Economy > Gross national saving: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Gross national saving is derived by deducting final consumption expenditure (household plus government) from Gross national disposable income, and consists of personal saving, plus business saving (the sum of the capital consumption allowance and retained business profits), plus government saving (the excess of tax revenues over expenditures), but excludes foreign saving (the excess of imports of goods and services over exports). The figures are presented as a percent of GDP. A negative number indicates that the economy as a whole is spending more income than it produces, thus drawing down national wealth (dissaving).

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Kuwait	59% of GDP	2012
2	Qatar	58.8% of GDP	2012
3	Congo, Republic of the	56.2% of GDP	2012
4	China	50.1% of GDP	2012
5	Saudi Arabia	48.8% of GDP	2012
6	Gabon	47.1% of GDP	2012
=7	Singapore	45.6% of GDP	2012
=7	Chad	45.6% of GDP	2012
=9	Algeria	44.4% of GDP	2012
=9	Azerbaijan	44.4% of GDP	2012
=9	Libya	44.4% of GDP	2012
12	United Arab Emirates	40% of GDP	2012
	OPEC countries average (profile)	39.43% of GDP	2012
13	Norway	39.4% of GDP	2012
14	Vietnam	39% of GDP	2012
15	Oman	37.4% of GDP	2012
16	Cape Verde	34.2% of GDP	2012
17	Indonesia	32.6% of GDP	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	32.58% of GDP	2012
18	Mauritius	32% of GDP	2012
19	Malaysia	31.9% of GDP	2012
20	Belarus	31.8% of GDP	2012
21	Switzerland	31.5% of GDP	2012
22	South Korea	31.4% of GDP	2012
23	Thailand	30.5% of GDP	2012
=24	Iran	30.3% of GDP	2012
=24	Taiwan	30.3% of GDP	2012
26	Russia	29.5% of GDP	2012
=27	Lebanon	29.2% of GDP	2012
=27	Belize	29.2% of GDP	2012
=29	Botswana	28.9% of GDP	2012
=29	Venezuela	28.9% of GDP	2012
31	India	28.8% of GDP	2012
32	Hong Kong	28.3% of GDP	2012
	Non-religious countries average (profile)	28.18% of GDP	2012
33	Bahrain	27.6% of GDP	2012
34	Netherlands	27.5% of GDP	2012
35	Sao Tome and Principe	27.4% of GDP	2012
36	Ecuador	27.3% of GDP	2012
37	Bangladesh	27% of GDP	2012
38	Bolivia	26.9% of GDP	2012
	Muslim countries average (profile)	26.53% of GDP	2012
=39	Equatorial Guinea	26.4% of GDP	2012
=39	Estonia	26.4% of GDP	2012
=41	Laos	26.2% of GDP	2012
=41	Mauritania	26.2% of GDP	2012
43	Sweden	25.8% of GDP	2012
44	Tunisia	25.4% of GDP	2012
=45	Australia	25.2% of GDP	2012
=45	Tanzania	25.2% of GDP	2012
47	Morocco	25.1% of GDP	2012
48	Jordan	24.7% of GDP	2012
=49	Latvia	24.6% of GDP	2012
=49	Republic of Macedonia	24.6% of GDP	2012
51	Austria	24.4% of GDP	2012
52	Germany	24.3% of GDP	2012
=53	Sri Lanka	24% of GDP	2012
=53	Argentina	24% of GDP	2012
55	Kazakhstan	23.9% of GDP	2012
56	Angola	23.8% of GDP	2012
	Emerging markets average (profile)	23.46% of GDP	2012
=57	Romania	23.3% of GDP	2012
=57	Peru	23.3% of GDP	2012
59	Slovakia	23% of GDP	2012
60	Denmark	22.6% of GDP	2012
61	Bulgaria	22.5% of GDP	2012
62	Niger	22% of GDP	2012
63	Mexico	21.7% of GDP	2012
=64	Japan	21.6% of GDP	2012
=64	Mali	21.6% of GDP	2012
66	Chile	21.4% of GDP	2012
67	Philippines	21.3% of GDP	2012
68	Canada	21.2% of GDP	2012
69	Czech Republic	21.1% of GDP	2012
=70	Israel	21% of GDP	2012
=70	Cameroon	21% of GDP	2012
	High income OECD countries average (profile)	20.84% of GDP	2012
	Former French colonies average (profile)	20.74% of GDP	2012
	Europe average (profile)	20.62% of GDP	2012
	Former Soviet republics average (profile)	20.53% of GDP	2012
72	Turkey	20.2% of GDP	2012
	NATO countries average (profile)	20.07% of GDP	2012
73	Trinidad and Tobago	20% of GDP	2012
74	Colombia	19.9% of GDP	2012
75	Slovenia	19.8% of GDP	2012
=76	Belgium	19.6% of GDP	2012
=76	Finland	19.6% of GDP	2012
78	Zambia	19.4% of GDP	2012
	European Union average (profile)	19.38% of GDP	2012
=79	Croatia	19.3% of GDP	2012
=79	Hungary	19.3% of GDP	2012
=79	Senegal	19.3% of GDP	2012
	Eurozone average (profile)	19.06% of GDP	2012
82	Spain	18.6% of GDP	2012
83	Ethiopia	18.2% of GDP	2012
=84	Namibia	18.1% of GDP	2012
=84	Sudan	18.1% of GDP	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	17.91% of GDP	2012
86	Ghana	17.9% of GDP	2012
87	Tajikistan	17.8% of GDP	2012
88	France	17.6% of GDP	2012
89	The Gambia	17.5% of GDP	2012
=90	Poland	17.2% of GDP	2012
=90	Lithuania	17.2% of GDP	2012
=90	Italy	17.2% of GDP	2012
=90	Sierra Leone	17.2% of GDP	2012
94	Georgia	17.1% of GDP	2012
95	Djibouti	17% of GDP	2012
96	Honduras	16.4% of GDP	2012
97	Moldova	16.1% of GDP	2012
=98	Nigeria	15.9% of GDP	2012
=98	Costa Rica	15.9% of GDP	2012
100	Uruguay	15.8% of GDP	2012
	Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	15.53% of GDP	2011
101	Ireland	15.3% of GDP	2012
102	Brazil	15.2% of GDP	2012
103	Portugal	15% of GDP	2012
104	Rwanda	14.8% of GDP	2012
105	Uganda	14.7% of GDP	2012
106	New Zealand	14.5% of GDP	2012
107	Albania	14.4% of GDP	2012
108	Malta	14.3% of GDP	2012
109	Burkina Faso	14.1% of GDP	2012
110	Swaziland	13.4% of GDP	2012
111	Pakistan	13.3% of GDP	2012
=112	South Africa	13.2% of GDP	2012
=112	Armenia	13.2% of GDP	2012
114	Egypt	13.1% of GDP	2012
=115	Burma	12.9% of GDP	2012
=115	Turkmenistan	12.9% of GDP	2012
117	Syria	12.8% of GDP	2012
118	United States	12.5% of GDP	2012
119	Yemen	11.9% of GDP	2012
120	Cuba	11.1% of GDP	2012
121	United Kingdom	11% of GDP	2012
122	Eritrea	10.9% of GDP	2012
123	Seychelles	10.6% of GDP	2012
124	Greece	10.2% of GDP	2012
125	Ukraine	10.1% of GDP	2012
126	Kenya	9.5% of GDP	2012
127	Iceland	9.3% of GDP	2012
128	Dominica	9.2% of GDP	2012
129	Cambodia	9.1% of GDP	2012
130	Benin	9% of GDP	2012
131	El Salvador	8.9% of GDP	2012
=132	Togo	8.7% of GDP	2012
=132	Jamaica	8.7% of GDP	2012
134	Guyana	8.3% of GDP	2012
135	Malawi	8.2% of GDP	2012
136	Lesotho	7.8% of GDP	2012
137	Cyprus	6.6% of GDP	2012
138	Central African Republic	3.8% of GDP	2012
139	Haiti	3.7% of GDP	2011
140	Kyrgyzstan	2.4% of GDP	2012
141	Burundi	-0.8% of GDP	2012
142	Papua New Guinea	-3.9% of GDP	2012
143	Mozambique	-4.6% of GDP	2012
144	Madagascar	-5.8% of GDP	2012
145	Guinea	-6.4% of GDP	2011
146	Liberia	-36.6% of GDP	2011

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