Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — French Polynesia

Gross national savings in French Polynesia in 2016 — 23.3%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 164. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 1.9 pp.

2016 23.3% −0.8 pp vs 2015
World rank 66of 164
Period maximum 25.6%2007
Period minimum 16.6%2008

Trend over time

2005–2016 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — French Polynesia, 2005–20161517.52022.52527.520052007200920112013201520162005: 25.2%2006: 24.4%2007: 25.6%2008: 16.6%2009: 16.6%2010: 20.1%2011: 19%2012: 19.1%2013: 22%2014: 22.4%2015: 24.1%2016: 23.3%
Change over the period: −1.9 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

French Polynesia 23.3%
World 25.8%
High-income countries computed 22.6%
Gross national savings — French Polynesia, by year French Polynesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 23.3 −0.8 pp
2015 24.1 +1.7 pp
2014 22.4 +0.5 pp
2013 22 +2.9 pp
2012 19.1 +0 pp
2011 19 −1.1 pp
2010 20.1 +3.5 pp
2009 16.6 +0.1 pp
2008 16.6 −9 pp
2007 25.6 +1.2 pp
2006 24.4 −0.8 pp
2005 25.2

Polynesia, 2016

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

WS Samoa 34.1 PF French Polynesia 23.3 TO Tonga 14.7

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.