Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Suriname

Gross national savings in Suriname in 2010 — 50.3%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 160. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 3.5 pp.

2010 50.3% −2.3 pp vs 2009
World rank 11of 160
Period maximum 55.6%2007
Period minimum 46.8%2006

Trend over time

2006–2010 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Suriname, 2006–20104547.55052.55557.5200620072008200920102006: 46.8%2007: 55.6%2008: 52.1%2009: 52.6%2010: 50.3%
Change over the period: +3.5 pp Annual average: 0.89 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Suriname 50.3%
World 26.5%
South America computed 26.9%
Gross national savings — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 50.3 −2.3 pp
2009 52.6 +0.5 pp
2008 52.1 −3.5 pp
2007 55.6 +8.8 pp
2006 46.8

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.