Data for 2012

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2012

Name: Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2012
Creator: World Bank Group
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2012, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2012 covers 161 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 255.096; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at -39.173. The middle country reads 19.906. Against 2011, 160 values changed (74 up, 86 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 2012

HighestTimor-Leste

255.096

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

-39.173

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

161countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
161distinct values14 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), 2012, 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), 2012: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	255.096
2	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	62.904
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	60.329
4	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	58.978
5	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	57.502
6	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	53.485
7	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	50.686
8	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	49.554
9	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	48.721
10	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	48.196
11	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	47.253
12	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	45.594
13	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	44.270
14	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.890
15	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	41.711
16	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	40.976
17	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	40.600
18	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	39.406
19	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	39.177
20	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	37.597
21	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	36.687
22	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	36.484
23	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	36.383
24	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	36.031
25	India`IND`Southern Asia	35.261
26	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	35.133
27	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	34.865
28	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	34.555
29	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	34.337
30	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	33.477
31	Panama`PAN`Central America	32.002
32	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	31.985
33	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	31.313
34	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	31.280
35	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	31.237
36	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	30.915
37	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	30.912
38	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	29.755
39	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	29.069
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	28.931
41	Venezuela`VEN`South America	28.539
42	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	28.391
43	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	27.698
44	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	27.244
45	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	27.198
46	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27.056
47	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	26.798
48	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	26.733
49	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	26.661
50	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	26.480
51	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	26.096
52	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	26.065
53	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	25.900
54	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	25.869
55	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	25.784
56	Bolivia`BOL`South America	25.694
57	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	25.448
58	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	25.445
59	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	25.285
60	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	24.863
61	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	24.225
62	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	24.200
63	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	23.699
64	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.660
65	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	23.583
66	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	23.527
67	Chile`CHL`South America	23.469
68	Niger`NER`Western Africa	23.307
69	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	23.173
70	Peru`PER`South America	22.900
71	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	22.524
72	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	22.237
73	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	21.359
74	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	21.331
75	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.145
76	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	21.106
77	Canada`CAN`Northern America	20.918
78	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	20.838
79	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	20.675
80	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20.091
81	Belize`BLZ`Central America	19.906
82	Paraguay`PRY`South America	19.591
83	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	19.456
84	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	19.261
85	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	19.167
86	Mexico`MEX`Central America	19.161
87	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	19.077
88	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	18.913
89	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	18.771
90	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	18.745
91	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	18.705
92	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	18.578
93	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	18.542
94	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	18.440
95	United States`USA`Northern America	18.379
96	Colombia`COL`South America	18.371
97	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	18.063
98	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	17.790
99	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.766
100	Brazil`BRA`South America	17.678
101	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	17.646
102	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	17.504
103	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	17.272
104	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	16.890
105	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	16.755
106	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	16.712
107	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	16.682
108	Argentina`ARG`South America	16.210
109	Honduras`HND`Central America	16.009
110	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	15.967
111	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	15.846
112	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	15.831
113	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	15.722
114	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	15.517
115	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	15.116
116	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	14.973
117	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	14.884
118	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	14.847
119	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	14.232
120	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	14.097
121	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	13.951
122	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	13.878
123	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	13.851
124	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	13.838
125	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	13.726
126	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	13.533
127	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	13.497
128	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	13.398
129	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	12.975
130	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	12.884
131	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	12.878
132	Uruguay`URY`South America	12.819
133	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	12.741
134	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	12.545
135	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	12.298
136	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	12.073
137	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	12.044
138	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	11.912
139	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	11.559
140	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	11.487
141	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	10.836
142	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	10.655
143	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	10.463
144	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	9.957
145	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	8.051
146	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	7.534
147	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	6.970
148	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	6.868
149	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	6.499
150	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	6.350
151	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	5.759
152	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	5.751
153	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	5.268
154	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	5.173
155	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	4.736
156	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	3.890
157	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.587
158	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-2.527
159	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-6.750
160	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-9.901
161	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-39.173

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Timor-Leste255.096
2Brunei62.904
3Qatar60.329
4Kuwait58.978
5Republic of the Congo57.502

Lowest

161São Tomé and Príncipe-39.173
160Côte d’Ivoire-9.901
159Zimbabwe-6.750
158Lebanon-2.527
157Palau1.587

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.906. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −1countries joined / left
160values changed, of 160 in both
74 · 86rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Libya21.062 → 45.594+24.532
Kiribati10.535 → 26.096+15.561
Bahrain26.804 → 36.383+9.579
Gambia6.287 → 15.722+9.435
Seychelles14.303 → 23.583+9.281

Fell most

Timor-Leste332.919 → 255.096−77.823
Venezuela97.223 → 28.539−68.684
Sudan28.764 → 9.957−18.807
Laos18.403 → 6.868−11.535
Zimbabwe4.778 → -6.750−11.529

+ Mauritania

− Faroe Islands

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

Read before you use

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 2012.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 161 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2012). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/2012

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