Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Bhutan

Gross national savings in Bhutan in 2024 — 22.9%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 146. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 31.1 pp.

2024 22.9% +5.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 68of 146
Period maximum 54%2006
Period minimum 17.6%2023

Trend over time

2006–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Bhutan, 2006–2024020406020062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 54%2007: 42.1%2008: 35.4%2009: 35.3%2010: 37%2011: 42.4%2012: 50.7%2013: 44%2014: 35.1%2015: 27.1%2016: 32.5%2017: 32.9%2018: 31.9%2019: 30.8%2020: 24.4%2021: 24%2022: 21%2023: 17.6%2024: 22.9%
Change over the period: −31.1 pp Annual average: -1.73 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 22.9%
World 26.1%
South Asia 34.5%
Southern Asia computed 32.9%
Gross national savings — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.9 +5.3 pp
2023 17.6 −3.4 pp
2022 21 −2.9 pp
2021 24 −0.5 pp
2020 24.4 −6.3 pp
2019 30.8 −1.1 pp
2018 31.9 −1 pp
2017 32.9 +0.4 pp
2016 32.5 +5.4 pp
2015 27.1 −8.1 pp
2014 35.1 −8.9 pp
2013 44 −6.7 pp
2012 50.7 +8.2 pp
2011 42.4 +5.4 pp
2010 37 +1.7 pp
2009 35.3 −0.1 pp
2008 35.4 −6.7 pp
2007 42.1 −11.9 pp
2006 54

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.