Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Ethiopia

Gross national savings in Ethiopia in 2024 — 19.7%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 146. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 12.9 pp.

2024 19.7% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 86of 146
Period maximum 33.3%2018
Period minimum 19.7%2024

Trend over time

2011–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Ethiopia, 2011–20241520253035201120132015201720192021202320242011: 32.6%2012: 30.9%2013: 28.3%2014: 31.5%2015: 29.9%2016: 31.8%2017: 26.8%2018: 33.3%2019: 29.4%2020: 27.8%2021: 25.2%2022: 21.7%2023: 20.1%2024: 19.7%
Change over the period: −12.9 pp Annual average: -0.99 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ethiopia 19.7%
World 26.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 17.6%
Eastern Africa computed 20.5%
Gross national savings — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19.7 −0.4 pp
2023 20.1 −1.6 pp
2022 21.7 −3.5 pp
2021 25.2 −2.5 pp
2020 27.8 −1.6 pp
2019 29.4 −3.9 pp
2018 33.3 +6.4 pp
2017 26.8 −5 pp
2016 31.8 +1.9 pp
2015 29.9 −1.5 pp
2014 31.5 +3.1 pp
2013 28.3 −2.6 pp
2012 30.9 −1.6 pp
2011 32.6

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.