Data for 2023

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2023

Name: Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2023
Creator: World Bank Group
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2023, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2023 covers 156 countries. Kuwait is highest, at 48.828; Palau is lowest, at -12.986. The middle country reads 22.012. Against 2022, 155 values changed (72 up, 83 down), 1 country joined, 3 left.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 2023

HighestKuwait

48.828

LowestPalau

-12.986

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

156countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
156distinct 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), 2023, 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), 2023: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	48.828
2	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	45.871
3	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	44.581
4	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	43.422
5	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42.572
6	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	41.062
7	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.769
8	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	38.843
9	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	38.577
10	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	37.878
11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	37.159
12	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	36.221
13	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	36.154
14	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	35.862
15	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	35.344
16	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	35.108
17	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	35.003
18	Panama`PAN`Central America	34.963
19	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	34.881
20	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	34.648
21	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	34.464
22	India`IND`Southern Asia	34.381
23	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	34.292
24	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	34.113
25	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	33.835
26	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	33.461
27	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	33.360
28	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	33.273
29	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	32.064
30	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	31.892
31	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	31.749
32	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	31.657
33	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	31.384
34	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	31.175
35	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	30.839
36	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	30.289
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	30.274
38	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	29.961
39	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	29.852
40	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	29.832
41	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	29.571
42	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	29.503
43	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	29.459
44	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	29.286
45	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	28.954
46	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	28.811
47	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.022
48	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	27.714
49	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	27.634
50	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	27.377
51	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	27.341
52	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	26.907
53	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	26.610
54	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	26.480
55	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	26.244
56	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	26.160
57	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	26.095
58	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.036
59	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	25.865
60	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	25.622
61	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	25.443
62	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	25.432
63	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	24.568
64	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	24.271
65	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	24.199
66	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	24.139
67	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	23.858
68	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	23.854
69	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	23.850
70	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	23.775
71	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	23.742
72	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	23.298
73	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	23.073
74	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	22.940
75	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	22.562
76	Ecuador`ECU`South America	22.492
77	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	22.165
78	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	22.108
79	Canada`CAN`Northern America	21.915
80	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.741
81	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	21.076
82	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	20.870
83	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	20.810
84	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	20.797
85	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	20.728
86	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	20.657
87	Belize`BLZ`Central America	20.624
88	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	20.593
89	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	20.538
90	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.507
91	Peru`PER`South America	20.244
92	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	20.189
93	Chile`CHL`South America	20.146
94	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	20.099
95	Mexico`MEX`Central America	19.927
96	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	19.570
97	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	19.433
98	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	19.371
99	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	19.069
100	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	19.049
101	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	18.941
102	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	18.649
103	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	18.552
104	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18.335
105	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	17.613
106	Honduras`HND`Central America	17.539
107	Niger`NER`Western Africa	17.381
108	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	17.256
109	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	17.158
110	United States`USA`Northern America	17.136
111	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	16.840
112	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	16.508
113	Argentina`ARG`South America	16.234
114	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	16.109
115	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	15.960
116	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	15.785
117	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	15.512
118	Brazil`BRA`South America	15.040
119	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	14.941
120	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	14.925
121	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	14.889
122	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	14.790
123	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	14.768
124	Uruguay`URY`South America	14.735
125	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	14.716
126	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	14.634
127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	14.292
128	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	14.248
129	Bolivia`BOL`South America	14.037
130	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	13.882
131	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	13.725
132	Colombia`COL`South America	13.210
133	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	13.206
134	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	13.185
135	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	13.081
136	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	13.051
137	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	12.786
138	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	12.221
139	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	12.073
140	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	12.048
141	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	11.735
142	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	11.574
143	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	11.546
144	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	9.691
145	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	9.287
146	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	9.225
147	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	9.125
148	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	8.781
149	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	7.079
150	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	5.711
151	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	4.878
152	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	2.670
153	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-1.033
154	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-8.485
155	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-12.545
156	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-12.986

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Kuwait48.828
2Brunei45.871
3Macau44.581
4Bermuda43.422
5China42.572

Lowest

156Palau-12.986
155Lebanon-12.545
154Timor-Leste-8.485
153Malawi-1.033
152Mozambique2.670

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.012. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −3countries joined / left
155values changed, of 155 in both
72 · 83rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Nicaragua18.131 → 29.852+11.722
Macau35.183 → 44.581+9.398
Lebanon-21.783 → -12.545+9.237
Marshall Islands21.404 → 29.286+7.881
Kiribati9.129 → 16.840+7.711

Fell most

Timor-Leste23.616 → -8.485−32.101
Tajikistan50.232 → 35.344−14.888
Iraq54.538 → 41.062−13.476
Azerbaijan42.052 → 29.459−12.593
Zambia45.410 → 34.464−10.946

+ United Arab Emirates

− Qatar

− Sudan

− Vanuatu

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 2023.
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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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2023). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/2023

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