The CIA World Factbook Edition 2017 Economy

Gross national saving In 8 editions of 36.

Gross national saving was published in 8 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2013 to 2020. The 2017 edition carries it in 184 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2017 edition
184
the first edition with it
2013
the latest edition with it
2020

Published as “Gross national saving” (2013 to 2020).

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World

1 entry

World

26.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 27% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 27.4% of GDP (2014 est.)

Africa

53 entries

Algeria

37.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 36.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 43.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 15

Angola

3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • -0.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 174

Benin

17.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 119

Botswana

42.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 40.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 43.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 7

Burkina Faso

7.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 5.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 42

Burundi

-4.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • -6.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • -3.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 170

Cabo Verde

33.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 33.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 27.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 23

Cameroon

16.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 18.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 85

Central African Republic

4.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 4.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 165

Chad

7.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 14.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 52

Comoros

10.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 10.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 147

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The now Democratic Republic of the Congo

8.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 16.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 18% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 163

Congo, Republic Of The now Republic of the Congo

-26.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • -2.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 28.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 49

Cote D'Ivoire now Cote d'Ivoire

18.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 18.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 93

Djibouti

16.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 9.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 12

Egypt

9.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 10.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 162

Equatorial Guinea

0.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 35.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 116

Eritrea

4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 168

Swaziland now Eswatini

12.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 11.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 106

Ethiopia

32% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 31.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 30.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 10

Gabon

24% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 43.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 54

Gambia, The now The Gambia

9.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 4.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 10.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 157

Ghana

7.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 9.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 159

Guinea

-6.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • -8.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • -7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 167

Guinea-Bissau

14% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 11.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 8.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 136

Kenya

15.4% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 15.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 10.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 146

Lesotho

21% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 96

Liberia

  • NA% (2016 est.)
  • -21.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • -2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)

Libya

-11% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • -8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • -6.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 180

Madagascar

16% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 11.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 15.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 132

Malawi

-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 2.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 3.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 178

Mali

10.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 153

Mauritania

24.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 25% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 16

Mauritius

16.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 16.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 17% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 128

Morocco

28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 28.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 26.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 29

Mozambique

5.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 17.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 169

Namibia

11.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 20.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 151

Niger

24.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 66

Nigeria

13.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 16% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 118

Rwanda

7.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 8.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 8.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 148

Sao Tome And Principe now Sao Tome and Principe

21.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 90

Senegal

21.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 15.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 115

Seychelles

11.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 15.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 14.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 121

Sierra Leone

-9.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • -5.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • -7.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 177

South Africa

16.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 16.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 15.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 120

South Sudan

20% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 7.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 18.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 94

Sudan

12.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 11.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 9.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 97

Tanzania

23% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 89

Togo

17.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 15.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 15.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 145

Tunisia

13.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 14% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 101

Uganda

20.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 17.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 92

Zambia

37.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 38.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 36.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 63

Zimbabwe

15.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 4.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 3.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 164

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

29.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 26

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

25.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 21.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 23.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 46

Armenia

17% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 13.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 122

Azerbaijan

18% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 22.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 37.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 32

Bangladesh

30.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 30.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 29.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 25

Bhutan

33.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 32% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 35% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 71

China

45.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 47.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 49% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 2

Georgia

19.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 20.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 19.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 104

India

29.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 31.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 33.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 30

Japan

27.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 27% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 40

Kazakhstan

22.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 26.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 28.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 78

Korea, North now North Korea

NA%

Korea, South now South Korea

37.2% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 36.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 36.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 14

Kyrgyzstan

23.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 62

Maldives

0.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 16.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 173

Mongolia

29.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 25.9% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 21.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 65

Nepal

40% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 44% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 45.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 11

Pakistan

13.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 14.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 13.4% of GDP (2014 est.)

note: data are for fiscal years

country comparison to the world: 140

Russia

27.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 27.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 25% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 51

Sri Lanka

29.3% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 29% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 26.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 27

Tajikistan

17.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 13% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 150

Turkmenistan

23.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 64

Uzbekistan

31.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 31.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 32.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 56

Central America and the Caribbean

19 entries

Antigua And Barbuda now Antigua and Barbuda

24.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 30.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 26.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 109

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

13.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 13.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 9.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 125

Barbados

8.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 8.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 3.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 158

Belize

11.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 11.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 142

Costa Rica

16.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 15.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 13.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 117

Cuba

11% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 152

Dominica

20.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 14.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 7.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 160

El Salvador

11.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 10.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 8.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 149

Grenada

17% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 13.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 13.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 179

Guatemala

13.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 13.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 11.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 133

Haiti

29.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 22.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 60

Honduras

19.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 15.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 102

Jamaica

17% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 14.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 87

Nicaragua

22.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 68

Panama

40.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 39.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 33.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 8

Saint Kitts And Nevis now Saint Kitts and Nevis

18.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 16.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 124

Saint Lucia

21.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 29% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 25% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 137

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines now Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-5.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • -3.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • -0.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 172

Trinidad And Tobago now Trinidad and Tobago

9.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 176

Europe

40 entries

Albania

15.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 16.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 16% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 112

Austria

25.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 25.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 26% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 50

Belarus

21.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 25.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 28.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 79

Belgium

22.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 22.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 73

Bosnia And Herzegovina now Bosnia and Herzegovina

11.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 10.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 10.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 131

Bulgaria

24.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 21.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 59

Croatia

22.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 72

Czechia

27.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 28.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 26.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 39

Denmark

28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 28.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 28.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 37

Estonia

24.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 26% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 27.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 47

European Union

22% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 21.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 76

Faroe Islands

25.7% of GDP (2012 est.)

  • 25.2% of GDP (2011 est.)
  • 25.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 48

Finland

20.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 20.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 86

France

22% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 22.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 75

Germany

27.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 27.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 27% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 38

Greece

9.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 9.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 10.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 155

Hungary

24.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 25.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 58

Ireland

35.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 32.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 13

Italy

19.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 18.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 99

Kosovo

12.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 12.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 144

Latvia

21.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 21.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 80

Lithuania

15.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 22.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 126

Luxembourg

22.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 23.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 69

Malta

31.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 29.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 27.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 35

Moldova

18.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 108

Montenegro

6.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 6.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 166

Netherlands

28.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 28.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 27.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 33

Macedonia now North Macedonia

30.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 29% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 29.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 111

Norway

34.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 36.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 39.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 18

Poland

19.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 18.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 100

Portugal

15.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 15.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 15.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 123

Romania

22.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 67

Serbia

14% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 14.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 11.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 138

Slovakia

20.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 22.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 84

Slovenia

23.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 25.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 43

Spain

22.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 21.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 74

Sweden

29.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 28.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 28% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 28

Switzerland

33.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 34.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 31.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 20

Ukraine

17.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 15.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 9.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 113

United Kingdom

12.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 13% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 12.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 143

Middle East

16 entries

Bahrain

21% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 22% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 31.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 83

Cyprus

10.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 11.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 154

Iran

37.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 37.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 43.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 9

Iraq

11.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 18% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 28.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 171

Israel

24.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 61

Jordan

9.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 10.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 14% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 130

Kuwait

25.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 30.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 50.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 44

Lebanon

4.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 2.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • -1.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 175

Oman

19.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 19.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 18.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 91

Qatar

44% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 46.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 55.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 3

Saudi Arabia

25.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 26.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 38.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 41

Syria

19.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 20.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 18.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 105

Turkey now Turkiye

24.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 31

United Arab Emirates

24.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 27.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 29.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 34

West Bank

7.8% of GDP (2014 est.)

  • 9.5% of GDP (2013 est.)
  • 5% of GDP (2012 est.)

note: includes Gaza Strip

country comparison to the world: 161

Yemen

0.1% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • -4.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • -3.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 181

North America

3 entries

Canada

19.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 20.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 22.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 98

Mexico

21.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 20.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 19.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 82

United States

18% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 19.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 135

Oceania

5 entries

Australia

21.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 22.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 23.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 70

Fiji

9.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 16.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 10.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 156

New Zealand

20.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 20.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 19.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 88

Papua New Guinea

44.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 39.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 25.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 4

Solomon Islands

14% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 14.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 10.6% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 77

South America

12 entries

Argentina

12.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 13.6% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 14.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 141

Bolivia

15.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 14.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 127

Brazil

16.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 15.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 16.8% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 134

Chile

20.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 21.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 103

Colombia

21.7% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 21% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 20.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 81

Ecuador

24.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 27.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 55

Guyana

15.3% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 8.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 6.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 53

Paraguay

19.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 15.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 15.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 110

Peru

20.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 20.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 95

Suriname

57.1% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 51.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 65.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 1

Uruguay

18.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 16.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 107

Venezuela

7.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 31.8% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 9.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 114

Southeast Asia

12 entries

Brunei

43.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 51.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 58.1% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 6

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

16.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 19.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 21.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 21

Cambodia

13.6% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 14.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 13.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 139

Hong Kong

26.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 24.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 25.2% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 45

Indonesia

32.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 32.1% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 31.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 22

Laos

14.8% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 14.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 19.9% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 129

Malaysia

28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 28.2% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 29.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 36

Philippines

24.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 23.7% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 57

Singapore

44.4% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 44.9% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 48.4% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 5

Taiwan

35.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 36.4% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 34.5% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 17

Thailand

32.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

  • 33.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
  • 30.3% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 19

Vietnam

30.7% of GDP (2016 est.)

  • 27.5% of GDP (2015 est.)
  • 31.7% of GDP (2014 est.)
  • country comparison to the world: 24

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2017, “Gross national saving”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/gross-national-saving/2017.

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