Data for 2006

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2006

Name: Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2006
Creator: World Bank Group
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2006, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2006 covers 150 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 159.226; Côte d’Ivoire is lowest, at -18.267. The middle country reads 22.880. Against 2005, 146 values changed (105 up, 41 down), 4 countries joined, 2 left.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 2006

HighestTimor-Leste

159.226

LowestCôte d’Ivoire

-18.267

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

150countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
150distinct values15 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2006, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2006: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	159.226
2	Venezuela`VEN`South America	99.411
3	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	67.902
4	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	66.884
5	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	66.209
6	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	54.013
7	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	53.691
8	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	48.506
9	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	48.413
10	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	48.169
11	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	47.824
12	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	47.788
13	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	46.911
14	Suriname`SUR`South America	46.794
15	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	45.957
16	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	45.084
17	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	42.354
18	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42.209
19	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	42.005
20	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	41.346
21	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	40.882
22	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	39.924
23	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	38.796
24	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	38.386
25	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	37.455
26	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.228
27	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	37.054
28	India`IND`Southern Asia	36.361
29	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	35.489
30	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	35.341
31	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	34.978
32	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	33.331
33	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	32.891
34	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.406
35	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	31.064
36	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	30.895
37	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	30.786
38	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	30.661
39	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	30.455
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	30.445
41	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	29.558
42	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	29.504
43	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	28.905
44	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	28.702
45	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	28.645
46	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	28.545
47	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	27.848
48	Chile`CHL`South America	27.650
49	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	27.561
50	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	27.457
51	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	27.393
52	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	27.180
53	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.988
54	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	26.899
55	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	26.597
56	Bolivia`BOL`South America	26.582
57	Ecuador`ECU`South America	26.515
58	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	26.063
59	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	25.832
60	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	25.818
61	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	25.777
62	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	25.412
63	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	25.225
64	Honduras`HND`Central America	25.081
65	Canada`CAN`Northern America	24.617
66	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	24.588
67	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	24.398
68	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	24.069
69	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	23.943
70	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	23.374
71	Peru`PER`South America	23.327
72	Paraguay`PRY`South America	23.140
73	France`FRA`Western Europe	23.072
74	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	23.020
75	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.977
76	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	22.782
77	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	22.690
78	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	22.566
79	Belize`BLZ`Central America	22.535
80	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	21.899
81	Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.895
82	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21.790
83	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	21.777
84	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.620
85	Argentina`ARG`South America	21.417
86	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	21.162
87	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	20.897
88	Niger`NER`Western Africa	20.666
89	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	20.372
90	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	20.276
91	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	20.133
92	Panama`PAN`Central America	20.050
93	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	20.023
94	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	19.403
95	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.320
96	United States`USA`Northern America	19.200
97	Colombia`COL`South America	19.011
98	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	18.423
99	Brazil`BRA`South America	18.410
100	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	18.107
101	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	18.059
102	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	17.592
103	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	17.521
104	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	17.469
105	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	17.465
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	17.412
107	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	17.337
108	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	17.008
109	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	16.991
110	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	16.884
111	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	16.864
112	Uruguay`URY`South America	16.512
113	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.447
114	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	16.264
115	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	16.262
116	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	16.061
117	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	15.949
118	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	15.808
119	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.442
120	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	15.122
121	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	14.966
122	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	14.940
123	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	14.788
124	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.358
125	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	13.711
126	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	13.400
127	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	13.328
128	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	13.239
129	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	13.104
130	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	12.946
131	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	12.786
132	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	12.782
133	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	12.730
134	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	12.465
135	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	11.747
136	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	11.589
137	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	11.258
138	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	10.930
139	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	10.613
140	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	10.284
141	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	9.229
142	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	8.007
143	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	6.314
144	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	4.486
145	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	3.051
146	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	2.632
147	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1.370
148	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	1.205
149	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.210
150	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-18.267

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Timor-Leste159.226
2Venezuela99.411
3Libya67.902
4Kuwait66.884
5Brunei66.209

Lowest

150Côte d’Ivoire-18.267
149Guinea-Bissau-0.210
148Palestine1.205
147Guinea1.370
146Kiribati2.632

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.880. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −2countries joined / left
146values changed, of 146 in both
105 · 41rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Aruba-1.653 → 13.104+14.757
Tajikistan22.705 → 37.054+14.349
Sierra Leone-0.874 → 12.786+13.660
Solomon Islands2.705 → 12.730+10.026
Republic of the Congo32.698 → 42.005+9.307

Fell most

Guinea37.837 → 1.370−36.467
Fiji16.681 → 3.051−13.630
Georgia19.057 → 11.589−7.469
Burundi15.349 → 8.007−7.342
Luxembourg36.082 → 28.905−7.178

+ Bhutan

+ Kiribati

+ Suriname

+ Timor-Leste

− Gabon

− Guyana

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.

How values are stored

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 2006.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 150 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2006). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/2006

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