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Gross savings, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia

Gross savings, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia was 28.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 1.5 pts from 2024.

2025, % of GDP28.9
Change on 2024-1.5 pts
Series high74.61974
Series low11.71991

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Gross savings, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1971 to 2025

020406080197119791987199520032011201920251971: 50.2 % of GDP1972: 58.5 % of GDP1973: 47.1 % of GDP1974: 74.6 % of GDP1975: 60.5 % of GDP1976: 58.9 % of GDP1977: 48 % of GDP1978: 35.3 % of GDP1979: 42.9 % of GDP1980: 53.3 % of GDP1981: 48.6 % of GDP1982: 36.2 % of GDP1983: 27.9 % of GDP1984: 23.3 % of GDP1985: 17 % of GDP1986: 13.6 % of GDP1987: 13.4 % of GDP1988: 16.6 % of GDP1989: 13.7 % of GDP1990: 18.2 % of GDP1991: 11.7 % of GDP1992: 19.6 % of GDP1993: 16.5 % of GDP1994: 15.9 % of GDP1995: 20.2 % of GDP1996: 23.7 % of GDP1997: 24.5 % of GDP1998: 17.8 % of GDP1999: 26.1 % of GDP2000: 30 % of GDP2001: 26.8 % of GDP2002: 28.5 % of GDP2003: 33.9 % of GDP2004: 41.7 % of GDP2005: 48 % of GDP2006: 48.5 % of GDP2007: 48.9 % of GDP2008: 52.8 % of GDP2009: 36.6 % of GDP2010: 45 % of GDP2011: 51 % of GDP2012: 49.6 % of GDP2013: 44.9 % of GDP2014: 38.7 % of GDP2015: 24.8 % of GDP2016: 24.6 % of GDP2017: 27.1 % of GDP2018: 30.6 % of GDP2019: 29.9 % of GDP2020: 20 % of GDP2021: 30.5 % of GDP2022: 38.7 % of GDP2023: 31.9 % of GDP2024: 30.4 % of GDP2025: 28.9 % of GDP02040608019711990200920251971: 50.2 % of GDP1972: 58.5 % of GDP1973: 47.1 % of GDP1974: 74.6 % of GDP1975: 60.5 % of GDP1976: 58.9 % of GDP1977: 48 % of GDP1978: 35.3 % of GDP1979: 42.9 % of GDP1980: 53.3 % of GDP1981: 48.6 % of GDP1982: 36.2 % of GDP1983: 27.9 % of GDP1984: 23.3 % of GDP1985: 17 % of GDP1986: 13.6 % of GDP1987: 13.4 % of GDP1988: 16.6 % of GDP1989: 13.7 % of GDP1990: 18.2 % of GDP1991: 11.7 % of GDP1992: 19.6 % of GDP1993: 16.5 % of GDP1994: 15.9 % of GDP1995: 20.2 % of GDP1996: 23.7 % of GDP1997: 24.5 % of GDP1998: 17.8 % of GDP1999: 26.1 % of GDP2000: 30 % of GDP2001: 26.8 % of GDP2002: 28.5 % of GDP2003: 33.9 % of GDP2004: 41.7 % of GDP2005: 48 % of GDP2006: 48.5 % of GDP2007: 48.9 % of GDP2008: 52.8 % of GDP2009: 36.6 % of GDP2010: 45 % of GDP2011: 51 % of GDP2012: 49.6 % of GDP2013: 44.9 % of GDP2014: 38.7 % of GDP2015: 24.8 % of GDP2016: 24.6 % of GDP2017: 27.1 % of GDP2018: 30.6 % of GDP2019: 29.9 % of GDP2020: 20 % of GDP2021: 30.5 % of GDP2022: 38.7 % of GDP2023: 31.9 % of GDP2024: 30.4 % of GDP2025: 28.9 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-08.
All 55 values
Period% of GDP
202528.9
202430.4
202331.9
202238.7
202130.5
202020
201929.9
201830.6
201727.1
201624.6
201524.8
201438.7
201344.9
201249.6
201151
201045
200936.6
200852.8
200748.9
200648.5
200548
200441.7
200333.9
200228.5
200126.8
200030
199926.1
199817.8
199724.5
199623.7
199520.2
199415.9
199316.5
199219.6
199111.7
199018.2
198913.7
198816.6
198713.4
198613.6
198517
198423.3
198327.9
198236.2
198148.6
198053.3
197942.9
197835.3
197748
197658.9
197560.5
197474.6
197347.1
197258.5
197150.2

Saudi Arabia compared with nearby places

Albania: 22.8 % of GDPArmenia: 17.5 % of GDPArgentina: 13.4 % of GDPAustria: 25.8 % of GDPAustralia: 22.2 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 23.5 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 20.2 % of GDPBangladesh: 34.8 % of GDPBelgium: 24 % of GDPBulgaria: 16.7 % of GDPBurundi: 43.1 % of GDPBrunei: 45.3 % of GDPBrazil: 14.4 % of GDPBotswana: 28.3 % of GDPBelarus: 25.4 % of GDPCanada: 22.2 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 28.7 % of GDPSwitzerland: 36.6 % of GDPChile: 22.8 % of GDPColombia: 13.2 % of GDPCosta Rica: 13.6 % of GDPCape Verde: 21.1 % of GDPCyprus: 12.8 % of GDPCzechia: 27.7 % of GDPGermany: 26.3 % of GDPDenmark: 34.7 % of GDPDominican Republic: 23.3 % of GDPAlgeria: 38.8 % of GDPEcuador: 27.2 % of GDPEstonia: 24.7 % of GDPEgypt: 8.1 % of GDPSpain: 24.3 % of GDPFinland: 23.1 % of GDPFrance: 21.6 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 17.2 % of GDPGeorgia: 18.5 % of GDPGambia: 25.7 % of GDPGreece: 11.4 % of GDPGuatemala: 21.5 % of GDPHong Kong: 30.6 % of GDPHonduras: 26.9 % of GDPCroatia: 21 % of GDPHungary: 23.8 % of GDPIndonesia: 35 % of GDPIreland: 31.3 % of GDPIsrael: 25.8 % of GDPIndia: 34.7 % of GDPIceland: 22.6 % of GDPItaly: 23.4 % of GDPKenya: 15.7 % of GDPCambodia: 39.1 % of GDPSouth Korea: 35.6 % of GDPSri Lanka: 31.2 % of GDPLesotho: 13.6 % of GDPLithuania: 23.1 % of GDPLuxembourg: 13.6 % of GDPLatvia: 20 % of GDPMorocco: 29.4 % of GDPMoldova: 4.1 % of GDPMontenegro: 7.1 % of GDPMadagascar: 16.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 27.5 % of GDPMongolia: 23.9 % of GDPMalawi: 3.9 % of GDPMexico: 18.3 % of GDPMalaysia: 22 % of GDPMozambique: 5.1 % of GDPNetherlands: 27.7 % of GDPNorway: 37.3 % of GDPNepal: 43.1 % of GDPPeru: 24 % of GDPPhilippines: 30.1 % of GDPPakistan: 15.2 % of GDPPoland: 17.1 % of GDPPalestine: 9.2 % of GDPPortugal: 21.8 % of GDPParaguay: 22.2 % of GDPRomania: 18 % of GDPSerbia: 19 % of GDPRussia: 28.6 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 28.9 % of GDPSudan: 0.5 % of GDPSweden: 30.6 % of GDPSingapore: 40 % of GDPSlovenia: 25.5 % of GDPSlovakia: 16.2 % of GDPEl Salvador: 22.8 % of GDPThailand: 23.9 % of GDPTunisia: 4.3 % of GDPTürkiye: 29.9 % of GDPUkraine: 6.5 % of GDPUganda: 25.6 % of GDPUruguay: 15.5 % of GDPUzbekistan: 29.6 % of GDPVenezuela: 12.8 % of GDPVietnam: 37.7 % of GDPSamoa: 30 % of GDPSouth Africa: 12.9 % of GDP
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Gross savings, share of GDP, 2025, % of GDP. Saudi Arabia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: World Bank. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Gross national income less total final consumption, plus net transfers from abroad, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

National saving of households, companies and government together, not the household saving rate. It is negative when the country consumes more than its income. Current prices, so the share moves with relative prices as well as volumes. Countries that rebase their national accounts can shift it by several points. The latest year varies by country.

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World Bank. (2026). Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS) (Gross savings, share of GDP, Saudi Arabia, 1971 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS

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Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS), Gross savings, share of GDP, Saudi Arabia, 1971 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/gross-savings-gdp/saudi-arabia. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS). Gross savings, share of GDP, Saudi Arabia, 1971 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/gross-savings-gdp/saudi-arabia.

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World Bank (2026) Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS), Gross savings, share of GDP, Saudi Arabia, 1971 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/gross-savings-gdp/saudi-arabia (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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What is the gross savings, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia?

Gross savings, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia was 28.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 1.5 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest gross savings, share of GDP in Saudi Arabia?

74.6% of GDP in 1974, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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