South Africa - Gross domestic savings (% of GDP)

Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in South Africa was 17.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 36.19 in 1980, while its lowest value was 16.58 in 2019.

Definition: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption).

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 28.83
1961 29.55
1962 29.52
1963 31.47
1964 30.23
1965 30.81
1966 31.00
1967 32.79
1968 31.22
1969 31.28
1970 29.29
1971 27.50
1972 28.97
1973 33.16
1974 35.31
1975 30.16
1976 29.37
1977 30.03
1978 30.96
1979 32.56
1980 36.19
1981 31.96
1982 28.37
1983 27.56
1984 26.28
1985 26.95
1986 25.58
1987 23.46
1988 23.19
1989 23.93
1990 20.09
1991 19.48
1992 18.42
1993 18.06
1994 17.35
1995 18.77
1996 18.04
1997 17.21
1998 17.32
1999 17.14
2000 17.81
2001 18.06
2002 20.54
2003 21.23
2004 19.33
2005 20.26
2006 20.57
2007 20.65
2008 19.89
2009 20.20
2010 19.64
2011 18.87
2012 16.88
2013 17.05
2014 16.99
2015 17.33
2016 17.41
2017 17.75
2018 17.01
2019 16.58
2020 17.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts