Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Yemen

Gross national savings in Yemen in 2016 — -4.5%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 164. Since 2005, the indicator has fallen by 26.9 pp.

2016 -4.5% +0.6 pp vs 2015
World rank 163of 164
Period maximum 22.4%2005
Period minimum -5.1%2015

Trend over time

2005–2016 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Yemen, 2005–2016-10010203020052007200920112013201520162005: 22.4%2006: 17.5%2007: 10.2%2008: 10.8%2009: 3.5%2010: 8.3%2011: 2.5%2012: 8.1%2013: 4.8%2014: 9.8%2015: -5.1%2016: -4.5%
Change over the period: −26.9 pp Annual average: -2.44 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Yemen -4.5%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 25.7%
Low-income countries computed 17.5%
Gross national savings — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 -4.5 +0.6 pp
2015 -5.1 −14.9 pp
2014 9.8 +5 pp
2013 4.8 −3.3 pp
2012 8.1 +5.6 pp
2011 2.5 −5.8 pp
2010 8.3 +4.8 pp
2009 3.5 −7.3 pp
2008 10.8 +0.5 pp
2007 10.2 −7.2 pp
2006 17.5 −4.9 pp
2005 22.4

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.