Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Qatar

Gross national savings in Qatar in 2022 — 57.4%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 158. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 2.7 pp.

2022 57.4% +6 pp vs 2021
World rank 1of 158
Period maximum 60.3%2012
Period minimum 41.8%2020

Trend over time

2011–2022 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Qatar, 2011–202240455055606520112013201520172019202120222011: 60.1%2012: 60.3%2013: 58.3%2014: 55.7%2015: 45.6%2016: 44%2017: 47.4%2018: 50.7%2019: 46.2%2020: 41.8%2021: 51.4%2022: 57.4%
Change over the period: −2.7 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Qatar 57.4%
World 27.2%
Western Asia computed 38.3%
High-income countries computed 23.7%
Gross national savings — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 57.4 +6 pp
2021 51.4 +9.7 pp
2020 41.8 −4.4 pp
2019 46.2 −4.6 pp
2018 50.7 +3.3 pp
2017 47.4 +3.4 pp
2016 44 −1.6 pp
2015 45.6 −10.2 pp
2014 55.7 −2.5 pp
2013 58.3 −2.1 pp
2012 60.3 +0.2 pp
2011 60.1

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.