Gross savings (% of GDP) - Country Ranking - Africa

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: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Libya 67.33 2008
2 Zambia 45.22 2020
3 Gabon 38.38 2015
4 Tanzania 33.92 2020
5 Cabo Verde 33.81 2020
6 Mauritania 33.25 2020
7 Djibouti 33.12 2020
8 The Gambia 32.48 2020
9 Algeria 31.22 2020
10 Sudan 30.21 2020
11 Botswana 27.94 2020
12 Ethiopia 27.24 2020
13 Morocco 26.87 2020
14 Ghana 24.61 2020
15 Congo 24.38 2016
16 Guinea 24.00 2020
17 Senegal 23.06 2018
18 Nigeria 22.87 2020
19 Togo 22.52 2020
20 Dem. Rep. Congo 22.36 2020
21 Uganda 22.21 2020
22 Benin 21.31 2020
23 Lesotho 20.16 2019
24 Côte d'Ivoire 19.02 2020
25 Mozambique 18.30 2019
26 Angola 17.97 2020
27 Seychelles 17.88 2020
28 Burkina Faso 16.87 2019
29 Namibia 16.27 2020
30 Eritrea 15.82 2000
31 Niger 15.71 2020
32 Mali 15.29 2020
33 Eswatini 15.24 2020
34 Central African Republic 15.09 1994
35 Kenya 14.99 2020
36 South Africa 14.65 2020
37 Mauritius 14.25 2020
38 Guinea-Bissau 13.57 2020
39 Chad 13.41 1994
40 Cameroon 13.40 2020
41 Zimbabwe 12.46 2020
42 Rwanda 11.96 2020
43 Egypt 11.12 2020
44 Tunisia 11.12 2018
45 Comoros 9.52 2020
46 Madagascar 8.72 2020
47 Burundi 5.50 2018
48 Sierra Leone 0.32 2020

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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