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Gross savings to GDP in South Africa

Latest: 12.9%
Previous: 13.6%
Change: -0.67 (-5.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Gross savings to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Gross savings to GDP in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	30.4%
Dec 31, 1967	32.1%
Dec 31, 1968	30.5%
Dec 31, 1969	29.8%
Dec 31, 1970	27.8%
Dec 31, 1971	26.4%
Dec 31, 1972	27.1%
Dec 31, 1973	30.4%
Dec 31, 1974	32.3%
Dec 31, 1975	26.5%
Dec 31, 1976	25.8%
Dec 31, 1977	26.0%
Dec 31, 1978	26.5%
Dec 31, 1979	27.8%
Dec 31, 1980	30.1%
Dec 31, 1981	26.3%
Dec 31, 1982	23.3%
Dec 31, 1983	22.4%
Dec 31, 1984	21.2%
Dec 31, 1985	21.3%
Dec 31, 1986	20.0%
Dec 31, 1987	18.3%
Dec 31, 1988	18.3%
Dec 31, 1989	19.0%
Dec 31, 1990	14.5%
Dec 31, 1991	14.9%
Dec 31, 1992	14.8%
Dec 31, 1993	15.8%
Dec 31, 1994	15.4%
Dec 31, 1995	16.7%
Dec 31, 1996	15.7%
Dec 31, 1997	14.9%
Dec 31, 1998	14.8%
Dec 31, 1999	14.4%
Dec 31, 2000	15.1%
Dec 31, 2001	14.8%
Dec 31, 2002	17.9%
Dec 31, 2003	18.4%
Dec 31, 2004	17.0%
Dec 31, 2005	17.7%
Dec 31, 2006	18.1%
Dec 31, 2007	17.0%
Dec 31, 2008	16.3%
Dec 31, 2009	17.4%
Dec 31, 2010	17.1%
Dec 31, 2011	16.1%
Dec 31, 2012	13.5%
Dec 31, 2013	13.8%
Dec 31, 2014	13.7%
Dec 31, 2015	14.3%
Dec 31, 2016	14.3%
Dec 31, 2017	14.2%
Dec 31, 2018	13.2%
Dec 31, 2019	13.2%
Dec 31, 2020	14.3%
Dec 31, 2021	16.6%
Dec 31, 2022	15.3%
Dec 31, 2023	14.7%
Dec 31, 2024	13.6%
Dec 31, 2025	12.9%

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