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Gross Savings (% of GDP) by African country

2025

Gross savings (gross national income less consumption plus net transfers) as a share of GDP.

Africa, 202519 of 54 countries
17.8%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Burundi · 43.1%Lowest in 2025Sao Tome and Principe · 0.2%Reported in 202519 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — no dataDemocratic Republic of the Congo — 28.7%Somalia — no dataKenya — 15.7%Sudan — 0.5%Chad — no dataSouth Africa — 12.9%Lesotho — 13.6%Zimbabwe — no dataBotswana — 28.3%Namibia — no dataSenegal — no dataMali — no dataMauritania — no dataBenin — no dataNiger — no dataNigeria — no dataCameroon — no dataTogo — no dataGhana — no dataCote d'Ivoire — no dataGuinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — no dataLiberia — no dataSierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — no dataCentral African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — no dataGabon — no dataEquatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — no dataMalawi — 3.9%Mozambique — 5.1%Eswatini — no dataAngola — no dataBurundi — 43.1%Madagascar — 16.5%Gambia — 25.7%Tunisia — 4.3%Algeria — 38.8%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 29.4%Egypt — 8.1%Libya — no dataEthiopia — no dataDjibouti — no dataUganda — 25.6%Rwanda — no dataSouth Sudan — no dataNigeriaNigeriaEthiopiaEthiopiaKenya 15.7%Kenya 15.7%South Africa 12.9%South Africa 12.9%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Burundi43.1%Algeria38.8%Morocco29.4%Democratic Republic of the Congo28.7%Botswana28.3%LOWEST IN 2025Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.2%Sudan0.5%Seychellesnot drawn2.6%Malawi3.9%Tunisia4.3%PINNEDEthiopiano dataKenya15.7%10 of 19Nigeriano dataSouth Africa12.9%12 of 19OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn21.1%Comorosnot drawnno dataMauritiusnot drawnno data% of GDP · quintiles of the observed range0.2%3.9%12.9%16.5%28.3%43.1%no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa2 of 9 countries28.6%
Western Africa2 of 16 countries25.0%
Eastern Africa7 of 18 countries17.1%
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries15.0%
Southern Africa3 of 5 countries13.5%
Africaall 54 countries · 19 with a 2025 figure17.8%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
35 countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic and 30 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Gross Savings (% of GDP)Gross savings (gross national income less consumption plus net transfers) as a share of GDP.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GDP
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2025
Coverage19 of 54 countries · 19 reported, 0 modelled, 35 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 19 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

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Africa API (2026) — "Gross Savings (% of GDP)". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/gross-savings
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GET /v1/data?metric_key=gross_savings_pct_gdp&year=2025&limit=100

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Gross Savings (% of GDP): most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

43 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryGross Savings (% of GDP)Period
1Burundi43.1%2025
2Algeria38.8%2025
3Tanzania36.5%2024
4Mauritania34.4%2024
5Zambia32.2%2024
6Benin30.3%2023
7Morocco29.4%2025
8Democratic Republic of the Congo28.7%2025
9Botswana28.3%2025
10Libya25.9%2023
11Gambia25.7%2025
12Uganda25.6%2025
13Senegal22.9%2023
14Rwanda22.8%2024
15Cabo Verde21.1%2025
16Mauritius21.1%2024
17Ethiopia19.7%2024
18Sierra Leone19.2%2024
19Guinea-Bissau19.1%2024
20Eswatini18.2%2024
21Niger17.5%2024
22Cote d'Ivoire17.2%2024
23Madagascar16.5%2025
24Burkina Faso15.9%2024
25Angola15.9%2024
26Kenya15.7%2025
27Cameroon15.5%2024
28Mali15.1%2024
29Djibouti14.9%2024
30Lesotho13.6%2025
31South Africa12.9%2025
32Ghana12.4%2024
33Comoros12%2023
34Zimbabwe10.7%2024
35Guinea9.6%2024
36Namibia9.5%2024
37Egypt8.1%2025
38Mozambique5.1%2025
39Tunisia4.3%2025
40Malawi3.9%2025
41Seychelles2.6%2025
42Sudan0.5%2025
43Sao Tome and Principe0.2%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 43 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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