National Savings as Percent of GDP

Africa Ranking

as percent of GDPSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Zambia	45.22	2020	3	39.71
2 ↓	Gabon	38.38	2015	1	42.39
3 ↑	Tanzania	34.62	2020	6	35.62
4 ↑	Mauritania	33.25	2020	5	36.02
5 ↑	Cape Verde	32.37	2021	7	35.29
6 ↓	Algeria	31.22	2020	4	39.07
7 ↑	Sudan	30.58	2020	8	34.37
8 ↑	Morocco	29.57	2021	10	26.88
9 ↑	Nigeria	28.6	2020	13	22.44
10 ↑	Ghana	28.37	2020	22	18.61
11 ↓	Ethiopia	27.13	2020	9	29.03
12 ↓	Botswana	25.42	2020	11	26.53
13 ↓	Republic of the Congo	24.38	2016	2	40.46
14 ↑	Senegal	23.06	2018	15	21.15
15 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	22.36	2020	26	17.04
16 ↑	Togo	22.35	2020	19	19.78
17 ↓	Uganda	22.18	2020	12	22.68
18 ↑	Lesotho	21.96	2020	24	17.68
19 ↓	Libya	21.66	2019	17	20.5
20 ↓	Benin	21.31	2020	14	21.72
21 ↑	Mauritius	18.06	2018	23	17.86
22 ↑	South Africa	17.57	2021	37	13.47
23 ↑	Ivory Coast	17.55	2019	30	15.67
24 ↓	Mozambique	17.04	2020	21	18.89
25 ↑	Burkina Faso	16.87	2019	34	14.77
26 ↓	Madagascar	16.79	2020	20	19.22
27 ↓	Eritrea	15.82	2000	25	17.32
28 ↓	Niger	15.71	2020	18	20.44
29 ↑	Swaziland	15.19	2020	30	15.67
30 ↑	Mali	15.16	2020	33	15.07
31 ↑	Central African Republic	15.09	1994	39	12.52
32 ↑	Kenya	14.07	2019	35	14.47
33 ↓	Guinea	13.9	2021	28	16.07
34 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	13.57	2020	41	11.55
35 ↑	Chad	13.41	1994	46	4.65
36 ↓	Cameroon	13.4	2020	29	15.71
37 ↑	Zimbabwe	12.46	2020	40	11.83
38 ↑	Rwanda	12.39	2020	42	11.43
39 ↓	Djibouti	12.37	2020	16	20.54
40 ↓	Gambia	11.72	2021	36	14.13
41 ↓	Egypt	11.12	2020	32	15.18
42 ↑	Comoros	7.87	2019	43	11.39
43 ↓	Namibia	6.58	2021	27	16.41
44 ↑	Burundi	5.54	2018	45	7.57
45 ↓	Tunisia	5.41	2020	44	10.68
46 ↑	Sierra Leone	0.32	2020	47	-2.43
47 ↓	Seychelles	-4.62	2020	38	13.21

Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers.