 Samoa 30.0%
  34. 34 Türkiye 29.9%
  35. 35 Uzbekistan 29.7%
  36. 36 Hong Kong SAR, China 29.2%
  37. 37 Philippines 29.1%
  38. 38 Kazakhstan 29.0%
  39. 39 Netherlands 28.9%
  40. 40 Czechia 28.9%
  41. 41 Morocco 28.9%
  42. 42 Nicaragua 28.5%
  43. 43 North Macedonia 28.4%
  44. 44 Oman 27.7%
  45. 45 Sri Lanka 27.6%
  46. 46 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27.6%
  47. 47 Azerbaijan 27.2%
  48. 48 Germany 27.1%
  49. 49 Israel 26.7%
  50. 50 Slovenia 26.2%
  51. 51 Gambia 25.9%
  52. 52 Malta 25.9%
  53. 53 Mongolia 25.6%
  54. 54 Belarus 25.6%
  55. 55 Hungary 25.6%
  56. 56 Kosovo 25.5%
  57. 57 Austria 25.4%
  58. 58 Ecuador 25.1%
  59. 59 Belgium 24.7%
  60. 60 Uganda 24.7%
  61. 61 Spain 24.4%
  62. 62 Thailand 24.1%
  63. 63 Estonia 23.9%
  64. 64 Lithuania 23.9%
  65. 65 Dominican Republic 23.8%
  66. 66 Malaysia 23.4%
  67. 67 Italy 23.3%
  68. 68 Iceland 23.0%
  69. 69 Bhutan 22.9%
  70. 70 Australia 22.9%
  71. 71 Rwanda 22.8%
  72. 72 Peru 22.6%
  73. 73 Albania 22.5%
  74. 74 Portugal 22.1%
  75. 75 Croatia 22.1%
  76. 76 Finland 22.0%
  77. 77 Chile 21.9%
  78. 78 France 21.5%
  79. 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.3%
  80. 80 Lesotho 21.3%
  81. 81 Canada 21.3%
  82. 82 Mauritius 21.1%
  83. 83 Serbia 20.6%
  84. 84 Belize 20.3%
  85. 85 Cabo Verde 20.3%
  86. 86 Paraguay 19.9%
  87. 87 Armenia 19.7%
  88. 88 Ethiopia 19.7%
  89. 89 Guatemala 19.3%
  90. 90 Bahamas 19.2%
  91. 91 Sierra Leone 19.2%
  92. 92 Georgia 19.2%
  93. 93 Guinea-Bissau 19.1%
  94. 94 New Zealand 18.9%
  95. 95 Honduras 18.9%
  96. 96 Bulgaria 18.8%
  97. 97 Latvia 18.8%
  98. 98 Mexico 18.4%
  99. 99 Tonga 18.2%
  100. 100 Eswatini 18.2%
  101. 101 Poland 18.1%
  102. 102 Madagascar 17.5%
  103. 103 Niger 17.5%
  104. 104 El Salvador 17.4%
  105. 105 Côte d'Ivoire 17.2%
  106. 106 Romania 16.8%
  107. 107 United Kingdom 16.8%
  108. 108 Argentina 16.7%
  109. 109 United States 16.6%
  110. 110 Burkina Faso 15.9%
  111. 111 Angola 15.9%
  112. 112 Slovakia 15.9%
  113. 113 Venezuela 15.6%
  114. 114 Kenya 15.6%
  115. 115 Cameroon 15.5%
  116. 116 Mali 15.1%
  117. 117 Uruguay 15.1%
  118. 118 Djibouti 14.9%
  119. 119 Colombia 14.5%
  120. 120 Brazil 14.1%
  121. 121 Pakistan 13.8%
  122. 122 Costa Rica 13.8%
  123. 123 Bolivia 13.8%
  124. 124 South Africa 13.6%
  125. 125 Haiti 13.4%
  126. 126 Fiji 13.1%
  127. 127 Kiribati 12.9%
  128. 128 Cyprus 12.5%
  129. 129 Ghana 12.4%
  130. 130 Kyrgyzstan 11.9%
  131. 131 Luxembourg 11.8%
  132. 132 Ukraine 11.3%
  133. 133 Maldives 11.2%
  134. 134 Greece 10.8%
  135. 135 Zimbabwe 10.7%
  136. 136 Guinea 9.6%
  137. 137 Namibia 9.5%
  138. 138 Egypt 9.3%
  139. 139 Montenegro 8.8%
  140. 140 West Bank and Gaza 7.5%
  141. 141 Moldova 5.7%
  142. 142 Tunisia 5.5%
  143. 143 Seychelles 2.5%
  144. 144 Sudan 2.5%
  145. 145 Malawi 2.2%
  146. 146 Mozambique 1.7%
  147. 147 São Tomé and Príncipe 1.7%
  148. 148 Solomon Islands 1.1%
  149. 149 Timor-Leste -21.1%
  150. East Asia and Pacific 37.0%
  151. Euro area 24.4%
  152. Europe and Central Asia 25.0%
  153. European Union 24.7%
  154. Latin America and Caribbean 16.8%
  155. Middle East and North Africa 26.6%
  156. North America 17.0%
  157. OECD members 22.3%
  158. South Asia 34.5%
  159. World 26.0%
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