Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Eritrea

Gross national savings in Eritrea in 2000 — 15.8%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 127. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 52.7 pp.

2000 15.8% −1.5 pp vs 1999
World rank 91of 127
Period maximum 68.5%1992
Period minimum 6.3%1998

Trend over time

1992–2000 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Eritrea, 1992–20000204060801992199319941995199619971998199920001992: 68.5%1993: 41.3%1994: 54.4%1995: 19.1%1996: 18.9%1997: 35.1%1998: 6.3%1999: 17.3%2000: 15.8%
Change over the period: −52.7 pp Annual average: -6.58 pp

Comparison, 2000

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

Eritrea 15.8%
World 25.8%
Gross national savings — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2000 15.8 −1.5 pp
1999 17.3 +11 pp
1998 6.3 −28.8 pp
1997 35.1 +16.2 pp
1996 18.9 −0.2 pp
1995 19.1 −35.3 pp
1994 54.4 +13.1 pp
1993 41.3 −27.2 pp
1992 68.5

Eastern Africa, 2000

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.