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Countries by gross savings, share of GDP

Timor-Leste had the highest gross savings, share of GDP of 161 countries in 2013, at 183.7% of GDP. São Tomé and Príncipe had the lowest, at -16.3% of GDP. The median was 21.9% of GDP and the figure for the World was 26.4% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest183.7Timor-Leste
Lowest-16.3São Tomé and Príncipe
Median21.9161 countries
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Map of countries, 2013

Albania: 19.8 % of GDPArmenia: 14.8 % of GDPAngola: 32.2 % of GDPArgentina: 15.2 % of GDPAustria: 25.6 % of GDPAustralia: 23.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 42.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 5.7 % of GDPBangladesh: 39.7 % of GDPBelgium: 23.8 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 14.4 % of GDPBulgaria: 22.3 % of GDPBurundi: 3.9 % of GDPBenin: 16.3 % of GDPBrunei: 60.3 % of GDPBolivia: 23.9 % of GDPBrazil: 18.2 % of GDPBahamas: 21 % of GDPBhutan: 44 % of GDPBotswana: 29.9 % of GDPBelarus: 28.4 % of GDPBelize: 17.8 % of GDPCanada: 21.6 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 19.4 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 57.9 % of GDPSwitzerland: 35.9 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: -8.3 % of GDPChile: 22.7 % of GDPCameroon: 15.3 % of GDPChina: 47 % of GDPColombia: 18.2 % of GDPCosta Rica: 13.8 % of GDPCape Verde: 29.2 % of GDPCyprus: 11.1 % of GDPCzechia: 23.7 % of GDPGermany: 26.3 % of GDPDjibouti: 26.2 % of GDPDenmark: 26.7 % of GDPDominican Republic: 17.9 % of GDPAlgeria: 46.6 % of GDPEcuador: 27.3 % of GDPEstonia: 27.1 % of GDPEgypt: 13.7 % of GDPSpain: 19.5 % of GDPEthiopia: 28.3 % of GDPFinland: 20.5 % of GDPFiji: 18 % of GDPFrance: 21.2 % of GDPGabon: 40.3 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 12.7 % of GDPGeorgia: 16.2 % of GDPGhana: 15.2 % of GDPGambia: 5.6 % of GDPGuinea: -7.8 % of GDPGreece: 10.1 % of GDPGuatemala: 11.6 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 8.1 % of GDPHong Kong: 25.5 % of GDPHonduras: 12.7 % of GDPCroatia: 17.8 % of GDPHaiti: 13.7 % of GDPHungary: 24.8 % of GDPIndonesia: 31.1 % of GDPIreland: 21.9 % of GDPIsrael: 24.6 % of GDPIndia: 34.3 % of GDPIraq: 41.4 % of GDPIceland: 21.8 % of GDPItaly: 18 % of GDPJapan: 26.2 % of GDPKenya: 5 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 9.1 % of GDPCambodia: 19.1 % of GDPKiribati: 25.2 % of GDPSouth Korea: 34.5 % of GDPKuwait: 55.5 % of GDPKazakhstan: 29 % of GDPLaos: 5.7 % of GDPLebanon: -2.3 % of GDPLesotho: 22.3 % of GDPLithuania: 22.2 % of GDPLuxembourg: 22.4 % of GDPLatvia: 22.7 % of GDPLibya: 30.3 % of GDPMorocco: 32.6 % of GDPMoldova: 19.7 % of GDPMontenegro: 7.3 % of GDPMadagascar: 8.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 27.4 % of GDPMali: 21.7 % of GDPMongolia: 26.3 % of GDPMauritania: 35.5 % of GDPMauritius: 16.8 % of GDPMexico: 16.4 % of GDPMalaysia: 29.4 % of GDPMozambique: 10.9 % of GDPNamibia: 19.2 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 19.1 % of GDPNiger: 24.2 % of GDPNicaragua: 17.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 26.3 % of GDPNorway: 34.8 % of GDPNepal: 37.1 % of GDPNew Zealand: 19.7 % of GDPOman: 38.2 % of GDPPanama: 33 % of GDPPeru: 22.5 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 22 % of GDPPhilippines: 36.4 % of GDPPakistan: 14.2 % of GDPPoland: 17.1 % of GDPPalestine: 7.3 % of GDPPortugal: 15.6 % of GDPPalau: 1.6 % of GDPParaguay: 23.4 % of GDPQatar: 58.3 % of GDPRomania: 24.1 % of GDPSerbia: 13.8 % of GDPRussia: 24.3 % of GDPRwanda: 16.7 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 44.9 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 15.4 % of GDPSudan: 9.9 % of GDPSweden: 26.3 % of GDPSingapore: 45.5 % of GDPSlovenia: 22.2 % of GDPSlovakia: 25.1 % of GDPSierra Leone: -4.9 % of GDPSenegal: 16.3 % of GDPEl Salvador: 10.1 % of GDPEswatini: 26.9 % of GDPTogo: 13 % of GDPThailand: 27.2 % of GDPTajikistan: 11.8 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 183.7 % of GDPTunisia: 14.9 % of GDPTürkiye: 26.3 % of GDPTanzania: 23.2 % of GDPUkraine: 7.9 % of GDPUganda: 22.5 % of GDPUnited States: 18.6 % of GDPUruguay: 14.5 % of GDPUzbekistan: 25.8 % of GDPVenezuela: 25.7 % of GDPVietnam: 33.2 % of GDPVanuatu: 19.3 % of GDPSamoa: 27.7 % of GDPYemen: 4.8 % of GDPSouth Africa: 13.8 % of GDPZambia: 37.9 % of GDPZimbabwe: -0.5 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2013. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2013

Timor-Leste: 183.7 % of GDPTimor-Leste183.7Brunei: 60.3 % of GDPBrunei60.3Qatar: 58.3 % of GDPQatar58.3Republic of the Congo: 57.9 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo57.9Kuwait: 55.5 % of GDPKuwait55.5Macao: 53.4 % of GDPMacao53.4China: 47 % of GDPChina47Algeria: 46.6 % of GDPAlgeria46.6Singapore: 45.5 % of GDPSingapore45.5Saudi Arabia: 44.9 % of GDPSaudi Arabia44.9Bhutan: 44 % of GDPBhutan44Azerbaijan: 42.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan42.8Iraq: 41.4 % of GDPIraq41.4Gabon: 40.3 % of GDPGabon40.3Bermuda: 40 % of GDPBermuda40Bangladesh: 39.7 % of GDPBangladesh39.7Oman: 38.2 % of GDPOman38.2Zambia: 37.9 % of GDPZambia37.9Nepal: 37.1 % of GDPNepal37.1Philippines: 36.4 % of GDPPhilippines36.4Switzerland: 35.9 % of GDPSwitzerland35.9Mauritania: 35.5 % of GDPMauritania35.5Norway: 34.8 % of GDPNorway34.8South Korea: 34.5 % of GDPSouth Korea34.5India: 34.3 % of GDPIndia34.3Bahrain: 33.3 % of GDPBahrain33.3Vietnam: 33.2 % of GDPVietnam33.2Panama: 33 % of GDPPanama33Morocco: 32.6 % of GDPMorocco32.6Angola: 32.2 % of GDPAngola32.2Indonesia: 31.1 % of GDPIndonesia31.1Libya: 30.3 % of GDPLibya30.3Botswana: 29.9 % of GDPBotswana29.9Malaysia: 29.4 % of GDPMalaysia29.4Cape Verde: 29.2 % of GDPCape Verde29.2Kazakhstan: 29 % of GDPKazakhstan29Belarus: 28.4 % of GDPBelarus28.4Ethiopia: 28.3 % of GDPEthiopia28.3Samoa: 27.7 % of GDPSamoa27.7North Macedonia: 27.4 % of GDPNorth Macedonia27.4Timor-Leste: 183.7 % of GDPTimor-Leste183.7Brunei: 60.3 % of GDPBrunei60.3Qatar: 58.3 % of GDPQatar58.3Republic of the Congo: 57.9 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo57.9Kuwait: 55.5 % of GDPKuwait55.5Macao: 53.4 % of GDPMacao53.4China: 47 % of GDPChina47Algeria: 46.6 % of GDPAlgeria46.6Singapore: 45.5 % of GDPSingapore45.5Saudi Arabia: 44.9 % of GDPSaudi Arabia44.9Bhutan: 44 % of GDPBhutan44Azerbaijan: 42.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan42.8Iraq: 41.4 % of GDPIraq41.4Gabon: 40.3 % of GDPGabon40.3Bermuda: 40 % of GDPBermuda40Bangladesh: 39.7 % of GDPBangladesh39.7Oman: 38.2 % of GDPOman38.2Zambia: 37.9 % of GDPZambia37.9Nepal: 37.1 % of GDPNepal37.1Philippines: 36.4 % of GDPPhilippines36.4Switzerland: 35.9 % of GDPSwitzerland35.9Mauritania: 35.5 % of GDPMauritania35.5Norway: 34.8 % of GDPNorway34.8South Korea: 34.5 % of GDPSouth Korea34.5India: 34.3 % of GDPIndia34.3Bahrain: 33.3 % of GDPBahrain33.3Vietnam: 33.2 % of GDPVietnam33.2Panama: 33 % of GDPPanama33Morocco: 32.6 % of GDPMorocco32.6Angola: 32.2 % of GDPAngola32.2Indonesia: 31.1 % of GDPIndonesia31.1Libya: 30.3 % of GDPLibya30.3Botswana: 29.9 % of GDPBotswana29.9Malaysia: 29.4 % of GDPMalaysia29.4Cape Verde: 29.2 % of GDPCape Verde29.2Kazakhstan: 29 % of GDPKazakhstan29Belarus: 28.4 % of GDPBelarus28.4Ethiopia: 28.3 % of GDPEthiopia28.3Samoa: 27.7 % of GDPSamoa27.7North Macedonia: 27.4 % of GDPNorth Macedonia27.4
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
% of GDP		Change on 2012
1Timor-Leste183.7-71.4 pts
2Brunei60.3-2.6 pts
3Qatar58.3-2.1 pts
4Republic of the Congo57.9+0.3 pts
5Kuwait55.5-3.5 pts
6Macao53.4-0.1 pts
7China47-1.2 pts
8Algeria46.6-2.1 pts
9Singapore45.5-1.7 pts
10Saudi Arabia44.9-4.7 pts
11Bhutan44-6.7 pts
12Azerbaijan42.8-1.5 pts
13Iraq41.4-0.3 pts
14Gabon40.3-3.6 pts
15Bermuda40+0.6 pts
16Bangladesh39.7-0.9 pts
17Oman38.2-1 pts
18Zambia37.9-3.1 pts
19Nepal37.1+2.5 pts
20Philippines36.4+1.2 pts
21Switzerland35.9-0.5 pts
22Mauritania35.5-1.2 pts
23Norway34.8-1.3 pts
24South Korea34.5+0.2 pts
25India34.3-1 pts
26Bahrain33.3-3.1 pts
27Vietnam33.2-1.7 pts
28Panama33+1 pts
29Morocco32.6+1.3 pts
30Angola32.2-5.4 pts
31Indonesia31.1-0.9 pts
32Libya30.3-15.3 pts
33Botswana29.9-3.6 pts
34Malaysia29.4-1.5 pts
35Cape Verde29.2+0.1 pts
36Kazakhstan29-0.8 pts
37Belarus28.4-2.8 pts
38Ethiopia28.3-2.6 pts
39Samoa27.7-3.6 pts
40North Macedonia27.4+0.7 pts
41Ecuador27.3+0.2 pts
42Thailand27.2-1.7 pts
43Estonia27.1-0.1 pts
44Eswatini26.9n/a
45Denmark26.7+1.4 pts
46Seychelles26.3+2.8 pts
47Türkiye26.3+0.9 pts
48Germany26.3-0.1 pts
49Netherlands26.3+0.2 pts
50Sweden26.3-0.4 pts
51Mongolia26.3-1.4 pts
52Japan26.2+0.3 pts
53Djibouti26.2n/a
54Uzbekistan25.8-2.6 pts
55Venezuela25.7-2.9 pts
56Austria25.6-0.3 pts
57Hong Kong25.5-1.2 pts
58Kiribati25.2-0.9 pts
59Slovakia25.1+1.9 pts
60Hungary24.8+3.5 pts
61Israel24.6+1 pts
62Russia24.3-3 pts
63Niger24.2+0.9 pts
64Romania24.1+1.6 pts
65Bolivia23.9-1.8 pts
66Belgium23.8-0.4 pts
67Australia23.8-0.4 pts
68Czechia23.7+0.1 pts
69Paraguay23.4+3.8 pts
70Tanzania23.2+1 pts
71Latvia22.7-2.2 pts
72Chile22.7-0.8 pts
73Peru22.5-0.4 pts
74Uganda22.5+3.9 pts
75Luxembourg22.4-3.1 pts
76Bulgaria22.3+1.2 pts
77Lesotho22.3+4.5 pts
78Slovenia22.2+1.6 pts
79Lithuania22.2+3.5 pts
80French Polynesia22+2.9 pts
81Ireland21.9+5.2 pts
82Iceland21.8+8.8 pts
83Mali21.7+2.9 pts
84Canada21.6+0.7 pts
85France21.20 pts
86Bahamas21+0.1 pts
87Finland20.5-0.9 pts
88Tonga20.4-3.3 pts
89Albania19.8+0.4 pts
90Moldova19.7+3 pts
91New Zealand19.7+2.1 pts
92Spain19.5+0.8 pts
93Democratic Republic of the Congo19.4-0.7 pts
94Malta19.3+0.7 pts
95Vanuatu19.3+4.4 pts
96Namibia19.2+4.2 pts
97New Caledonia19.1-0 pts
98Cambodia19.1+0.1 pts
99United States18.6+0.2 pts
100Colombia18.2-0.2 pts
101Brazil18.2+0.5 pts
102Italy18+0.3 pts
103Fiji18+2.1 pts
104Nicaragua17.9-1.3 pts
105Dominican Republic17.9+0.7 pts
106Belize17.8-2.1 pts
107Croatia17.8+1.9 pts
108Poland17.1+0.5 pts
109Mauritius16.8-1.6 pts
110Rwanda16.7+2.8 pts
111Mexico16.4-2.8 pts
112Senegal16.3+0.4 pts
113Benin16.3+2.7 pts
114Georgia16.2+1.4 pts
115Marshall Islands15.6+1.8 pts
116Portugal15.6+1.6 pts
117Solomon Islands15.4-0.1 pts
118Cameroon15.3+0.2 pts
119Argentina15.2-1 pts
120Ghana15.2+9.9 pts
121Tunisia14.9-2 pts
122Armenia14.8+0.7 pts
123Uruguay14.5+1.7 pts
124Burkina Faso14.4-3.7 pts
125Pakistan14.2+0.5 pts
126Serbia13.8+3 pts
127South Africa13.8+0.3 pts
128Costa Rica13.8-0 pts
129Haiti13.7-0.5 pts
130Egypt13.7+0.8 pts
131Togo13+0.4 pts
132Honduras12.7-3.3 pts
133United Kingdom12.7-0.7 pts
134Tajikistan11.8+0.4 pts
135Guatemala11.60 pts
136Cyprus11.1-1 pts
137Mozambique10.9+0.5 pts
138El Salvador10.1-1.8 pts
139Greece10.1+2.5 pts
140Sudan9.9-0 pts
141Kyrgyzstan9.1-3.6 pts
142Madagascar8.3-4.6 pts
143Guinea-Bissau8.1+2.9 pts
144Ukraine7.9-4.4 pts
145Montenegro7.3+2.6 pts
146Palestine7.3+0.4 pts
147Curaçao7.3+1 pts
148Aruba7.2+1.4 pts
149Laos5.7-1.2 pts
150Bosnia and Herzegovina5.7+1.8 pts
151Gambia5.6-10.1 pts
152Kenya5-1.5 pts
153Yemen4.8-3.3 pts
154Burundi3.9-6.7 pts
155Palau1.6-0 pts
156Zimbabwe-0.5+6.3 pts
157Lebanon-2.3+0.2 pts
158Sierra Leone-4.9-22.4 pts
159Guinea-7.8-13.5 pts
160Côte d’Ivoire-8.3+1.6 pts
161São Tomé and Príncipe-16.3+22.9 pts

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 18 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Which country has the highest gross savings, share of GDP?

Timor-Leste, with 183.7% of GDP in 2013, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest gross savings, share of GDP?

São Tomé and Príncipe, with -16.3% of GDP in 2013.

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