Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross domestic savings was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 17.9% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 37.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.9% | 8.1% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.0% | 18.1% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 12.2% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 17.9% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 27.3% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 18.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 17.9% | 26.1% | 6 |
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Trade 56.5% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 4.1% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita 2,107 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 2.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 271.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.93 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 1.59 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 68.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross domestic savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 17.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1960.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.