Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Germany

Gross national savings in Germany in 2025 — 26.4%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 73. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2025 26.4% −0.8 pp vs 2024
World rank 23of 73
Period maximum 30%2018
Period minimum 18.4%1981

Trend over time

1971–2025 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Germany, 1971–2025152025303519711977198319891995200120072013201920251971: 26.5%1972: 25.3%1973: 25.1%1974: 23.9%1975: 20.4%1976: 20.9%1977: 20.6%1978: 21.5%1979: 21%1980: 19.8%1981: 18.4%1982: 18.7%1983: 19.3%1984: 19.9%1985: 20.7%1986: 22.2%1987: 21.4%1988: 22.5%1989: 23.5%1990: 24.8%1999: 22.3%2000: 22.1%2001: 22.3%2002: 21.8%2003: 20.8%2004: 23.3%2005: 23.1%2006: 25.4%2007: 27.3%2008: 26.3%2009: 23.6%2010: 25.1%2011: 27.4%2012: 26.5%2013: 26.3%2014: 27.4%2015: 27.6%2016: 28.7%2017: 28.7%2018: 30%2019: 29.3%2020: 28%2021: 29.5%2022: 27%2023: 27.6%2024: 27.1%2025: 26.4%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Germany 26.4%
Western Europe computed 25.5%
Gross national savings — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.4 −0.8 pp
2024 27.1 −0.5 pp
2023 27.6 +0.6 pp
2022 27 −2.5 pp
2021 29.5 +1.5 pp
2020 28 −1.2 pp
2019 29.3 −0.7 pp
2018 30 +1.4 pp
2017 28.7 +0 pp
2016 28.7 +1 pp
2015 27.6 +0.2 pp
2014 27.4 +1 pp
2013 26.3 −0.1 pp
2012 26.5 −0.9 pp
2011 27.4 +2.3 pp
2010 25.1 +1.5 pp
2009 23.6 −2.7 pp
2008 26.3 −1 pp
2007 27.3 +1.9 pp
2006 25.4 +2.3 pp
2005 23.1 −0.1 pp
2004 23.3 +2.5 pp
2003 20.8 −1 pp
2002 21.8 −0.5 pp
2001 22.3 +0.1 pp
2000 22.1 −0.1 pp
1999 22.3
1990 24.8 +1.2 pp
1989 23.5 +1 pp
1988 22.5 +1.2 pp
1987 21.4 −0.8 pp
1986 22.2 +1.5 pp
1985 20.7 +0.8 pp
1984 19.9 +0.6 pp
1983 19.3 +0.6 pp
1982 18.7 +0.3 pp
1981 18.4 −1.4 pp
1980 19.8 −1.2 pp
1979 21 −0.5 pp
1978 21.5 +0.9 pp
1977 20.6 −0.3 pp
1976 20.9 +0.5 pp
1975 20.4 −3.5 pp
1974 23.9 −1.2 pp
1973 25.1 −0.3 pp
1972 25.3 −1.2 pp
1971 26.5

Western Europe, 2025

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.