Data for 2005
Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005
2005, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005 covers 148 countries. Venezuela is highest, at 98.4453; Côte d’Ivoire is lowest, at -18.7529. The middle country reads 21.9661. Against 2004, 135 values changed (82 up, 53 down), 13 countries joined, 1 left.
Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 2005
HighestVenezuela
98.4453LowestCôte d’Ivoire
-18.7529Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 148 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENSouth America | 98.4453 |
| 2 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 63.9415 |
| 3 | LBYNorthern Africa | 61.8559 |
| 4 | KWTWestern Asia | 58.8640 |
| 5 | DZANorthern Africa | 50.7233 |
| 6 | IRQWestern Asia | 49.9737 |
| 7 | MACEastern Asia | 49.1918 |
| 8 | SAUWestern Asia | 47.9581 |
| 9 | CHNEastern Asia | 45.5417 |
| 10 | GABMiddle Africa | 44.6281 |
| 11 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 43.6266 |
| 12 | OMNWestern Asia | 43.0020 |
| 13 | AGOMiddle Africa | 40.4465 |
| 14 | BWASouthern Africa | 40.4367 |
| 15 | AZEWestern Asia | 39.7042 |
| 16 | MNGEastern Asia | 39.5576 |
| 17 | MARNorthern Africa | 38.7785 |
| 18 | CHEWestern Europe | 38.7781 |
| 19 | GINWestern Africa | 37.8374 |
| 20 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 37.7715 |
| 21 | NORNorthern Europe | 37.3652 |
| 22 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 36.8158 |
| 23 | LUXWestern Europe | 36.0823 |
| 24 | BHRWestern Asia | 35.9663 |
| 25 | SDNNorthern Africa | 35.2703 |
| 26 | UZBCentral Asia | 34.6725 |
| 27 | INDSouthern Asia | 34.4180 |
| 28 | KOREastern Asia | 33.8406 |
| 29 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 33.0750 |
| 30 | HKGEastern Asia | 32.9409 |
| 31 | COGMiddle Africa | 32.6981 |
| 32 | BGDSouthern Asia | 32.3594 |
| 33 | ALBSouthern Europe | 31.7888 |
| 34 | SYCEastern Africa | 30.9756 |
| 35 | NPLSouthern Asia | 30.6857 |
| 36 | RUSEastern Europe | 30.5466 |
| 37 | NAMSouthern Africa | 30.4931 |
| 38 | JPNEastern Asia | 30.4359 |
| 39 | BHSCaribbean | 29.8344 |
| 40 | FINNorthern Europe | 28.6069 |
| 41 | KAZCentral Asia | 28.4548 |
| 42 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 28.2410 |
| 43 | BLREastern Europe | 27.9556 |
| 44 | SWENorthern Europe | 27.6181 |
| 45 | BELWestern Europe | 27.3168 |
| 46 | IRLNorthern Europe | 27.0472 |
| 47 | SVNSouthern Europe | 26.7734 |
| 48 | CZEEastern Europe | 26.5186 |
| 49 | MHLMicronesia | 26.4296 |
| 50 | DNKNorthern Europe | 26.2232 |
| 51 | AUTWestern Europe | 26.2027 |
| 52 | NLDWestern Europe | 26.0990 |
| 53 | ISRWestern Asia | 25.9960 |
| 54 | TZAEastern Africa | 25.3611 |
| 55 | NCLMelanesia | 25.2932 |
| 56 | PYFPolynesia | 25.2320 |
| 57 | CHLSouth America | 25.1302 |
| 58 | TURWestern Asia | 24.7258 |
| 59 | CANNorthern America | 24.4515 |
| 60 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 24.3385 |
| 61 | ARMWestern Asia | 24.3073 |
| 62 | ESTNorthern Europe | 24.2500 |
| 63 | LVANorthern Europe | 24.1948 |
| 64 | LKASouthern Asia | 24.1626 |
| 65 | SVKEastern Europe | 24.0258 |
| 66 | HNDCentral America | 23.8846 |
| 67 | DEUWestern Europe | 23.1297 |
| 68 | ECUSouth America | 22.9056 |
| 69 | MDAEastern Europe | 22.9029 |
| 70 | TJKCentral Asia | 22.7047 |
| 71 | FRAWestern Europe | 22.4390 |
| 72 | YEMWestern Asia | 22.3584 |
| 73 | ESPSouthern Europe | 22.1997 |
| 74 | DOMCaribbean | 21.9989 |
| 75 | UKREastern Europe | 21.9334 |
| 76 | EGYNorthern Africa | 21.8382 |
| 77 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 20.9463 |
| 78 | UGAEastern Africa | 20.8439 |
| 79 | ITASouthern Europe | 20.6394 |
| 80 | PRYSouth America | 20.3546 |
| 81 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 20.2449 |
| 82 | NERWestern Africa | 20.2128 |
| 83 | TUNNorthern Africa | 20.2066 |
| 84 | BOLSouth America | 19.8825 |
| 85 | PERSouth America | 19.7421 |
| 86 | MEXCentral America | 19.6651 |
| 87 | MUSEastern Africa | 19.3715 |
| 88 | GHAWestern Africa | 19.2073 |
| 89 | GEOWestern Asia | 19.0573 |
| 90 | SYRWestern Asia | 18.9861 |
| 91 | HRVSouthern Europe | 18.8909 |
| 92 | TGOWestern Africa | 18.7800 |
| 93 | PANCentral America | 18.7289 |
| 94 | MKDSouthern Europe | 18.5523 |
| 95 | COLSouth America | 18.4241 |
| 96 | USANorthern America | 18.1225 |
| 97 | BRASouth America | 18.1141 |
| 98 | VUTMelanesia | 18.0601 |
| 99 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 17.6981 |
| 100 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 17.6911 |
| 101 | URYSouth America | 17.5785 |
| 102 | GUYSouth America | 17.4754 |
| 103 | LTUNorthern Europe | 17.0127 |
| 104 | CYPWestern Asia | 16.9771 |
| 105 | CMRMiddle Africa | 16.8704 |
| 106 | POLEastern Europe | 16.7907 |
| 107 | BLZCentral America | 16.7517 |
| 108 | BGREastern Europe | 16.7516 |
| 109 | SLVCentral America | 16.7338 |
| 110 | FJIMelanesia | 16.6814 |
| 111 | HUNEastern Europe | 16.6404 |
| 112 | GBRNorthern Europe | 16.4188 |
| 113 | FRONorthern Europe | 16.1137 |
| 114 | JORWestern Asia | 16.1121 |
| 115 | GRCSouthern Europe | 15.9678 |
| 116 | PAKSouthern Asia | 15.5009 |
| 117 | BDIEastern Africa | 15.3494 |
| 118 | SENWestern Africa | 15.3185 |
| 119 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 14.8958 |
| 120 | KGZCentral Asia | 14.7000 |
| 121 | CODMiddle Africa | 14.3346 |
| 122 | ROUEastern Europe | 14.2193 |
| 123 | NICCentral America | 14.2129 |
| 124 | CRICentral America | 14.1790 |
| 125 | MLTSouthern Europe | 14.0530 |
| 126 | KENEastern Africa | 13.8727 |
| 127 | GTMCentral America | 13.8021 |
| 128 | ARGSouth America | 13.7086 |
| 129 | PRTSouthern Europe | 13.6937 |
| 130 | ISLNorthern Europe | 13.5902 |
| 131 | TONPolynesia | 13.5835 |
| 132 | BENWestern Africa | 12.1909 |
| 133 | MDGEastern Africa | 10.3949 |
| 134 | HTICaribbean | 9.9150 |
| 135 | MLIWestern Africa | 9.8885 |
| 136 | MOZEastern Africa | 9.5819 |
| 137 | PLWMicronesia | 8.9474 |
| 138 | COMEastern Africa | 8.5390 |
| 139 | LBNWestern Asia | 7.4727 |
| 140 | GNBWestern Africa | 6.2204 |
| 141 | BFAWestern Africa | 5.8537 |
| 142 | BIHSouthern Europe | 5.3860 |
| 143 | GMBWestern Africa | 3.5818 |
| 144 | SLBMelanesia | 2.7045 |
| 145 | SLEWestern Africa | -0.8744 |
| 146 | PSEWestern Asia | -0.9837 |
| 147 | ABWCaribbean | -1.6530 |
| 148 | CIVWestern Africa | -18.7529 |
02In 2005
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Lowest
- 148
Côte d’Ivoire-18.7529
- 147
Aruba-1.6530
- 146
Palestine-0.9837
- 145
Sierra Leone-0.8744
- 144
Solomon Islands2.7045
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.9661. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032004 → 2005
Since 2004
What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +13 / −1countries joined / left
- 135values changed, of 135 in both
- 82 · 53rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Libya43.8849 → 61.8559+17.9710
Republic of the Congo17.0450 → 32.6981+15.6530
Gabon32.1216 → 44.6281+12.5064
Azerbaijan27.5426 → 39.7042+12.1617
Bahrain24.1055 → 35.9663+11.8609
Fell most
Aruba17.2483 → -1.6530−18.9013
Solomon Islands16.8837 → 2.7045−14.1792
Jordan27.7237 → 16.1121−11.6117
Togo29.0697 → 18.7800−10.2897
Faroe Islands25.4893 → 16.1137−9.3755
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2005.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 148 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2005). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/2005
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005: questions and answers
Which country has the highest gross savings in Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005?
Venezuela, at 98.4453, of the 148 countries in the file.
What year does Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005 describe?
2005.
How many countries does Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005 cover?
148.
Where can I download Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2005 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2024.