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Countries by gross savings, share of GDP

Kiribati had the highest gross savings, share of GDP of 160 countries in 2017, at 57.1% of GDP. São Tomé and Príncipe had the lowest, at -14.4% of GDP. The median was 21.6% of GDP and the figure for the World was 26.4% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest57.1Kiribati
Lowest-14.4São Tomé and Príncipe
Median21.6160 countries
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Map of countries, 2017

Albania: 20.4 % of GDPArmenia: 17.2 % of GDPAngola: 28.1 % of GDPArgentina: 13.1 % of GDPAustria: 26.4 % of GDPAustralia: 21.6 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 29 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 13.7 % of GDPBangladesh: 35.3 % of GDPBelgium: 23.9 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 14.8 % of GDPBulgaria: 22.9 % of GDPBurundi: 10.9 % of GDPBenin: 18.3 % of GDPBrunei: 55.3 % of GDPBolivia: 18.5 % of GDPBrazil: 13.6 % of GDPBahamas: 16.9 % of GDPBhutan: 32.9 % of GDPBotswana: 30.8 % of GDPBelarus: 28 % of GDPBelize: 18.2 % of GDPCanada: 19.8 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 24.3 % of GDPSwitzerland: 32.4 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 19.2 % of GDPChile: 19.8 % of GDPCameroon: 16.3 % of GDPChina: 44.3 % of GDPColombia: 17.1 % of GDPCosta Rica: 14.2 % of GDPCape Verde: 25.6 % of GDPCyprus: 15.4 % of GDPCzechia: 25.7 % of GDPGermany: 28.7 % of GDPDjibouti: 16.8 % of GDPDenmark: 29.3 % of GDPDominican Republic: 21.2 % of GDPAlgeria: 39.5 % of GDPEcuador: 22.1 % of GDPEstonia: 28.3 % of GDPEgypt: 14.1 % of GDPSpain: 22.4 % of GDPEthiopia: 26.8 % of GDPFinland: 23.5 % of GDPFiji: 14.8 % of GDPFrance: 21.6 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 15.8 % of GDPGeorgia: 17.2 % of GDPGhana: 15.9 % of GDPGambia: 18.7 % of GDPGuinea: 11.4 % of GDPGreece: 9.1 % of GDPGuatemala: 14.8 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 19.4 % of GDPHong Kong: 26.7 % of GDPHonduras: 23.2 % of GDPCroatia: 24.4 % of GDPHaiti: 15.8 % of GDPHungary: 24.9 % of GDPIndonesia: 30.9 % of GDPIreland: 34.9 % of GDPIsrael: 26.4 % of GDPIndia: 31.7 % of GDPIraq: 32.1 % of GDPIceland: 26.5 % of GDPItaly: 20.6 % of GDPJapan: 30.6 % of GDPKenya: 13.3 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 26.7 % of GDPCambodia: 25.1 % of GDPKiribati: 57.1 % of GDPSouth Korea: 36.5 % of GDPKuwait: 35.5 % of GDPKazakhstan: 25.9 % of GDPLebanon: -0.9 % of GDPSri Lanka: 37.3 % of GDPLesotho: 7.4 % of GDPLithuania: 21.5 % of GDPLuxembourg: 21.7 % of GDPLatvia: 24.2 % of GDPLibya: 21.4 % of GDPMorocco: 28.6 % of GDPMoldova: 16.2 % of GDPMontenegro: 12.4 % of GDPMadagascar: 15.1 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 31.9 % of GDPMali: 19.3 % of GDPMongolia: 17.4 % of GDPMauritania: 30.4 % of GDPMauritius: 18.3 % of GDPMalawi: 3.9 % of GDPMexico: 20.6 % of GDPMalaysia: 28.3 % of GDPMozambique: 10.5 % of GDPNamibia: 13.1 % of GDPNiger: 23.9 % of GDPNicaragua: 22.4 % of GDPNetherlands: 28.3 % of GDPNorway: 28.9 % of GDPNepal: 41.9 % of GDPNew Zealand: 20.8 % of GDPOman: 20.6 % of GDPPanama: 34.3 % of GDPPeru: 20.6 % of GDPPhilippines: 35.5 % of GDPPakistan: 12.9 % of GDPPoland: 18.7 % of GDPPalestine: 14.4 % of GDPPortugal: 18.4 % of GDPPalau: 5.8 % of GDPParaguay: 24.2 % of GDPQatar: 47.4 % of GDPRomania: 20.8 % of GDPSerbia: 15.7 % of GDPRussia: 25.7 % of GDPRwanda: 14.5 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 27.1 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 15.1 % of GDPSudan: 9.4 % of GDPSweden: 26.8 % of GDPSingapore: 46.6 % of GDPSlovenia: 27.1 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.8 % of GDPSierra Leone: 14.1 % of GDPSenegal: 22.5 % of GDPEl Salvador: 15 % of GDPEswatini: 24 % of GDPTogo: 15.6 % of GDPThailand: 31.9 % of GDPTajikistan: 30.5 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 20.4 % of GDPTunisia: 11 % of GDPTürkiye: 28.8 % of GDPTanzania: 30.6 % of GDPUkraine: 16.9 % of GDPUganda: 23.6 % of GDPUnited States: 19 % of GDPUruguay: 16.1 % of GDPUzbekistan: 29.2 % of GDPVenezuela: 23.2 % of GDPVietnam: 28.9 % of GDPVanuatu: 20.6 % of GDPSamoa: 31.9 % of GDPSouth Africa: 14.2 % of GDPZambia: 43.3 % of GDPZimbabwe: 8.4 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2017. 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, 2017

Kiribati: 57.1 % of GDPKiribati57.1Brunei: 55.3 % of GDPBrunei55.3Macao: 50 % of GDPMacao50Qatar: 47.4 % of GDPQatar47.4Singapore: 46.6 % of GDPSingapore46.6China: 44.3 % of GDPChina44.3Zambia: 43.3 % of GDPZambia43.3Nepal: 41.9 % of GDPNepal41.9Bermuda: 40.5 % of GDPBermuda40.5Algeria: 39.5 % of GDPAlgeria39.5Sri Lanka: 37.3 % of GDPSri Lanka37.3South Korea: 36.5 % of GDPSouth Korea36.5Kuwait: 35.5 % of GDPKuwait35.5Philippines: 35.5 % of GDPPhilippines35.5Bangladesh: 35.3 % of GDPBangladesh35.3Ireland: 34.9 % of GDPIreland34.9San Marino: 34.7 % of GDPSan Marino34.7Panama: 34.3 % of GDPPanama34.3Malta: 33.3 % of GDPMalta33.3Bhutan: 32.9 % of GDPBhutan32.9Switzerland: 32.4 % of GDPSwitzerland32.4Iraq: 32.1 % of GDPIraq32.1Thailand: 31.9 % of GDPThailand31.9Samoa: 31.9 % of GDPSamoa31.9North Macedonia: 31.9 % of GDPNorth Macedonia31.9India: 31.7 % of GDPIndia31.7Indonesia: 30.9 % of GDPIndonesia30.9Botswana: 30.8 % of GDPBotswana30.8Japan: 30.6 % of GDPJapan30.6Tanzania: 30.6 % of GDPTanzania30.6Tajikistan: 30.5 % of GDPTajikistan30.5Mauritania: 30.4 % of GDPMauritania30.4Bahrain: 29.6 % of GDPBahrain29.6Denmark: 29.3 % of GDPDenmark29.3Uzbekistan: 29.2 % of GDPUzbekistan29.2Azerbaijan: 29 % of GDPAzerbaijan29Norway: 28.9 % of GDPNorway28.9Vietnam: 28.9 % of GDPVietnam28.9Türkiye: 28.8 % of GDPTürkiye28.8Germany: 28.7 % of GDPGermany28.7Kiribati: 57.1 % of GDPKiribati57.1Brunei: 55.3 % of GDPBrunei55.3Macao: 50 % of GDPMacao50Qatar: 47.4 % of GDPQatar47.4Singapore: 46.6 % of GDPSingapore46.6China: 44.3 % of GDPChina44.3Zambia: 43.3 % of GDPZambia43.3Nepal: 41.9 % of GDPNepal41.9Bermuda: 40.5 % of GDPBermuda40.5Algeria: 39.5 % of GDPAlgeria39.5Sri Lanka: 37.3 % of GDPSri Lanka37.3South Korea: 36.5 % of GDPSouth Korea36.5Kuwait: 35.5 % of GDPKuwait35.5Philippines: 35.5 % of GDPPhilippines35.5Bangladesh: 35.3 % of GDPBangladesh35.3Ireland: 34.9 % of GDPIreland34.9San Marino: 34.7 % of GDPSan Marino34.7Panama: 34.3 % of GDPPanama34.3Malta: 33.3 % of GDPMalta33.3Bhutan: 32.9 % of GDPBhutan32.9Switzerland: 32.4 % of GDPSwitzerland32.4Iraq: 32.1 % of GDPIraq32.1Thailand: 31.9 % of GDPThailand31.9Samoa: 31.9 % of GDPSamoa31.9North Macedonia: 31.9 % of GDPNorth Macedonia31.9India: 31.7 % of GDPIndia31.7Indonesia: 30.9 % of GDPIndonesia30.9Botswana: 30.8 % of GDPBotswana30.8Japan: 30.6 % of GDPJapan30.6Tanzania: 30.6 % of GDPTanzania30.6Tajikistan: 30.5 % of GDPTajikistan30.5Mauritania: 30.4 % of GDPMauritania30.4Bahrain: 29.6 % of GDPBahrain29.6Denmark: 29.3 % of GDPDenmark29.3Uzbekistan: 29.2 % of GDPUzbekistan29.2Azerbaijan: 29 % of GDPAzerbaijan29Norway: 28.9 % of GDPNorway28.9Vietnam: 28.9 % of GDPVietnam28.9Türkiye: 28.8 % of GDPTürkiye28.8Germany: 28.7 % of GDPGermany28.7
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross savings (% of GDP) (NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017
% of GDP		Change on 2016
1Kiribati57.1+18.6 pts
2Brunei55.3-1.1 pts
3Macao50+2 pts
4Qatar47.4+3.4 pts
5Singapore46.6+1.4 pts
6China44.3+0.5 pts
7Zambia43.3+5.9 pts
8Nepal41.9+6.6 pts
9Bermuda40.5+1.2 pts
10Algeria39.5-0.3 pts
11Sri Lanka37.3+2.8 pts
12South Korea36.5+0.2 pts
13Kuwait35.5+10 pts
14Philippines35.5+0.4 pts
15Bangladesh35.3-2 pts
16Ireland34.9+0.1 pts
17San Marino34.7n/a
18Panama34.3+2 pts
19Malta33.3+10.8 pts
20Bhutan32.9+0.4 pts
21Switzerland32.4-1.5 pts
22Iraq32.1+7.7 pts
23Thailand31.9+1.9 pts
24Samoa31.9-2.2 pts
25North Macedonia31.9+1.6 pts
26India31.7-0 pts
27Indonesia30.9+1 pts
28Botswana30.8+0.7 pts
29Japan30.6+0.6 pts
30Tanzania30.6+0.8 pts
31Tajikistan30.5-1.8 pts
32Mauritania30.4+2.4 pts
33Bahrain29.6+5.8 pts
34Denmark29.3+0.5 pts
35Uzbekistan29.2+9.4 pts
36Azerbaijan29+6.4 pts
37Norway28.9+0.7 pts
38Vietnam28.9+0.4 pts
39Türkiye28.8+1.4 pts
40Germany28.70 pts
41Morocco28.6+0.3 pts
42Malaysia28.3-0 pts
43Netherlands28.3+1.3 pts
44Estonia28.3+2.3 pts
45Angola28.1+1.4 pts
46Belarus28+1.6 pts
47Saudi Arabia27.1+2.5 pts
48Slovenia27.1+2.9 pts
49Ethiopia26.8-5 pts
50Sweden26.8+1.1 pts
51Kyrgyzstan26.7+4.2 pts
52Hong Kong26.7+1.2 pts
53Iceland26.5-3.3 pts
54Israel26.4+0.1 pts
55Austria26.4-0.7 pts
56Kazakhstan25.9+2 pts
57Czechia25.7+1 pts
58Russia25.7+0.7 pts
59Cape Verde25.6-2.5 pts
60Cambodia25.1+2.3 pts
61Hungary24.9-1.4 pts
62Croatia24.4+2.2 pts
63Democratic Republic of the Congo24.3+2.9 pts
64Paraguay24.2-0.1 pts
65Latvia24.2+0.7 pts
66Eswatini24-1.4 pts
67Belgium23.9+0.3 pts
68Niger23.9+0.4 pts
69Uganda23.6-0.6 pts
70Finland23.5+2.2 pts
71Venezuela23.2-2.2 pts
72Honduras23.2+2.7 pts
73Bulgaria22.9+1 pts
74Senegal22.5+1.3 pts
75Nicaragua22.4-0.1 pts
76Spain22.4+0.2 pts
77Ecuador22.1+0.8 pts
78Slovakia21.8-1.1 pts
79Luxembourg21.7+2.1 pts
80France21.6+0.5 pts
81Australia21.6+1 pts
82Maldives21.5+5.1 pts
83Lithuania21.5+2.2 pts
84Libya21.4+19.6 pts
85Dominican Republic21.2-0 pts
86Romania20.8-0.8 pts
87New Zealand20.8+0.1 pts
88Tonga20.7+6 pts
89Mexico20.6+1.2 pts
90Italy20.6+0.4 pts
91Peru20.6+0.2 pts
92Vanuatu20.6+1.3 pts
93Oman20.6+1.2 pts
94Timor-Leste20.4-0.7 pts
95Albania20.4+1.1 pts
96Canada19.8+0.7 pts
97Chile19.8-1.2 pts
98Guinea-Bissau19.4+3.6 pts
99Mali19.3-1.8 pts
100Côte d’Ivoire19.2-3.2 pts
101United States19+0.4 pts
102Poland18.7-0.3 pts
103Gambia18.7-1.2 pts
104Bolivia18.5+3.1 pts
105Portugal18.4+1.7 pts
106Mauritius18.3+1.7 pts
107Benin18.3+0.3 pts
108Belize18.2-2.6 pts
109Mongolia17.4+0.4 pts
110Georgia17.2+0.5 pts
111Armenia17.2-0.7 pts
112Colombia17.1-0.4 pts
113Bahamas16.9-5.9 pts
114Ukraine16.9-2.9 pts
115Djibouti16.8-4.1 pts
116Cameroon16.3-0.2 pts
117Moldova16.2-2.1 pts
118Uruguay16.1-2.2 pts
119Ghana15.9-2.8 pts
120Haiti15.8+3.3 pts
121United Kingdom15.8+2.4 pts
122Serbia15.7-0.7 pts
123Togo15.6+2.1 pts
124Cyprus15.4+2.3 pts
125Madagascar15.1-1 pts
126Solomon Islands15.1+5.4 pts
127El Salvador15+1.3 pts
128Guatemala14.8-0 pts
129Burkina Faso14.8+1.3 pts
130Fiji14.8-2.8 pts
131Rwanda14.5+3.9 pts
132Palestine14.4+2.9 pts
133Costa Rica14.2-1.6 pts
134South Africa14.2-0 pts
135Sierra Leone14.1+0.6 pts
136Egypt14.1+4.4 pts
137Bosnia and Herzegovina13.7+2.2 pts
138Brazil13.6+0.2 pts
139Aruba13.6-1.6 pts
140Kenya13.3-0.7 pts
141Namibia13.1+7.1 pts
142Argentina13.1-1.6 pts
143Pakistan12.9-1.4 pts
144Montenegro12.4+3.8 pts
145Guinea11.4+12.1 pts
146Comoros11.4+3.2 pts
147Tunisia11-0.7 pts
148Burundi10.9+4.5 pts
149Mozambique10.5+3.7 pts
150Marshall Islands10.1-13.8 pts
151Sudan9.4-0.1 pts
152Greece9.1-0.6 pts
153Zimbabwe8.4+9.6 pts
154Curaçao8.2-4.1 pts
155Lesotho7.4-10.1 pts
156Seychelles7.2-0.2 pts
157Palau5.8-3 pts
158Malawi3.9n/a
159Lebanon-0.9-3 pts
160São Tomé and Príncipe-14.4-0.1 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. 19 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 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?

Kiribati, with 57.1% of GDP in 2017, according to the World Bank.

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

São Tomé and Príncipe, with -14.4% of GDP in 2017.

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