Data for 2008

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2008

Name: Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2008
Creator: World Bank Group
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2008, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2008 covers 156 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 372.975; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at -33.999. The middle country reads 22.548. Against 2007, 154 values changed (55 up, 99 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 2008

HighestTimor-Leste

372.975

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

-33.999

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

156countries
1measure
2008the year it describes
156distinct 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), 2008, 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), 2008: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	372.975
2	Venezuela`VEN`South America	99.920
3	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	69.493
4	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	66.268
5	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	58.502
6	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	56.619
7	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	52.752
8	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	52.508
9	Suriname`SUR`South America	52.098
10	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	51.266
11	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	49.943
12	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	49.213
13	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	48.558
14	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	45.967
15	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	44.391
16	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	44.358
17	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	43.798
18	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	43.726
19	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.492
20	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	40.190
21	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	39.828
22	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	38.518
23	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	38.330
24	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	37.382
25	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	37.322
26	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	37.089
27	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	36.657
28	India`IND`Southern Asia	36.254
29	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	36.023
30	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	36.022
31	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	35.440
32	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	33.740
33	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	33.248
34	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	32.156
35	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	31.085
36	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	30.662
37	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	30.502
38	Ecuador`ECU`South America	30.487
39	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	30.086
40	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	30.064
41	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	29.961
42	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	29.879
43	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	29.702
44	Panama`PAN`Central America	29.612
45	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	29.336
46	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	29.082
47	Bolivia`BOL`South America	28.983
48	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	28.808
49	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.452
50	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	28.229
51	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	27.905
52	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	27.900
53	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	27.647
54	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	27.427
55	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	26.891
56	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	26.835
57	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	26.770
58	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	26.666
59	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	26.587
60	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	26.293
61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	26.109
62	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	24.770
63	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	24.297
64	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	24.293
65	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	24.254
66	Canada`CAN`Northern America	24.247
67	Chile`CHL`South America	24.149
68	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.719
69	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	23.687
70	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.624
71	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	23.442
72	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	23.325
73	France`FRA`Western Europe	23.256
74	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	23.130
75	Paraguay`PRY`South America	22.870
76	Peru`PER`South America	22.751
77	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	22.749
78	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	22.720
79	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	22.376
80	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.845
81	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	21.811
82	Niger`NER`Western Africa	21.688
83	Honduras`HND`Central America	21.455
84	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	21.244
85	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	21.213
86	Argentina`ARG`South America	21.127
87	Mexico`MEX`Central America	20.405
88	Belize`BLZ`Central America	20.270
89	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	20.036
90	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	19.697
91	Colombia`COL`South America	19.568
92	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	19.326
93	Brazil`BRA`South America	19.227
94	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	19.093
95	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	18.847
96	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	18.636
97	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	18.110
98	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	18.105
99	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	18.033
100	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	17.856
101	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	17.681
102	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	17.517
103	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	16.697
104	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	16.555
105	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	16.529
106	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	16.324
107	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	16.209
108	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	16.199
109	Uruguay`URY`South America	15.969
110	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	15.910
111	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	15.405
112	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	15.345
113	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.242
114	United States`USA`Northern America	15.059
115	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	15.039
116	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	14.908
117	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	14.862
118	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	14.636
119	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	14.424
120	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	14.031
121	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	13.883
122	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	13.699
123	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13.663
124	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	12.747
125	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	12.643
126	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	12.642
127	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	12.202
128	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.807
129	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	11.777
130	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	11.655
131	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	11.605
132	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	11.419
133	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	11.337
134	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	10.966
135	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	10.766
136	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	10.654
137	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	10.617
138	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	10.493
139	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	10.394
140	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	9.604
141	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	9.134
142	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	8.427
143	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8.054
144	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	7.447
145	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	6.478
146	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	5.156
147	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	4.476
148	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.341
149	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	4.270
150	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	2.934
151	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.443
152	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.321
153	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.505
154	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-8.692
155	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-13.984
156	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-33.999

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Timor-Leste372.975
2Venezuela99.920
3Brunei69.493
4Libya66.268
5Kuwait58.502

Lowest

156São Tomé and Príncipe-33.999
155Côte d’Ivoire-13.984
154Montenegro-8.692
153Burundi-1.505
152Gambia0.321

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.548. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −1countries joined / left
154values changed, of 154 in both
55 · 99rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Timor-Leste223.954 → 372.975+149.021
Aruba2.917 → 15.345+12.428
Palestine16.455 → 26.835+10.380
Republic of the Congo33.348 → 43.492+10.144
Vanuatu22.459 → 32.156+9.696

Fell most

Seychelles18.748 → 6.478−12.270
Macau58.232 → 45.967−12.266
Mongolia41.032 → 29.961−11.070
Iceland15.924 → 5.156−10.768
French Polynesia25.595 → 16.555−9.039

+ São Tomé and Príncipe

+ Kosovo

− Jordan

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 2008.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 156 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2008). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/2008

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