Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — South Sudan

Gross national savings in South Sudan in 2015 — 6.2%. Ranked 158 in the world out of 166. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 4.4 pp.

2015 6.2% −4.4 pp vs 2014
World rank 158of 166
Period maximum 10.6%2014
Period minimum 6.2%2015

Trend over time

2014–2015 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — South Sudan, 2014–2015681012201420152014: 10.6%2015: 6.2%
Change over the period: −4.4 pp Annual average: -4.44 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

South Sudan 6.2%
World 26.3%
Eastern Africa computed 17.6%
Low-income countries computed 14.4%
Gross national savings — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 6.2 −4.4 pp
2014 10.6

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.