Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Iraq

Gross national savings in Iraq in 2024 — 32%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 146. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 18 pp.

2024 32% −9 pp vs 2023
World rank 27of 146
Period maximum 54.5%2022
Period minimum 24%2020

Trend over time

2005–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Iraq, 2005–20242030405060200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 50%2006: 47.8%2007: 44%2008: 52.5%2009: 27.7%2010: 36%2011: 42.7%2012: 41.7%2013: 41.4%2014: 38%2015: 25.1%2016: 24.4%2017: 32.1%2018: 40.3%2019: 37.4%2020: 24%2021: 40.5%2022: 54.5%2023: 41.1%2024: 32%
Change over the period: −18 pp Annual average: -0.95 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 32%
World 26.1%
Western Asia computed 29.9%
Gross national savings — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 32 −9 pp
2023 41.1 −13.5 pp
2022 54.5 +14 pp
2021 40.5 +16.5 pp
2020 24 −13.3 pp
2019 37.4 −2.9 pp
2018 40.3 +8.2 pp
2017 32.1 +7.7 pp
2016 24.4 −0.6 pp
2015 25.1 −12.9 pp
2014 38 −3.4 pp
2013 41.4 −0.3 pp
2012 41.7 −1 pp
2011 42.7 +6.8 pp
2010 36 +8.3 pp
2009 27.7 −24.8 pp
2008 52.5 +8.5 pp
2007 44 −3.9 pp
2006 47.8 −2.2 pp
2005 50

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.