Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Western Asia

Gross national savings in Western Asia in 2024 — 29.9%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 4.5 pp.

2024 29.9% −2.5 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 38.3%2022
Period minimum 23.4%1998

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Western Asia, 1995–20242025303540199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 25.3%1996: 26.5%1997: 26.1%1998: 23.4%1999: 23.5%2000: 25.9%2001: 24.9%2002: 24%2003: 25.2%2004: 29.1%2005: 33.9%2006: 35.8%2007: 34.4%2008: 36.8%2009: 27.5%2010: 31.3%2011: 37.1%2012: 37.4%2013: 35.7%2014: 33.5%2015: 26.4%2016: 25.7%2017: 28.5%2018: 31.5%2019: 30%2020: 25.3%2021: 32.6%2022: 38.3%2023: 32.4%2024: 29.9%
Change over the period: +4.5 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 29.9%
World 26.1%
Gross national savings — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 29.9 −2.5 pp
2023 32.4 −6 pp
2022 38.3 +5.7 pp
2021 32.6 +7.3 pp
2020 25.3 −4.7 pp
2019 30 −1.5 pp
2018 31.5 +3 pp
2017 28.5 +2.9 pp
2016 25.7 −0.8 pp
2015 26.4 −7.1 pp
2014 33.5 −2.2 pp
2013 35.7 −1.7 pp
2012 37.4 +0.3 pp
2011 37.1 +5.8 pp
2010 31.3 +3.8 pp
2009 27.5 −9.3 pp
2008 36.8 +2.4 pp
2007 34.4 −1.4 pp
2006 35.8 +1.9 pp
2005 33.9 +4.8 pp
2004 29.1 +3.9 pp
2003 25.2 +1.2 pp
2002 24 −0.9 pp
2001 24.9 −1 pp
2000 25.9 +2.4 pp
1999 23.5 +0 pp
1998 23.4 −2.7 pp
1997 26.1 −0.4 pp
1996 26.5 +1.1 pp
1995 25.3

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.