Data for 2015

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2015

Name: Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2015
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2015, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2015 covers 166 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 68.611; São Tomé and Príncipe is lowest, at -19.997. The middle country reads 21.436. Against 2014, 165 values changed (80 up, 85 down), 1 country joined.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 2015

HighestTimor-Leste

68.611

LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe

-19.997

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

166countries
1measure
2015the year it describes
166distinct 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), 2015, 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), 2015: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	68.611
2	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	65.845
3	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	57.118
4	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	48.348
5	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	45.569
6	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	45.102
7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	44.046
8	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	41.670
9	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	40.088
10	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	39.947
11	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	39.543
12	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	39.047
13	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	38.378
14	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.724
15	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	36.731
16	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	35.834
17	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	35.635
18	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	35.237
19	Venezuela`VEN`South America	34.328
20	Panama`PAN`Central America	34.082
21	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	32.637
22	India`IND`Southern Asia	32.454
23	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	32.048
24	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	31.468
25	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	31.307
26	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	30.918
27	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	30.886
28	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	30.668
29	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	30.123
30	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	29.930
31	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	29.506
32	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	28.908
33	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	28.679
34	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	28.521
35	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	28.499
36	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	28.399
37	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.259
38	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	28.122
39	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	28.073
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	28.044
41	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.792
42	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	27.643
43	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	27.625
44	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	27.403
45	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	27.069
46	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	26.976
47	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.771
48	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	26.410
49	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	26.367
50	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	26.161
51	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	25.898
52	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	25.695
53	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	25.678
54	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	25.676
55	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	25.659
56	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	25.514
57	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	25.490
58	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	25.072
59	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	24.859
60	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	24.842
61	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	24.835
62	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	24.729
63	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	24.631
64	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	24.499
65	Niger`NER`Western Africa	24.170
66	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	24.097
67	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	24.034
68	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	23.960
69	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	23.781
70	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	23.617
71	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	23.489
72	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	22.939
73	Chile`CHL`South America	22.734
74	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	22.521
75	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	22.479
76	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	22.432
77	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	22.174
78	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	21.845
79	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	21.667
80	Paraguay`PRY`South America	21.650
81	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.531
82	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	21.460
83	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	21.457
84	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21.416
85	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	21.127
86	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	21.100
87	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	20.937
88	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	20.935
89	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	20.903
90	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	20.883
91	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	20.733
92	Ecuador`ECU`South America	20.626
93	Peru`PER`South America	20.614
94	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	20.540
95	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	20.369
96	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20.304
97	Belize`BLZ`Central America	20.253
98	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	20.045
99	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	19.921
100	United States`USA`Northern America	19.698
101	Honduras`HND`Central America	19.675
102	Canada`CAN`Northern America	19.569
103	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	19.501
104	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	19.280
105	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	18.941
106	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	18.892
107	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	18.521
108	Mexico`MEX`Central America	18.516
109	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	18.454
110	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	18.313
111	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	17.808
112	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	17.425
113	Colombia`COL`South America	17.370
114	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	16.790
115	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	16.579
116	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	16.401
117	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	16.289
118	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	16.266
119	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	16.182
120	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	15.888
121	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	15.266
122	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	15.233
123	Uruguay`URY`South America	15.207
124	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	14.944
125	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	14.623
126	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.529
127	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	14.316
128	Argentina`ARG`South America	14.306
129	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	14.289
130	Bolivia`BOL`South America	14.217
131	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	14.098
132	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	13.801
133	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	13.696
134	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	13.575
135	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	13.477
136	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	13.054
137	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12.945
138	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	12.905
139	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	12.361
140	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	12.326
141	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	12.225
142	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	12.173
143	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	11.879
144	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	11.859
145	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	11.725
146	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	11.436
147	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	11.390
148	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	10.747
149	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	10.051
150	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	9.986
151	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	9.593
152	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	9.122
153	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	9.079
154	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	8.907
155	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	8.622
156	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	8.106
157	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	6.804
158	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	6.177
159	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	5.746
160	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	4.742
161	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	2.954
162	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2.440
163	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.991
164	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-5.090
165	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-7.385
166	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-19.997

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Timor-Leste68.611
2Kiribati65.845
3Brunei57.118
4Macau48.348
5Qatar45.569

Lowest

166São Tomé and Príncipe-19.997
165Guinea-7.385
164Yemen-5.090
163Zimbabwe-0.991
162Lebanon2.440

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.436. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
165values changed, of 165 in both
80 · 85rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tajikistan16.215 → 41.670+25.455
Ukraine9.902 → 21.457+11.555
Kiribati54.646 → 65.845+11.198
Gambia11.410 → 18.892+7.483
Ireland25.545 → 32.637+7.093

Fell most

Timor-Leste105.939 → 68.611−37.328
Kuwait50.171 → 30.918−19.253
Republic of the Congo56.638 → 39.543−17.095
Yemen9.825 → -5.090−14.915
Saudi Arabia38.729 → 24.842−13.887

+ Sri Lanka

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 2015.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 166 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2015). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/2015

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