Based on a comparison of 162 countries in 2022, South Sudan ranked the highest in gross savings as a share of GDP with 80.7% followed by Qatar and Kuwait. On the other end of the scale was Cambodia with -6.32%, Yemen with -5.51% and Malawi with -1.69%.
Average gross savings as a share of GDP reached 26.4% in 2022 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.113 % more than in the previous year and 0.838 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average gross savings as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 58.0% in 1979 and an all time low of 0.233% in 1977. The average annual growth amounted to 0.297 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Gross Savings (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Gross Savings (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | % | 35.4% | 37.6% | 34.8% | 28.9% | 34.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 27.3% | 30.6% | 27.4% | 22.8% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | % | 28.9% | 28.8% | 30.6% | 25.9% | 39.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 44.7% | 44.1% | 43.8% | 44.5% | 44.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 31.2% | 24.8% | 22.6% | 22.5% | 33.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | % | 8.20% | -16.1% | -39.9% | -7.01% | -16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 37.4% | 37.6% | 39.2% | 44.2% | 42.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 35.7% | 39.7% | 33.1% | 28.4% | 39.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 33.3% | 36.0% | 32.8% | 31.4% | 40.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 46.6% | 49.7% | 44.9% | 39.6% | 48.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.3% | 15.7% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 56.4% | ||||||||
| Suriname | % | 34.3% | 33.9% | 29.5% | 37.0% | 43.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | 36.1% | 35.1% | 35.8% | 39.9% | 43.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 32.4% | 33.3% | 31.4% | 28.1% | 32.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 31.9% | 35.5% | 34.9% | 33.7% | 33.6% |
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