Saved at a bank or similar financial institution (% age 15+) by country
The percentage of respondents who report saving or setting aside any money at a bank or similar financial institution in the past year, (% age 15+)
Countries reporting
80
Highest
66.5%
China
Lowest
3.2%
Lebanon
Median
16.9%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
450
What the numbers show
Saved at a bank or similar financial institution (% age 15+) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 66.5% in China; the lowest is 3.2% in Lebanon.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.9%, and the mean is 19.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,855.8%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 81.9%).
Saved at a bank or similar financial institution: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 66.5% | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 49.3% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 47.7% | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 47.7% | 2024 | up 232.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Poland | 45.8% | 2024 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 6 | Croatia | 45.8% | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 43.1% | 2024 | up 195.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 37.7% | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 37.4% | 2024 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 34.9% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 11 | Brazil | 34.2% | 2024 | up 177.0% | rising |
| 12 | Mongolia | 33.2% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 32.4% | 2024 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 32.0% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 30.4% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 16 | Iran | 28.0% | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 27.5% | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 27.4% | 2024 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 27.4% | 2024 | up 239.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 27.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 26.4% | 2024 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Ghana | 25.9% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 25.9% | 2024 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 24 | Senegal | 24.1% | 2024 | up 267.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.1% | 2024 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 26 | India | 23.8% | 2024 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 23.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 23.1% | 2024 | up 467.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 22.6% | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 30 | Bolivia | 22.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 31 | Ecuador | 22.0% | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 21.6% | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 20.7% | 2024 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 34 | Nepal | 20.3% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 35 | Kenya | 20.1% | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 36 | Venezuela | 20.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 19.9% | 2024 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Georgia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 1,855.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Mexico | 17.2% | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 17.0% | 2024 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.9% | 2024 | up 248.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Algeria | 16.6% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 43 | Mauritania | 16.1% | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 44 | Botswana | 15.6% | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 45 | Honduras | 14.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 46 | Albania | 14.8% | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 14.2% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 13.4% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 49 | El Salvador | 12.3% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 50 | Gabon | 10.7% | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 51 | Philippines | 10.3% | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 52 | Guatemala | 10.3% | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 9.7% | 2024 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 54 | Zambia | 9.5% | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 9.5% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 56 | Chad | 9.4% | 2024 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 57 | Cambodia | 9.3% | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Cameroon | 9.2% | 2024 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 9.2% | 2024 | up 400.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Armenia | 9.1% | 2024 | up 454.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Palestine | 8.8% | 2024 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 62 | Mali | 8.7% | 2024 | up 201.3% | rising |
| 63 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.5% | 2024 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 64 | Egypt | 7.9% | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Tanzania | 7.6% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 66 | Benin | 7.5% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 67 | Iraq | 7.2% | 2024 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Moldova | 7.1% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 69 | Pakistan | 7.0% | 2024 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Guinea | 6.8% | 2024 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 6.8% | 2024 | up 338.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Jordan | 6.8% | 2024 | up 80.2% | falling |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 6.7% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 74 | Sierra Leone | 6.2% | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 75 | Malawi | 5.4% | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 76 | Congo | 5.2% | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 77 | Madagascar | 4.8% | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 78 | Niger | 3.5% | 2024 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 3.3% | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Lebanon | 3.2% | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 57.6%
- Upper middle income 54.1%
- Low & middle income 35.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 24.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 22.1%
- Lower middle income 20.9%
- South Asia 20.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 19.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 14.5%
- Low income 13.0%
About this data
The percentage of respondents who report saving or setting aside any money at a bank or similar financial institution in the past year, (% age 15+)