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United States - Gross Savings 1979

Name: United States Gross Savings 1979
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Gross savings as % of GDP · World Bank

23.52% +0.09% from 1978 Global rank: 33rd

United States's gross savings was 23.52% in 1979, increased +0.09% from 23.43% in 1978. This was the 33rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

Gross Savings by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Kuwait	70.36%	17.7%
2nd	Saudi Arabia	42.95%	21.5%
3rd	Oman	40.50%	48.7%
4th	Gabon	38.18%	-1.0%
5th	Algeria	36.66%	7.9%
6th	Singapore	35.45%	9.2%
7th	Switzerland	34.37%	-1.1%
8th	Türkiye	33.71%	9.0%
9th	Malaysia	33.35%	20.9%
10th	Lesotho	32.66%	-15.4%
11th	Korea	30.90%	-2.7%
12th	Malta	30.02%	6.5%
13th	Botswana	29.80%	30.8%
14th	Finland	29.66%	5.7%
15th	Greece	28.93%	1.4%
16th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	28.71%	15.0%
17th	Portugal	28.60%	10.1%
18th	Jordan	28.52%	52.6%
19th	Papua New Guinea	28.43%	5.9%
20th	Togo	28.12%	28.5%
21st	South Africa	27.79%	4.9%
22nd	Tunisia	27.42%	16.2%
23rd	Peru	27.36%	48.2%
24th	Panama	27.31%	-10.2%
25th	Norway	26.66%	0.7%
26th	Italy	26.66%	0.3%
27th	Seychelles	26.16%	-43.3%
28th	France	25.85%	-0.1%
29th	Israel	25.69%	8.5%
30th	Argentina	25.22%	-16.3%
31st	Iceland	25.07%	-11.7%
32nd	European Union	23.77%	-0.8%
33rd	United States	23.52%	0.4%
34th	Cyprus	23.41%	27.9%
35th	Syrian Arab Republic	23.32%	35.8%
36th	Netherlands	23.15%	-0.3%
37th	Sri Lanka	22.68%	103.3%
38th	Paraguay	22.65%	0.1%
39th	Spain	22.57%	-4.1%
40th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	22.56%	-7.6%
41st	Canada	22.05%	8.6%
42nd	Thailand	22.00%	-7.3%
43rd	Mexico	21.84%	-
44th	United Kingdom	21.54%	-3.9%
45th	Sweden	21.15%	3.1%
46th	Germany	20.98%	-2.5%
47th	Denmark	20.47%	-7.6%
48th	Dominican Republic	20.31%	25.7%
49th	Mauritius	20.26%	0.2%
50th	Ecuador	19.88%	-4.7%
51st	Honduras	19.72%	-1.5%
52nd	Colombia	19.25%	-3.6%
53rd	Niger	19.12%	-7.8%
54th	Uruguay	19.00%	0.1%
55th	El Salvador	18.54%	9.0%
56th	Brazil	18.32%	-6.2%
57th	Congo, Republic of	17.91%	120.3%
58th	Sierra Leone	16.81%	-11.7%
59th	Nepal	16.47%	-5.5%
60th	Guatemala	16.12%	-7.6%
61st	Guyana	15.83%	12.1%
62nd	Morocco	15.79%	-1.5%
63rd	India	15.77%	4.7%
64th	Cameroon	15.57%	-14.7%
65th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	14.64%	-1.5%
66th	Kenya	14.25%	-21.7%
67th	Pakistan	14.10%	-9.3%
68th	Chile	14.09%	0.2%
69th	Benin	12.64%	20.3%
70th	Costa Rica	11.64%	-9.6%
71st	Gambia, The	11.38%	199.1%
72nd	Bahamas, The	9.62%	-0.2%
73rd	Senegal	9.22%	-6.4%
74th	Mali	8.63%	49.0%
75th	Ghana	8.26%	52.6%
76th	Central African Republic	7.52%	8.6%
77th	Bangladesh	7.08%	24.0%
78th	Sudan	5.19%	-23.5%
79th	Madagascar	1.15%	-76.7%
80th	Zimbabwe	-1.25%	-141.4%
81st	Mauritania	-4.58%	-436.0%

FAQ

What was United States's gross savings in 1979?▾

United States's gross savings in 1979 was 23.52%. This ranked 33rd globally.

How did United States's gross savings change in 1979?▾

United States's gross savings increased by 0.4% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest gross savings in 1979?▾

Kuwait had the highest gross savings in 1979 at 70.36%.

What is the gross savings of United States in 1979?▾

The gross savings of United States in 1979 was 23.52%. This ranked 33rd globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for United States's gross savings?▾

United States's gross savings went from 23.43% in 1978 to 23.52% in 1979, a 0.4% increase.

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