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South Africa - Gross Savings 1983

Name: South Africa Gross Savings 1983
Creator: World Bank
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Gross savings as % of GDP · World Bank

22.43% +1.60% from 1982 Global rank: 43rd

South Africa's gross savings was 22.43% in 1983, increased +1.60% from 23.32% in 1982. This was the 43rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1983▾

Gross Savings by Country - 1983
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Kuwait	51.23%	6.3%
2nd	Albania	44.48%	8.4%
3rd	Cabo Verde	43.16%	0.0%
4th	Bahrain	43.07%	12.7%
5th	Gabon	41.63%	-8.4%
6th	Singapore	41.58%	10.1%
7th	Lesotho	40.58%	-13.6%
8th	Algeria	36.53%	52.4%
9th	Congo, Republic of	36.13%	21.9%
10th	United Arab Emirates	35.44%	-2.8%
11th	Bulgaria	33.76%	32.6%
12th	Switzerland	33.74%	-1.9%
13th	China	33.09%	-5.5%
14th	Oman	32.90%	52.9%
15th	Tonga	32.64%	-18.1%
16th	Korea	30.71%	8.7%
17th	Philippines	30.62%	81.8%
18th	Norway	30.31%	2.5%
19th	Qatar	29.90%	-27.0%
20th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	29.36%	38.4%
21st	Botswana	28.91%	0.5%
22nd	Malta	28.82%	-46.2%
23rd	Türkiye	28.81%	35.7%
24th	Mexico	28.50%	39.8%
25th	Japan	28.23%	-2.9%
26th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	28.03%	125.4%
27th	Saudi Arabia	27.94%	8.9%
28th	Hong Kong SAR, China	27.62%	-10.4%
29th	Finland	27.61%	5.0%
30th	Hungary	27.24%	0.3%
31st	Sri Lanka	26.69%	104.1%
32nd	Tunisia	26.67%	30.2%
33rd	Malaysia	26.37%	-9.9%
34th	Panama	25.05%	81.9%
35th	Equatorial Guinea	24.98%	244.4%
36th	Poland	24.70%	-13.0%
37th	Greece	24.14%	-5.3%
38th	Indonesia	23.92%	41.5%
39th	Jordan	23.34%	-19.6%
40th	Italy	23.31%	18.2%
41st	Netherlands	23.30%	6.6%
42nd	Bangladesh	23.10%	11.6%
43rd	South Africa	22.43%	7.7%
44th	Austria	22.10%	-7.1%
45th	Thailand	21.99%	11.4%
46th	Peru	21.93%	-29.3%
47th	Morocco	21.91%	27.9%
48th	Madagascar	21.90%	9.0%
49th	Bahamas, The	21.46%	81.2%
50th	Israel	21.38%	81.2%
51st	Cameroon	21.36%	37.7%
52nd	Mongolia	21.05%	-32.2%
53rd	Sweden	21.01%	14.1%
54th	Portugal	20.94%	-15.5%
55th	France	20.92%	-5.3%
56th	European Union	20.87%	1.3%
57th	Romania	20.46%	5.2%
58th	New Zealand	20.39%	59.1%
59th	Kenya	20.27%	92.9%
60th	Canada	20.05%	-1.7%
61st	Cyprus	19.98%	-27.1%
62nd	Iceland	19.87%	-11.8%
63rd	United States	19.80%	-8.8%
64th	Germany	19.27%	-3.9%
65th	United Kingdom	19.17%	0.7%
66th	Pakistan	18.87%	60.3%
67th	Argentina	18.54%	6.9%
68th	Seychelles	18.40%	1,423.3%
69th	Spain	18.39%	-3.6%
70th	Denmark	17.42%	-0.3%
71st	Australia	16.95%	-9.7%
72nd	Mauritius	16.83%	19.1%
73rd	Belgium	16.31%	-1.8%
74th	Ecuador	15.86%	-8.1%
75th	Ireland	15.84%	-0.9%
76th	Togo	15.83%	1,030.9%
77th	Trinidad and Tobago	15.50%	-8.4%
78th	India	15.35%	-12.3%
79th	Vanuatu	15.15%	-
80th	Costa Rica	15.03%	-2.5%
81st	Luxembourg	14.97%	33.2%
82nd	Paraguay	14.63%	-22.1%
83rd	Maldives	14.60%	26.8%
84th	Nepal	14.51%	1.0%
85th	Colombia	14.40%	30.1%
86th	Papua New Guinea	14.29%	21.2%
87th	Brazil	14.28%	-8.7%
88th	Syrian Arab Republic	13.93%	-37.3%
89th	Jamaica	13.83%	70.1%
90th	Chad	13.17%	505.5%
91st	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	12.75%	22.9%
92nd	Barbados	12.40%	-18.5%
93rd	Mozambique	11.69%	-32.3%
94th	Côte d'Ivoire	11.59%	-6.5%
95th	Dominican Republic	11.49%	53.4%
96th	Uruguay	10.93%	-10.9%
97th	El Salvador	10.65%	-7.8%
98th	Eswatini	10.52%	50.5%
99th	Haiti	10.48%	-3.4%
100th	Belize	10.29%	23.6%
101st	Gambia, The	10.04%	8.3%
102nd	Honduras	9.72%	121.3%
103rd	Viet Nam	9.32%	8.0%
104th	Niger	9.00%	40.2%
105th	Burundi	8.87%	453.7%
106th	Comoros	8.84%	20.2%
107th	Angola	8.72%	-7.7%
108th	Guatemala	8.61%	-9.2%
109th	Rwanda	8.29%	-11.9%
110th	Benin	8.19%	312.3%
111th	Bhutan	8.10%	-9.1%
112th	Central African Republic	7.38%	199.9%
113th	Chile	7.11%	384.6%
114th	Burkina Faso	6.42%	-25.7%
115th	Zambia	6.24%	1,052.7%
116th	Tanzania	6.24%	-21.1%
117th	Nicaragua	5.95%	57.1%
118th	Guinea	5.95%	75.6%
119th	Malawi	5.86%	4.5%
120th	Senegal	5.21%	-35.7%
121st	Uganda	5.01%	-65.1%
122nd	Sudan	4.96%	-95.3%
123rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	4.68%	21.5%
124th	Ghana	4.26%	-23.4%
125th	Sierra Leone	3.80%	260.3%
126th	Mauritania	-5.45%	39.9%
127th	Mali	-5.73%	-121.5%
128th	Guinea-Bissau	-7.27%	29.0%
129th	Zimbabwe	-7.75%	-41.6%
130th	Lebanon	-11.02%	-116.9%
131st	Guyana	-11.75%	-36.2%
132nd	Solomon Islands	-126.00%	-1,522.8%

FAQ

What was South Africa's gross savings in 1983?▾

South Africa's gross savings in 1983 was 22.43%. This ranked 43rd globally.

How did South Africa's gross savings change in 1983?▾

South Africa's gross savings increased by 7.7% in 1983 compared to 1982.

Which country had the highest gross savings in 1983?▾

Kuwait had the highest gross savings in 1983 at 51.23%.

What is the gross savings of South Africa in 1983?▾

The gross savings of South Africa in 1983 was 22.43%. This ranked 43rd globally.

How does 1983 compare to 1982 for South Africa's gross savings?▾

South Africa's gross savings went from 23.32% in 1982 to 22.43% in 1983, a 7.7% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

South Africa matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1983. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 16.3%. View full analysis →

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