Data for 2009

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2009

Name: Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2009
Creator: World Bank Group
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2009, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2009 covers 158 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 218.767; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at -30.227. The middle country reads 19.506. Against 2008, 156 values changed (51 up, 105 down), 2 countries joined.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 2009

HighestTimor-Leste

218.767

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

-30.227

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

158countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
158distinct 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), 2009, 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), 2009: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	218.767
2	Venezuela`VEN`South America	98.995
3	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	58.288
4	Suriname`SUR`South America	52.643
5	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	49.874
6	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	47.952
7	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	46.056
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	43.863
9	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	43.232
10	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	42.926
11	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	40.368
12	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	40.192
13	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	38.976
14	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	37.949
15	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	37.248
16	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	36.599
17	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	35.822
18	India`IND`Southern Asia	35.617
19	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	35.511
20	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	35.291
21	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	35.202
22	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	34.478
23	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	33.363
24	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	33.338
25	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	33.154
26	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	33.131
27	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	32.976
28	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	32.844
29	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	31.731
30	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	31.250
31	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	30.065
32	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	29.413
33	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	29.343
34	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	29.274
35	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	29.056
36	Panama`PAN`Central America	28.984
37	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	28.586
38	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	27.673
39	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	27.503
40	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	27.424
41	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	27.228
42	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	26.383
43	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	26.363
44	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	26.040
45	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	26.001
46	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	25.346
47	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	25.157
48	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	25.101
49	Ecuador`ECU`South America	24.884
50	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	24.752
51	Chile`CHL`South America	24.277
52	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.048
53	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	23.930
54	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	23.920
55	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	23.867
56	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	23.777
57	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	23.756
58	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	23.754
59	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	23.576
60	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	23.358
61	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	23.191
62	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	22.912
63	Bolivia`BOL`South America	22.900
64	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	22.872
65	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	22.763
66	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	22.628
67	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	22.535
68	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	22.532
69	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	22.022
70	Belize`BLZ`Central America	21.130
71	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	20.958
72	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.944
73	Peru`PER`South America	20.920
74	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	20.876
75	France`FRA`Western Europe	20.806
76	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	20.418
77	Mexico`MEX`Central America	20.357
78	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	19.754
79	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	19.627
80	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	19.384
81	Honduras`HND`Central America	18.859
82	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	18.801
83	Colombia`COL`South America	18.670
84	Canada`CAN`Northern America	18.520
85	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	18.379
86	Argentina`ARG`South America	18.321
87	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	18.057
88	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.887
89	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	17.882
90	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	17.700
91	Uruguay`URY`South America	17.677
92	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	17.594
93	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	17.443
94	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	17.377
95	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	16.902
96	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	16.840
97	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	16.783
98	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	16.621
99	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	16.619
100	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	16.528
101	Niger`NER`Western Africa	16.470
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	16.380
103	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	16.141
104	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	15.844
105	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.782
106	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	15.447
107	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	15.044
108	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	14.984
109	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	14.933
110	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	14.780
111	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	14.635
112	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	14.628
113	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	14.558
114	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	14.509
115	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	14.055
116	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	14.048
117	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	13.996
118	United States`USA`Northern America	13.893
119	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	13.873
120	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	13.860
121	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	13.331
122	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	12.986
123	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	12.938
124	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	12.799
125	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	12.320
126	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	12.281
127	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.195
128	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	12.089
129	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	12.071
130	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	11.956
131	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	11.805
132	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	11.748
133	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	11.553
134	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	11.492
135	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	11.454
136	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	11.183
137	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	11.175
138	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	11.036
139	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	10.957
140	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	10.737
141	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	9.552
142	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	8.098
143	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	7.538
144	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	7.455
145	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	7.174
146	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	6.780
147	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	6.623
148	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	6.008
149	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	5.963
150	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	5.308
151	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	3.488
152	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.657
153	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.649
154	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-1.155
155	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.850
156	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-5.479
157	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-12.235
158	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-30.227

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Timor-Leste218.767
2Venezuela98.995
3Brunei58.288
4Suriname52.643
5China49.874

Lowest

158São Tomé and Príncipe-30.227
157Côte d’Ivoire-12.235
156Guinea-5.479
155Zimbabwe-1.850
154Montenegro-1.155

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.506. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
156values changed, of 156 in both
51 · 105rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Burundi-1.505 → 9.552+11.057
Kyrgyzstan14.636 → 25.157+10.521
Montenegro-8.692 → -1.155+7.538
Latvia24.293 → 31.250+6.957
Ghana4.341 → 11.036+6.695

Fell most

Timor-Leste372.975 → 218.767−154.208
Iraq52.508 → 27.673−24.835
Libya66.268 → 43.232−23.037
Palestine26.835 → 8.098−18.736
Luxembourg29.879 → 11.805−18.075

+ Samoa

+ Zimbabwe

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 2009.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 158 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2009). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/2009

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