Data for 1983

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 1983

1983, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Savings (% of GDP), 1983 covers 93 countries. Bahrain is highest, at 55.12; Solomon Islands is lowest, at -126.00. The middle country reads 19.87. Against 1982, 92 values changed (45 up, 47 down), 1 country joined.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP) · Data for 1983

HighestBahrain

55.12

LowestSolomon Islands

-126.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

93countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
93distinct values14 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Gross Savings (% of GDP), 1983, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gross Savings (% of GDP), 1983: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	55.12
2	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	51.23
3	GabonGABMiddle Africa	41.63
4	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	41.58
5	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	36.53
6	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	36.13
7	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	34.66
8	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	33.75
9	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	33.09
10	OmanOMNWestern Asia	32.90
11	TongaTONPolynesia	32.64
12	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	30.71
13	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	30.62
14	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	30.52
15	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	28.91
16	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	28.82
17	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	28.81
18	MexicoMEXCentral America	28.50
19	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	28.03
20	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	27.94
21	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	27.61
22	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	26.69
23	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	26.67
24	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	26.37
25	PanamaPANCentral America	25.05
26	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	24.14
27	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	23.92
28	JordanJORWestern Asia	23.34
29	ItalyITASouthern Europe	23.31
30	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	23.30
31	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	23.10
32	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	22.43
33	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	21.99
34	PeruPERSouth America	21.93
35	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	21.91
36	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	21.90
37	BahamasBHSCaribbean	21.46
38	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	21.36
39	IsraelISRWestern Asia	21.32
40	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	21.05
41	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	21.01
42	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	20.94
43	FranceFRAWestern Europe	20.92
44	KenyaKENEastern Africa	20.27
45	CanadaCANNorthern America	20.05
46	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	19.98
47	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	19.87
48	United StatesUSANorthern America	19.80
49	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	19.27
50	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	19.17
51	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	18.87
52	ArgentinaARGSouth America	18.54
53	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	18.40
54	SpainESPSouthern Europe	18.39
55	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	17.42
56	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	16.83
57	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.86
58	TogoTGOWestern Africa	15.83
59	FijiFJIMelanesia	15.74
60	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	15.35
61	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	15.15
62	Costa RicaCRICentral America	15.03
63	ParaguayPRYSouth America	14.63
64	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	14.51
65	ColombiaCOLSouth America	14.40
66	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	14.29
67	BrazilBRASouth America	14.28
68	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	13.93
69	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	13.17
70	BoliviaBOLSouth America	12.75
71	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	11.49
72	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.11
73	UruguayURYSouth America	10.93
74	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.04
75	HondurasHNDCentral America	9.72
76	NigerNERWestern Africa	9.00
77	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	8.84
78	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	8.61
79	BeninBENWestern Africa	8.19
80	MaliMLIWestern Africa	7.56
81	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	7.38
82	ChileCHLSouth America	7.11
83	SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.21
84	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	5.01
85	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	4.96
86	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	4.26
87	VenezuelaVENSouth America	4.15
88	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.80
89	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-5.45
90	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	-7.27
91	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	-7.75
92	GuyanaGUYSouth America	-11.75
93	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-126.00

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bahrain55.12
2Kuwait51.23
3Gabon41.63
4Singapore41.58
5Algeria36.53

Lowest

93Solomon Islands-126.00
92Guyana-11.75
91Zimbabwe-7.75
90Guinea-Bissau-7.27
89Mauritania-5.45

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 19.87. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
92values changed, of 92 in both
45 · 47rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Indonesia15.53 → 23.92+8.38
Central African Republic0.97 → 7.38+6.41
Egypt22.06 → 28.03+5.98
Seychelles12.60 → 18.40+5.80
Chad8.09 → 13.17+5.08

Fell most

Mongolia31.23 → 21.05−10.18
Gambia19.87 → 10.04−9.83
Saudi Arabia36.23 → 27.94−8.29
Venezuela12.11 → 4.15−7.96
Tonga39.85 → 32.64−7.21

+ Vanuatu

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1983.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 93 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (1983). Gross Savings (% of GDP), 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-savings/1983

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