Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — East Asia & Pacific

Gross national savings in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 37%. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 5.7 pp.

2024 37% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 40.4%2008
Period minimum 31.3%1982

Trend over time

1982–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — East Asia & Pacific, 1982–20243032.53537.54042.51982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 31.3%1983: 32%1984: 33.4%1985: 33.4%1986: 33.8%1987: 36%1988: 36.7%1989: 34.3%1990: 34.5%1991: 35.4%1992: 36.6%1993: 37.7%1994: 37.9%1995: 36.3%1996: 35.3%1997: 35.9%1998: 34.8%1999: 33%2000: 33.1%2001: 33.2%2002: 33.6%2003: 35.4%2004: 37.3%2005: 37.5%2006: 38.9%2007: 40.1%2008: 40.4%2009: 39%2010: 40%2011: 38.8%2012: 38.3%2013: 37.7%2014: 38%2015: 37.4%2016: 36.9%2017: 37.4%2018: 36.9%2019: 36.6%2020: 36.6%2021: 37.8%2022: 37.7%2023: 36.6%2024: 37%
Change over the period: +5.7 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 37%
World 26.1%
Gross national savings — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 37 +0.4 pp
2023 36.6 −1.1 pp
2022 37.7 −0.2 pp
2021 37.8 +1.2 pp
2020 36.6 −0 pp
2019 36.6 −0.3 pp
2018 36.9 −0.5 pp
2017 37.4 +0.6 pp
2016 36.9 −0.6 pp
2015 37.4 −0.6 pp
2014 38 +0.3 pp
2013 37.7 −0.6 pp
2012 38.3 −0.5 pp
2011 38.8 −1.2 pp
2010 40 +1 pp
2009 39 −1.4 pp
2008 40.4 +0.3 pp
2007 40.1 +1.2 pp
2006 38.9 +1.4 pp
2005 37.5 +0.2 pp
2004 37.3 +1.9 pp
2003 35.4 +1.8 pp
2002 33.6 +0.4 pp
2001 33.2 +0.1 pp
2000 33.1 +0 pp
1999 33 −1.8 pp
1998 34.8 −1.1 pp
1997 35.9 +0.6 pp
1996 35.3 −1 pp
1995 36.3 −1.6 pp
1994 37.9 +0.2 pp
1993 37.7 +1.2 pp
1992 36.6 +1.2 pp
1991 35.4 +0.9 pp
1990 34.5 +0.2 pp
1989 34.3 −2.5 pp
1988 36.7 +0.8 pp
1987 36 +2.2 pp
1986 33.8 +0.4 pp
1985 33.4 +0 pp
1984 33.4 +1.4 pp
1983 32 +0.7 pp
1982 31.3

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.