South Africa - Gross savings

Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in South Africa was 15.38 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 33.71 in 1980, while its lowest value was 15.03 in 1998.

Definition: Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.

Source: World Bank national accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 26.69
1971 25.07
1972 26.50
1973 30.78
1974 33.04
1975 27.35
1976 26.42
1977 26.91
1978 27.97
1979 29.75
1980 33.71
1981 29.12
1982 25.42
1983 24.43
1984 22.98
1985 23.31
1986 22.13
1987 20.33
1988 20.28
1989 21.03
1990 16.74
1991 16.92
1992 16.31
1993 16.74
1994 16.09
1995 17.22
1996 16.01
1997 15.11
1998 15.03
1999 15.35
2000 15.87
2001 15.37
2002 17.95
2003 17.65
2004 16.67
2005 15.99
2006 17.57
2007 17.22
2008 17.96
2009 17.88
2010 18.40
2011 18.00
2012 15.53
2013 15.78
2014 16.09
2015 16.89
2016 17.00
2017 16.64
2018 15.37
2019 15.38

Gross savings (current US$)

The latest value for Gross savings (current US$) in South Africa was $49,139,200,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $73,779,880,000 in 2011 and $1,854,999,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 $1,854,999,000
1961 $1,986,599,000
1962 $2,195,199,000
1963 $2,648,799,000
1964 $2,776,199,000
1965 $3,096,799,000
1966 $3,418,799,000
1967 $4,094,998,000
1968 $4,180,398,000
1969 $4,678,798,000
1970 $4,738,998,000
1971 $4,932,787,000
1972 $5,473,906,000
1973 $8,732,724,000
1974 $11,750,160,000
1975 $10,004,450,000
1976 $9,272,450,000
1977 $10,473,050,000
1978 $12,525,800,000
1979 $16,455,580,000
1980 $26,851,350,000
1981 $23,838,770,000
1982 $19,139,920,000
1983 $20,534,570,000
1984 $17,089,150,000
1985 $13,175,080,000
1986 $14,287,720,000
1987 $17,375,610,000
1988 $18,660,470,000
1989 $20,116,920,000
1990 $18,628,220,000
1991 $20,424,310,000
1992 $21,466,460,000
1993 $23,283,820,000
1994 $23,596,950,000
1995 $28,719,150,000
1996 $25,575,350,000
1997 $25,130,370,000
1998 $22,596,630,000
1999 $21,838,830,000
2000 $22,925,580,000
2001 $19,989,230,000
2002 $23,166,510,000
2003 $36,223,370,000
2004 $43,439,140,000
2005 $51,124,240,000
2006 $55,018,960,000
2007 $56,646,250,000
2008 $51,604,300,000
2009 $57,302,620,000
2010 $71,546,420,000
2011 $73,779,880,000
2012 $58,632,680,000
2013 $55,473,980,000
2014 $52,154,770,000
2015 $49,541,280,000
2016 $46,233,600,000
2017 $54,332,450,000
2018 $54,917,780,000
2019 $52,238,250,000
2020 $49,139,200,000

Gross savings (current LCU)

The value for Gross savings (current LCU) in South Africa was 808,787,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 808,787,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,325,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. Data are in current local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 1,325,000,000
1961 1,419,000,000
1962 1,568,000,000
1963 1,892,000,000
1964 1,983,000,000
1965 2,212,000,000
1966 2,442,000,000
1967 2,925,000,000
1968 2,986,000,000
1969 3,342,000,000
1970 3,385,000,000
1971 3,528,013,000
1972 4,207,929,000
1973 6,060,153,000
1974 7,983,966,000
1975 7,398,371,000
1976 8,063,000,000
1977 9,107,000,000
1978 10,892,000,000
1979 13,855,970,000
1980 20,912,740,000
1981 20,920,410,000
1982 20,782,430,000
1983 22,877,560,000
1984 25,211,230,000
1985 29,362,970,000
1986 32,647,900,000
1987 35,377,320,000
1988 42,423,980,000
1989 52,760,190,000
1990 48,197,190,000
1991 56,397,660,000
1992 61,222,350,000
1993 76,084,550,000
1994 83,788,060,000
1995 104,167,000,000
1996 109,956,000,000
1997 115,801,000,000
1998 124,921,000,000
1999 133,424,000,000
2000 159,099,000,000
2001 172,091,000,000
2002 244,191,000,000
2003 274,019,000,000
2004 280,604,000,000
2005 325,114,000,000
2006 372,561,000,000
2007 399,096,000,000
2008 426,313,000,000
2009 485,565,000,000
2010 523,806,000,000
2011 535,723,000,000
2012 481,368,000,000
2013 535,335,000,000
2014 565,587,000,000
2015 631,686,000,000
2016 680,041,000,000
2017 723,322,000,000
2018 726,776,000,000
2019 754,759,000,000
2020 808,787,000,000

Gross savings (% of GNI)

Gross savings (% of GNI) in South Africa was 14.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.71 in 1980, while its lowest value was 13.81 in 2019.

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
1960 25.60
1961 26.14
1962 26.85
1963 29.11
1964 27.77
1965 28.36
1966 28.68
1967 30.72
1968 29.07
1969 28.92
1970 26.69
1971 25.07
1972 26.50
1973 30.78
1974 33.04
1975 27.35
1976 26.42
1977 26.91
1978 27.97
1979 29.75
1980 33.71
1981 29.12
1982 25.42
1983 24.43
1984 22.98
1985 23.31
1986 22.13
1987 20.33
1988 20.28
1989 21.03
1990 16.74
1991 16.92
1992 16.31
1993 16.11
1994 15.62
1995 17.01
1996 15.97
1997 15.16
1998 15.08
1999 14.73
2000 15.43
2001 15.18
2002 18.34
2003 18.83
2004 17.27
2005 18.01
2006 18.42
2007 17.52
2008 16.80
2009 17.73
2010 17.48
2011 16.49
2012 13.84
2013 14.18
2014 14.03
2015 14.62
2016 14.66
2017 14.65
2018 13.95
2019 13.81
2020 14.90

Gross savings (% of GDP)

Gross savings (% of GDP) in South Africa was 14.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 32.36 in 1980, while its lowest value was 13.47 in 2019.

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
1960 24.49
1961 24.92
1962 25.83
1963 28.11
1964 26.76
1965 27.32
1966 27.67
1967 29.72
1968 28.07
1969 27.88
1970 25.73
1971 24.26
1972 25.63
1973 29.81
1974 31.92
1975 26.25
1976 25.33
1977 25.76
1978 26.80
1979 28.55
1980 32.36
1981 27.90
1982 24.41
1983 23.49
1984 22.09
1985 22.30
1986 21.16
1987 19.62
1988 19.61
1989 20.31
1990 16.12
1991 16.48
1992 15.95
1993 15.82
1994 15.37
1995 16.72
1996 15.67
1997 14.87
1998 14.77
1999 14.41
2000 15.11
2001 14.76
2002 17.95
2003 18.39
2004 16.98
2005 17.70
2006 18.11
2007 17.01
2008 16.32
2009 17.38
2010 17.14
2011 16.10
2012 13.50
2013 13.84
2014 13.68
2015 14.29
2016 14.29
2017 14.24
2018 13.57
2019 13.47
2020 14.65

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts