Countries by saved at a financial institution, adults, 2017

Norway had the highest saved at a financial institution, adults of 144 countries in 2017, at 79.33%. Iraq had the lowest, at 1.62%. The median was 16.28%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest79.33Norway
Lowest1.62Iraq
Median16.28144 countries

Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 28.67 %Afghanistan: 3.67 %Albania: 8.66 %Armenia: 10.02 %Argentina: 7.2 %Austria: 55.8 %Australia: 62.12 %Azerbaijan: 4.53 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 9.79 %Bangladesh: 9.92 %Belgium: 55.64 %Burkina Faso: 12.07 %Bulgaria: 27.8 %Benin: 9.8 %Bolivia: 16.36 %Brazil: 14.5 %Botswana: 17.96 %Belarus: 22.19 %Canada: 67.62 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 4.71 %Central African Republic: 5.75 %Republic of the Congo: 7.38 %Switzerland: 59.51 %Côte d’Ivoire: 6.44 %Chile: 21.13 %Cameroon: 10.92 %China: 33.81 %Colombia: 8.75 %Costa Rica: 23.04 %Cyprus: 26.02 %Czechia: 45.31 %Germany: 55.38 %Denmark: 63.11 %Dominican Republic: 19.48 %Algeria: 11.42 %Ecuador: 12.23 %Estonia: 46.93 %Egypt: 6.23 %Spain: 50.83 %Ethiopia: 26.29 %Finland: 54.54 %France: 48.08 %Gabon: 13.46 %United Kingdom: 63.68 %Georgia: 4.6 %Ghana: 16.19 %Gambia: 9.59 %Guinea: 6.46 %Greece: 12.66 %Guatemala: 12.11 %Hong Kong: 50.92 %Honduras: 14.61 %Croatia: 35.79 %Haiti: 12.16 %Hungary: 23.65 %Indonesia: 21.53 %Ireland: 47.51 %Israel: 53.44 %India: 19.6 %Iraq: 1.62 %Iran: 26.22 %Italy: 45.3 %Jordan: 10.11 %Japan: 64.46 %Kenya: 26.78 %Kyrgyzstan: 2.99 %Cambodia: 5.34 %South Korea: 55.31 %Kuwait: 26.61 %Kazakhstan: 13.87 %Laos: 18.02 %Lebanon: 21.15 %Sri Lanka: 28.79 %Liberia: 10.88 %Lesotho: 8.8 %Lithuania: 33.95 %Luxembourg: 61.58 %Latvia: 27.51 %Libya: 17.1 %Moldova: 8.75 %Montenegro: 10.1 %Madagascar: 3.96 %North Macedonia: 17.27 %Mali: 6.07 %Myanmar: 8.07 %Mongolia: 19.34 %Mauritania: 9.13 %Mauritius: 24.36 %Malawi: 8.7 %Mexico: 9.3 %Malaysia: 37.77 %Mozambique: 10.8 %Namibia: 34.44 %Niger: 1.9 %Nigeria: 20.55 %Nicaragua: 8.06 %Netherlands: 59.35 %Norway: 79.33 %Nepal: 17.1 %New Zealand: 69.4 %Panama: 14.45 %Peru: 8.21 %Philippines: 11.93 %Pakistan: 6.1 %Poland: 32.56 %Palestine: 6.01 %Portugal: 31.63 %Paraguay: 6.29 %Romania: 13.58 %Serbia: 11.98 %Russia: 13.52 %Rwanda: 18.92 %Saudi Arabia: 14.33 %Sweden: 75.43 %Singapore: 66.9 %Slovenia: 31.22 %Slovakia: 49.87 %Sierra Leone: 5.18 %Senegal: 7.29 %South Sudan: 3.72 %El Salvador: 10.91 %Chad: 2.53 %Togo: 11.78 %Thailand: 38.8 %Tajikistan: 11.29 %Turkmenistan: 4.84 %Tunisia: 18.34 %Türkiye: 22.88 %Trinidad and Tobago: 36.2 %Taiwan: 66.87 %Tanzania: 6.11 %Ukraine: 12.92 %Uganda: 12.7 %United States: 62.2 %Uruguay: 11.81 %Uzbekistan: 2.3 %Venezuela: 19.4 %Vietnam: 14.48 %South Africa: 22.09 %Zambia: 13.57 %Zimbabwe: 5.31 %
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%, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank Global Findex, Global Findex: Saved at a bank or similar financial institution (% age 15+) (fin17a). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2017

Norway: 79.33 %Norway79.33Sweden: 75.43 %Sweden75.43New Zealand: 69.4 %New Zealand69.4Canada: 67.62 %Canada67.62Singapore: 66.9 %Singapore66.9Taiwan: 66.87 %Taiwan66.87Japan: 64.46 %Japan64.46United Kingdom: 63.68 %United Kingdom63.68Denmark: 63.11 %Denmark63.11United States: 62.2 %United States62.2Australia: 62.12 %Australia62.12Luxembourg: 61.58 %Luxembourg61.58Switzerland: 59.51 %Switzerland59.51Netherlands: 59.35 %Netherlands59.35Austria: 55.8 %Austria55.8Belgium: 55.64 %Belgium55.64Germany: 55.38 %Germany55.38South Korea: 55.31 %South Korea55.31Finland: 54.54 %Finland54.54Israel: 53.44 %Israel53.44Hong Kong: 50.92 %Hong Kong50.92Spain: 50.83 %Spain50.83Slovakia: 49.87 %Slovakia49.87France: 48.08 %France48.08Ireland: 47.51 %Ireland47.51Estonia: 46.93 %Estonia46.93Malta: 46.59 %Malta46.59Czechia: 45.31 %Czechia45.31Italy: 45.3 %Italy45.3Thailand: 38.8 %Thailand38.8Malaysia: 37.77 %Malaysia37.77Trinidad and Tobago: 36.2 %Trinidad and Tobago36.2Croatia: 35.79 %Croatia35.79Namibia: 34.44 %Namibia34.44Lithuania: 33.95 %Lithuania33.95China: 33.81 %China33.81Poland: 32.56 %Poland32.56Maldives: 32.01 %Maldives32.01Portugal: 31.63 %Portugal31.63Slovenia: 31.22 %Slovenia31.22Norway: 79.33 %Norway79.33Sweden: 75.43 %Sweden75.43New Zealand: 69.4 %New Zealand69.4Canada: 67.62 %Canada67.62Singapore: 66.9 %Singapore66.9Taiwan: 66.87 %Taiwan66.87Japan: 64.46 %Japan64.46United Kingdom: 63.68 %United Kingdom63.68Denmark: 63.11 %Denmark63.11United States: 62.2 %United States62.2Australia: 62.12 %Australia62.12Luxembourg: 61.58 %Luxembourg61.58Switzerland: 59.51 %Switzerland59.51Netherlands: 59.35 %Netherlands59.35Austria: 55.8 %Austria55.8Belgium: 55.64 %Belgium55.64Germany: 55.38 %Germany55.38South Korea: 55.31 %South Korea55.31Finland: 54.54 %Finland54.54Israel: 53.44 %Israel53.44Hong Kong: 50.92 %Hong Kong50.92Spain: 50.83 %Spain50.83Slovakia: 49.87 %Slovakia49.87France: 48.08 %France48.08Ireland: 47.51 %Ireland47.51Estonia: 46.93 %Estonia46.93Malta: 46.59 %Malta46.59Czechia: 45.31 %Czechia45.31Italy: 45.3 %Italy45.3Thailand: 38.8 %Thailand38.8Malaysia: 37.77 %Malaysia37.77Trinidad and Tobago: 36.2 %Trinidad and Tobago36.2Croatia: 35.79 %Croatia35.79Namibia: 34.44 %Namibia34.44Lithuania: 33.95 %Lithuania33.95China: 33.81 %China33.81Poland: 32.56 %Poland32.56Maldives: 32.01 %Maldives32.01Portugal: 31.63 %Portugal31.63Slovenia: 31.22 %Slovenia31.22
%. Source: World Bank Global Findex, Global Findex: Saved at a bank or similar financial institution (% age 15+) (fin17a). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)
1Norway79.33
2Sweden75.43
3New Zealand69.4
4Canada67.62
5Singapore66.9
6Taiwan66.87
7Japan64.46
8United Kingdom63.68
9Denmark63.11
10United States62.2
11Australia62.12
12Luxembourg61.58
13Switzerland59.51
14Netherlands59.35
15Austria55.8
16Belgium55.64
17Germany55.38
18South Korea55.31
19Finland54.54
20Israel53.44
21Hong Kong50.92
22Spain50.83
23Slovakia49.87
24France48.08
25Ireland47.51
26Estonia46.93
27Malta46.59
28Czechia45.31
29Italy45.3
30Thailand38.8
31Malaysia37.77
32Trinidad and Tobago36.2
33Croatia35.79
34Namibia34.44
35Lithuania33.95
36China33.81
37Poland32.56
38Maldives32.01
39Portugal31.63
40Slovenia31.22
41Bahrain30.71
42Sri Lanka28.79
43United Arab Emirates28.67
44Bulgaria27.8
45Latvia27.51
46Kenya26.78
47Kuwait26.61
48Ethiopia26.29
49Iran26.22
50Cyprus26.02
51Mauritius24.36
52Hungary23.65
53Costa Rica23.04
54Türkiye22.88
55Belarus22.19
56South Africa22.09
57Indonesia21.53
58Lebanon21.15
59Chile21.13
60Nigeria20.55
61India19.6
62Dominican Republic19.48
63Venezuela19.4
64Mongolia19.34
65Rwanda18.92
66Tunisia18.34
67Laos18.02
68Botswana17.96
69North Macedonia17.27
70Nepal17.1
71Libya17.1
72Bolivia16.36
73Ghana16.19
74Honduras14.61
75Brazil14.5
76Vietnam14.48
77Panama14.45
78Saudi Arabia14.33
79Kazakhstan13.87
80Romania13.58
81Zambia13.57
82Russia13.52
83Gabon13.46
84Ukraine12.92
85Uganda12.7
86Greece12.66
87Ecuador12.23
88Haiti12.16
89Guatemala12.11
90Burkina Faso12.07
91Serbia11.98
92Philippines11.93
93Uruguay11.81
94Togo11.78
95Algeria11.42
96Tajikistan11.29
97Cameroon10.92
98El Salvador10.91
99Liberia10.88
100Mozambique10.8
101Jordan10.11
102Montenegro10.1
103Armenia10.02
104Bangladesh9.92
105Benin9.8
106Bosnia and Herzegovina9.79
107Gambia9.59
108Mexico9.3
109Mauritania9.13
110Lesotho8.8
111Moldova8.75
112Colombia8.75
113Malawi8.7
114Albania8.66
115Peru8.21
116Myanmar8.07
117Nicaragua8.06
118Republic of the Congo7.38
119Senegal7.29
120Argentina7.2
121Guinea6.46
122Côte d’Ivoire6.44
123Paraguay6.29
124Egypt6.23
125Tanzania6.11
126Pakistan6.1
127Mali6.07
128Palestine6.01
129Central African Republic5.75
130Cambodia5.34
131Zimbabwe5.31
132Sierra Leone5.18
133Turkmenistan4.84
134Democratic Republic of the Congo4.71
135Georgia4.6
136Azerbaijan4.53
137Madagascar3.96
138South Sudan3.72
139Afghanistan3.67
140Kyrgyzstan2.99
141Chad2.53
142Uzbekistan2.3
143Niger1.9
144Iraq1.62

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Percentage of respondents aged 15 and over who saved or set aside money at a bank or similar financial institution in the past 12 months. This series excludes saving through mobile money alone.

Global Findex survey estimates for people aged 15 and over, or the named subgroup. Percentages use all respondents in that population, not only savers, borrowers or account owners. Only published survey years are stored; no values are interpolated or carried forward. The 2025 edition reports 2024 fieldwork. Some earlier-wave surveys were conducted in 2022; the publisher year labels are retained. In 2024, account and debit-card ownership were asked more widely than other financial-use questions, so available years vary by measure and economy. Survey coverage and questions can change between waves.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 17 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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World Bank, Global Findex Database. Global Findex: Saved at a bank or similar financial institution  (% age 15+) (fin17a). https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/fin17a?format=json&per_page=20000&date=2011:2024&source=28. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Norway, with 79.33% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

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Iraq, with 1.62% in 2017.

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