High income - Gross savings (% of GDP)

Gross savings (% of GDP) in High income was 22.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 24.17 in 1979, while its lowest value was 19.42 in 1993.

Definition: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 22.73
1976 23.40
1977 23.47
1978 24.06
1979 24.17
1980 23.18
1981 22.97
1982 21.65
1983 20.95
1984 22.28
1985 21.43
1986 21.03
1987 21.48
1988 22.43
1989 22.04
1990 21.30
1991 19.59
1992 19.77
1993 19.42
1994 20.21
1995 21.28
1996 22.86
1997 23.59
1998 23.76
1999 23.41
2000 23.74
2001 22.83
2002 22.08
2003 21.87
2004 22.58
2005 23.00
2006 23.81
2007 23.34
2008 21.79
2009 19.77
2010 20.99
2011 21.82
2012 22.44
2013 22.57
2014 23.14
2015 23.19
2016 22.77
2017 23.50
2018 23.62
2019 23.68
2020 22.39

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross savings represent the difference between disposable income and consumption and replace gross domestic savings, a concept used by the World Bank and included in World Development Indicators editions before 2006. The change was made to conform to SNA concepts and definitions.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts