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Gross national savings — Syria

Gross national savings in Syria in 2010 — 15.8%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 160. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 9.5 pp.

2010 15.8% +3.6 pp vs 2009
World rank 115of 160
Period maximum 25.4%1977
Period minimum 2.5%1991

Trend over time

1977–2010 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Syria, 1977–201001020301977198119851989199319972001200520091977: 25.4%1978: 17.2%1979: 23.3%1980: 19.3%1981: 14.8%1982: 17.5%1983: 13.9%1984: 15.7%1985: 14.2%1986: 13.1%1987: 4.7%1988: 2.6%1989: 8.1%1990: 8.3%1991: 2.5%1992: 5%1993: 7.9%1994: 18.3%1995: 20.5%1996: 15%1997: 11.7%1998: 13.9%1999: 11.9%2000: 17.6%2001: 20.2%2002: 22.5%2003: 20.9%2004: 19.6%2005: 19%2006: 20.1%2007: 17.5%2008: 13.7%2009: 12.2%2010: 15.8%
Change over the period: −9.5 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2010

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

Syria 15.8%
World 26.5%
Middle East & North Africa 33.8%
Western Asia computed 31.3%
Low-income countries computed 18.1%
Gross national savings — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 15.8 +3.6 pp
2009 12.2 −1.5 pp
2008 13.7 −3.8 pp
2007 17.5 −2.6 pp
2006 20.1 +1.1 pp
2005 19 −0.6 pp
2004 19.6 −1.3 pp
2003 20.9 −1.6 pp
2002 22.5 +2.2 pp
2001 20.2 +2.6 pp
2000 17.6 +5.8 pp
1999 11.9 −2.1 pp
1998 13.9 +2.3 pp
1997 11.7 −3.3 pp
1996 15 −5.5 pp
1995 20.5 +2.2 pp
1994 18.3 +10.4 pp
1993 7.9 +2.9 pp
1992 5 +2.5 pp
1991 2.5 −5.8 pp
1990 8.3 +0.2 pp
1989 8.1 +5.5 pp
1988 2.6 −2.1 pp
1987 4.7 −8.4 pp
1986 13.1 −1.1 pp
1985 14.2 −1.5 pp
1984 15.7 +1.8 pp
1983 13.9 −3.5 pp
1982 17.5 +2.7 pp
1981 14.8 −4.5 pp
1980 19.3 −4 pp
1979 23.3 +6.1 pp
1978 17.2 −8.2 pp
1977 25.4 —

Western Asia, 2010

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KW Kuwait 50.7 SA Saudi Arabia 45 AZ Azerbaijan 44.7 OM Oman 36.9 IQ Iraq 36 BH Bahrain 31.5 IL Israel 24.3 TR Türkiye 24 SY Syria 15.8 AM Armenia 13.2 CY Cyprus 13 GE Georgia 11.3 YE Yemen 8.3 PS Palestine 7.7 LB Lebanon 4.9
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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.

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