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Countries by gross savings, share of GDP

Brunei had the highest gross savings, share of GDP of 163 countries in 2016, at 56.4% of GDP. São Tomé and Príncipe had the lowest, at -14.3% of GDP. The median was 21.2% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.8% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest56.4Brunei
Lowest-14.3São Tomé and Príncipe
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Map of countries, 2016

Albania: 19.3 % of GDPArmenia: 17.9 % of GDPAngola: 26.7 % of GDPArgentina: 14.6 % of GDPAustria: 27.1 % of GDPAustralia: 20.5 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 22.6 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 11.5 % of GDPBangladesh: 37.3 % of GDPBelgium: 23.7 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 13.5 % of GDPBulgaria: 22 % of GDPBurundi: 6.3 % of GDPBenin: 18 % of GDPBrunei: 56.4 % of GDPBolivia: 15.4 % of GDPBrazil: 13.4 % of GDPBahamas: 22.8 % of GDPBhutan: 32.5 % of GDPBotswana: 30.1 % of GDPBelarus: 26.4 % of GDPBelize: 20.8 % of GDPCanada: 19.1 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 21.4 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 24.9 % of GDPSwitzerland: 33.9 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 22.4 % of GDPChile: 21.1 % of GDPCameroon: 16.5 % of GDPChina: 43.9 % of GDPColombia: 17.5 % of GDPCosta Rica: 15.9 % of GDPCape Verde: 28.1 % of GDPCyprus: 13.1 % of GDPCzechia: 24.8 % of GDPGermany: 28.7 % of GDPDjibouti: 20.9 % of GDPDenmark: 28.8 % of GDPDominican Republic: 21.2 % of GDPAlgeria: 39.8 % of GDPEcuador: 21.3 % of GDPEstonia: 26 % of GDPEgypt: 9.7 % of GDPSpain: 22.2 % of GDPEthiopia: 31.8 % of GDPFinland: 21.3 % of GDPFiji: 17.6 % of GDPFrance: 21.2 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 13.3 % of GDPGeorgia: 16.7 % of GDPGhana: 18.6 % of GDPGambia: 19.9 % of GDPGuinea: -0.7 % of GDPGreece: 9.7 % of GDPGuatemala: 14.8 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 15.8 % of GDPHong Kong: 25.5 % of GDPHonduras: 20.4 % of GDPCroatia: 22.2 % of GDPHaiti: 12.5 % of GDPHungary: 26.2 % of GDPIndonesia: 29.9 % of GDPIreland: 34.7 % of GDPIsrael: 26.3 % of GDPIndia: 31.7 % of GDPIraq: 24.4 % of GDPIceland: 29.7 % of GDPItaly: 20.2 % of GDPJapan: 30.1 % of GDPKenya: 14 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 22.5 % of GDPCambodia: 22.8 % of GDPKiribati: 38.5 % of GDPSouth Korea: 36.3 % of GDPKuwait: 25.5 % of GDPKazakhstan: 23.9 % of GDPLaos: 17.6 % of GDPLebanon: 2.1 % of GDPSri Lanka: 34.5 % of GDPLesotho: 17.5 % of GDPLithuania: 19.3 % of GDPLuxembourg: 19.6 % of GDPLatvia: 23.5 % of GDPLibya: 1.8 % of GDPMorocco: 28.3 % of GDPMoldova: 18.4 % of GDPMontenegro: 8.6 % of GDPMadagascar: 16.1 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 30.3 % of GDPMali: 21.1 % of GDPMongolia: 17 % of GDPMauritania: 28 % of GDPMauritius: 16.6 % of GDPMexico: 19.4 % of GDPMalaysia: 28.4 % of GDPMozambique: 6.8 % of GDPNamibia: 6 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 19.3 % of GDPNiger: 23.5 % of GDPNicaragua: 22.5 % of GDPNetherlands: 27 % of GDPNorway: 28.2 % of GDPNepal: 35.3 % of GDPNew Zealand: 20.7 % of GDPOman: 19.4 % of GDPPanama: 32.3 % of GDPPeru: 20.4 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 23.3 % of GDPPhilippines: 35.1 % of GDPPakistan: 14.3 % of GDPPoland: 19 % of GDPPalestine: 11.5 % of GDPPortugal: 16.7 % of GDPPalau: 8.8 % of GDPParaguay: 24.3 % of GDPQatar: 44 % of GDPRomania: 21.6 % of GDPSerbia: 16.4 % of GDPRussia: 25 % of GDPRwanda: 10.7 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 24.6 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 9.7 % of GDPSudan: 9.5 % of GDPSweden: 25.7 % of GDPSingapore: 45.2 % of GDPSlovenia: 24.2 % of GDPSlovakia: 22.8 % of GDPSierra Leone: 13.5 % of GDPSenegal: 21.2 % of GDPEl Salvador: 13.7 % of GDPEswatini: 25.4 % of GDPTogo: 13.5 % of GDPThailand: 30.1 % of GDPTajikistan: 32.3 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 21.1 % of GDPTunisia: 11.7 % of GDPTürkiye: 27.3 % of GDPTanzania: 29.9 % of GDPUkraine: 19.7 % of GDPUganda: 24.2 % of GDPUnited States: 18.6 % of GDPUruguay: 18.3 % of GDPUzbekistan: 19.7 % of GDPVenezuela: 25.4 % of GDPVietnam: 28.5 % of GDPVanuatu: 19.3 % of GDPSamoa: 34.1 % of GDPYemen: -4.5 % of GDPSouth Africa: 14.3 % of GDPZambia: 37.4 % of GDPZimbabwe: -1.2 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2016. 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, 2016

Brunei: 56.4 % of GDPBrunei56.4Macao: 48 % of GDPMacao48Singapore: 45.2 % of GDPSingapore45.2Qatar: 44 % of GDPQatar44China: 43.9 % of GDPChina43.9Algeria: 39.8 % of GDPAlgeria39.8Bermuda: 39.3 % of GDPBermuda39.3Kiribati: 38.5 % of GDPKiribati38.5Zambia: 37.4 % of GDPZambia37.4Bangladesh: 37.3 % of GDPBangladesh37.3South Korea: 36.3 % of GDPSouth Korea36.3Nepal: 35.3 % of GDPNepal35.3Philippines: 35.1 % of GDPPhilippines35.1Ireland: 34.7 % of GDPIreland34.7Sri Lanka: 34.5 % of GDPSri Lanka34.5Samoa: 34.1 % of GDPSamoa34.1Switzerland: 33.9 % of GDPSwitzerland33.9Bhutan: 32.5 % of GDPBhutan32.5Tajikistan: 32.3 % of GDPTajikistan32.3Panama: 32.3 % of GDPPanama32.3Ethiopia: 31.8 % of GDPEthiopia31.8India: 31.7 % of GDPIndia31.7North Macedonia: 30.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia30.3Botswana: 30.1 % of GDPBotswana30.1Thailand: 30.1 % of GDPThailand30.1Japan: 30.1 % of GDPJapan30.1Indonesia: 29.9 % of GDPIndonesia29.9Tanzania: 29.9 % of GDPTanzania29.9Iceland: 29.7 % of GDPIceland29.7Denmark: 28.8 % of GDPDenmark28.8Germany: 28.7 % of GDPGermany28.7Vietnam: 28.5 % of GDPVietnam28.5Malaysia: 28.4 % of GDPMalaysia28.4Morocco: 28.3 % of GDPMorocco28.3Norway: 28.2 % of GDPNorway28.2Cape Verde: 28.1 % of GDPCape Verde28.1Mauritania: 28 % of GDPMauritania28Türkiye: 27.3 % of GDPTürkiye27.3Austria: 27.1 % of GDPAustria27.1Netherlands: 27 % of GDPNetherlands27Brunei: 56.4 % of GDPBrunei56.4Macao: 48 % of GDPMacao48Singapore: 45.2 % of GDPSingapore45.2Qatar: 44 % of GDPQatar44China: 43.9 % of GDPChina43.9Algeria: 39.8 % of GDPAlgeria39.8Bermuda: 39.3 % of GDPBermuda39.3Kiribati: 38.5 % of GDPKiribati38.5Zambia: 37.4 % of GDPZambia37.4Bangladesh: 37.3 % of GDPBangladesh37.3South Korea: 36.3 % of GDPSouth Korea36.3Nepal: 35.3 % of GDPNepal35.3Philippines: 35.1 % of GDPPhilippines35.1Ireland: 34.7 % of GDPIreland34.7Sri Lanka: 34.5 % of GDPSri Lanka34.5Samoa: 34.1 % of GDPSamoa34.1Switzerland: 33.9 % of GDPSwitzerland33.9Bhutan: 32.5 % of GDPBhutan32.5Tajikistan: 32.3 % of GDPTajikistan32.3Panama: 32.3 % of GDPPanama32.3Ethiopia: 31.8 % of GDPEthiopia31.8India: 31.7 % of GDPIndia31.7North Macedonia: 30.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia30.3Botswana: 30.1 % of GDPBotswana30.1Thailand: 30.1 % of GDPThailand30.1Japan: 30.1 % of GDPJapan30.1Indonesia: 29.9 % of GDPIndonesia29.9Tanzania: 29.9 % of GDPTanzania29.9Iceland: 29.7 % of GDPIceland29.7Denmark: 28.8 % of GDPDenmark28.8Germany: 28.7 % of GDPGermany28.7Vietnam: 28.5 % of GDPVietnam28.5Malaysia: 28.4 % of GDPMalaysia28.4Morocco: 28.3 % of GDPMorocco28.3Norway: 28.2 % of GDPNorway28.2Cape Verde: 28.1 % of GDPCape Verde28.1Mauritania: 28 % of GDPMauritania28Türkiye: 27.3 % of GDPTürkiye27.3Austria: 27.1 % of GDPAustria27.1Netherlands: 27 % of GDPNetherlands27
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
% of GDP		Change on 2015
1Brunei56.4-0.7 pts
2Macao48-0.3 pts
3Singapore45.2+1.2 pts
4Qatar44-1.6 pts
5China43.9-1.2 pts
6Algeria39.8+0.7 pts
7Bermuda39.3-0.6 pts
8Kiribati38.5-27.3 pts
9Zambia37.4-0.4 pts
10Bangladesh37.3+0.5 pts
11South Korea36.3+0.5 pts
12Nepal35.3-4.8 pts
13Philippines35.1-0.6 pts
14Ireland34.7+2.1 pts
15Sri Lanka34.5+2.4 pts
16Samoa34.1+3.2 pts
17Switzerland33.9-1.3 pts
18Bhutan32.5+5.4 pts
19Tajikistan32.3-9.4 pts
20Panama32.3-1.8 pts
21Ethiopia31.8+1.9 pts
22India31.7-0.7 pts
23North Macedonia30.3+1.6 pts
24Botswana30.1-1.2 pts
25Thailand30.1+2 pts
26Japan30.1+0.5 pts
27Indonesia29.9-0.2 pts
28Tanzania29.9+4.2 pts
29Iceland29.7+4.3 pts
30Denmark28.8+0.3 pts
31Germany28.7+1 pts
32Vietnam28.5+0.4 pts
33Malaysia28.4-0 pts
34Morocco28.30 pts
35Norway28.2-3.3 pts
36Cape Verde28.1-0.5 pts
37Mauritania28+6.5 pts
38Türkiye27.3-0.4 pts
39Austria27.1+1.5 pts
40Netherlands27-0 pts
41Angola26.7+5.6 pts
42Belarus26.4-2.5 pts
43Israel26.3-0.4 pts
44Hungary26.2+0.6 pts
45Estonia26-0.4 pts
46Sweden25.7-0.4 pts
47Hong Kong25.5+0.6 pts
48Kuwait25.5-5.5 pts
49Eswatini25.4-5.2 pts
50Venezuela25.4-9.1 pts
51Russia25-1.4 pts
52Republic of the Congo24.9-14.7 pts
53Czechia24.8-0.9 pts
54Saudi Arabia24.6-0.3 pts
55Iraq24.4-0.6 pts
56Paraguay24.3+2.7 pts
57Uganda24.2+7.6 pts
58Slovenia24.2+0.5 pts
59Kazakhstan23.9-3.7 pts
60Bahrain23.9+0.1 pts
61Marshall Islands23.9-3.5 pts
62Belgium23.7-0.3 pts
63Latvia23.5-0.5 pts
64Niger23.5-0.7 pts
65French Polynesia23.3-0.8 pts
66Slovakia22.8-1.9 pts
67Bahamas22.8+1.9 pts
68Cambodia22.8-0.1 pts
69Azerbaijan22.6-5.5 pts
70Malta22.5-3.4 pts
71Nicaragua22.5-1 pts
72Kyrgyzstan22.5+10.3 pts
73Côte d’Ivoire22.4-0 pts
74Croatia22.20 pts
75Spain22.2+0.8 pts
76Bulgaria22+1 pts
77Romania21.6-3.3 pts
78Democratic Republic of the Congo21.4+1.1 pts
79Finland21.3+0.6 pts
80Ecuador21.3+0.6 pts
81Dominican Republic21.2+0.3 pts
82France21.2-0.4 pts
83Senegal21.2+0.6 pts
84Timor-Leste21.1-47.5 pts
85Mali21.1+0.7 pts
86Chile21.1-1.6 pts
87Djibouti20.9-4.6 pts
88Belize20.8+0.5 pts
89New Zealand20.7-0.2 pts
90Australia20.5-2 pts
91Honduras20.4+0.8 pts
92Peru20.4-0.2 pts
93Italy20.2+1.7 pts
94Gambia19.9+1 pts
95Ukraine19.7-1.7 pts
96Uzbekistan19.7-2.1 pts
97Luxembourg19.6+1.8 pts
98Oman19.4-3.1 pts
99Mexico19.4+0.9 pts
100New Caledonia19.3-0.6 pts
101Albania19.30 pts
102Vanuatu19.3+5.5 pts
103Lithuania19.3-0.8 pts
104Canada19.1-0.4 pts
105Poland19-0.5 pts
106Ghana18.6-2.5 pts
107United States18.6-1.1 pts
108Moldova18.4+0.1 pts
109Uruguay18.3+3.1 pts
110Benin18+3.9 pts
111Armenia17.9-0.6 pts
112Laos17.6+6.9 pts
113Fiji17.6-1.4 pts
114Colombia17.5+0.1 pts
115Lesotho17.5-7 pts
116Mongolia17+0.6 pts
117Portugal16.7+0.8 pts
118Georgia16.7+1.5 pts
119Mauritius16.6+0.4 pts
120Cameroon16.5+2.1 pts
121Serbia16.4+0.1 pts
122Maldives16.4-8.3 pts
123Madagascar16.1+3.2 pts
124Costa Rica15.9+1.3 pts
125Guinea-Bissau15.8-0.9 pts
126Bolivia15.4+1.2 pts
127Aruba15.2-0.1 pts
128Guatemala14.8+1.2 pts
129Tonga14.7+5.6 pts
130Argentina14.6+0.3 pts
131South Africa14.3-0 pts
132Pakistan14.3-0.7 pts
133Kenya14+7.2 pts
134El Salvador13.7+1.4 pts
135Togo13.5-3.9 pts
136Sierra Leone13.5+4.4 pts
137Burkina Faso13.5+1.6 pts
138Brazil13.4-1.1 pts
139United Kingdom13.3-0.3 pts
140Cyprus13.1+0.1 pts
141Haiti12.5+0.1 pts
142Curaçao12.30 pts
143Tunisia11.7-1.3 pts
144Bosnia and Herzegovina11.5+2.6 pts
145Palestine11.5+0.1 pts
146Rwanda10.7+0.7 pts
147Solomon Islands9.7-1.7 pts
148Egypt9.7+0.1 pts
149Greece9.7-0.3 pts
150Sudan9.5+1.4 pts
151Palau8.8+4.1 pts
152Montenegro8.60 pts
153Comoros8.2-5.3 pts
154Seychelles7.4-4.5 pts
155Mozambique6.8-5 pts
156Burundi6.3+3.4 pts
157Namibia6-10.2 pts
158Lebanon2.1-0.4 pts
159Libya1.8-3.9 pts
160Guinea-0.7+6.7 pts
161Zimbabwe-1.2-0.2 pts
162Yemen-4.5+0.6 pts
163São Tomé and Príncipe-14.3+5.7 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. 16 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2016 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?

Brunei, with 56.4% of GDP in 2016, according to the World Bank.

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São Tomé and Príncipe, with -14.3% of GDP in 2016.

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