Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Iran

Gross national savings in Iran in 2000 — 37.9%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 127. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 2 pp.

2000 37.9% +1.2 pp vs 1999
World rank 9of 127
Period maximum 40.2%1996
Period minimum 18.5%1989

Trend over time

1976–2000 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Iran, 1976–200010203040501976197919821985198819911994199720001976: 40%1977: 36.3%1978: 25%1979: 28.7%1980: 22.2%1989: 18.5%1990: 23.2%1991: 29%1992: 30.7%1993: 35.7%1994: 35.5%1995: 35.2%1996: 40.2%1997: 36.1%1998: 29.4%1999: 36.8%2000: 37.9%
Change over the period: −2 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2000

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

Iran 37.9%
World 25.8%
Southern Asia computed 26.5%
Gross national savings — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2000 37.9 +1.2 pp
1999 36.8 +7.4 pp
1998 29.4 −6.7 pp
1997 36.1 −4 pp
1996 40.2 +5 pp
1995 35.2 −0.3 pp
1994 35.5 −0.2 pp
1993 35.7 +5 pp
1992 30.7 +1.7 pp
1991 29 +5.8 pp
1990 23.2 +4.7 pp
1989 18.5
1980 22.2 −6.5 pp
1979 28.7 +3.8 pp
1978 25 −11.3 pp
1977 36.3 −3.7 pp
1976 40

Southern Asia, 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.