Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Saudi Arabia

Gross national savings in Saudi Arabia in 2025 — 28.9%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 73. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 21.3 pp.

2025 28.9% −1.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 73
Period maximum 74.6%1974
Period minimum 11.7%1991

Trend over time

1971–2025 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Saudi Arabia, 1971–202502040608019711977198319891995200120072013201920251971: 50.2%1972: 58.5%1973: 47.1%1974: 74.6%1975: 60.5%1976: 58.9%1977: 48%1978: 35.3%1979: 42.9%1980: 53.3%1981: 48.6%1982: 36.2%1983: 27.9%1984: 23.3%1985: 17%1986: 13.6%1987: 13.4%1988: 16.6%1989: 13.7%1990: 18.2%1991: 11.7%1992: 19.6%1993: 16.5%1994: 15.9%1995: 20.2%1996: 23.7%1997: 24.5%1998: 17.8%1999: 26.1%2000: 30%2001: 26.8%2002: 28.5%2003: 33.9%2004: 41.7%2005: 48%2006: 48.5%2007: 48.9%2008: 52.8%2009: 36.6%2010: 45%2011: 51%2012: 49.6%2013: 44.9%2014: 38.7%2015: 24.8%2016: 24.6%2017: 27.1%2018: 30.6%2019: 29.9%2020: 20%2021: 30.5%2022: 38.7%2023: 31.9%2024: 30.4%2025: 28.9%
Change over the period: −21.3 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp
Gross national savings — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 28.9 −1.5 pp
2024 30.4 −1.5 pp
2023 31.9 −6.8 pp
2022 38.7 +8.2 pp
2021 30.5 +10.5 pp
2020 20 −9.9 pp
2019 29.9 −0.7 pp
2018 30.6 +3.5 pp
2017 27.1 +2.5 pp
2016 24.6 −0.3 pp
2015 24.8 −13.9 pp
2014 38.7 −6.2 pp
2013 44.9 −4.7 pp
2012 49.6 −1.5 pp
2011 51 +6 pp
2010 45 +8.4 pp
2009 36.6 −16.2 pp
2008 52.8 +3.8 pp
2007 48.9 +0.4 pp
2006 48.5 +0.5 pp
2005 48 +6.3 pp
2004 41.7 +7.8 pp
2003 33.9 +5.4 pp
2002 28.5 +1.7 pp
2001 26.8 −3.3 pp
2000 30 +3.9 pp
1999 26.1 +8.3 pp
1998 17.8 −6.7 pp
1997 24.5 +0.8 pp
1996 23.7 +3.4 pp
1995 20.2 +4.3 pp
1994 15.9 −0.6 pp
1993 16.5 −3.1 pp
1992 19.6 +7.8 pp
1991 11.7 −6.4 pp
1990 18.2 +4.4 pp
1989 13.7 −2.9 pp
1988 16.6 +3.3 pp
1987 13.4 −0.3 pp
1986 13.6 −3.4 pp
1985 17 −6.2 pp
1984 23.3 −4.7 pp
1983 27.9 −8.3 pp
1982 36.2 −12.4 pp
1981 48.6 −4.7 pp
1980 53.3 +10.4 pp
1979 42.9 +7.6 pp
1978 35.3 −12.7 pp
1977 48 −10.8 pp
1976 58.9 −1.6 pp
1975 60.5 −14.1 pp
1974 74.6 +27.5 pp
1973 47.1 −11.4 pp
1972 58.5 +8.3 pp
1971 50.2

Western Asia, 2025

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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.