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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Savings > Gross savings > Current US$ per capita

DEFINITION: Gross savings (current US$). Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Botswana $2,905.32 2012
2 Gabon $2,776.20 2005
3 Cape Verde $1,330.44 2011
4 Mauritius $1,224.40 2012
5 Namibia $1,037.18 2011
6 South Africa $987.76 2012
7 Angola $984.92 2012
8 Nigeria $637.74 2012
9 Zambia $421.62 2011
10 Ghana $345.07 2012
11 Republic of the Congo $338.38 2007
12 Djibouti $258.84 2005
13 Lesotho $215.68 2012
14 Senegal $184.73 2010
15 Cameroon $184.51 2012
16 Cote d'Ivoire $156.99 2008
17 Sudan $156.11 2012
18 Tanzania $138.99 2012
19 Burkina Faso $135.75 2010
20 Ethiopia $130.62 2012
21 Liberia $118.43 2011
22 Mauritania $112.42 1998
23 Zimbabwe $109.06 1994
24 The Gambia $92.90 2011
25 Benin $90.01 2010
26 Kenya $88.44 2012
27 Uganda $73.75 2011
28 Niger $72.41 2010
29 Rwanda $71.58 2012
30 Mozambique $69.84 2012
31 Swaziland $63.62 2010
32 Mali $57.48 2010
33 Comoros $56.18 1995
34 Sierra Leone $51.33 2011
35 Equatorial Guinea $47.59 1996
36 Malawi $45.64 2011
37 Burundi $44.04 2012
38 Central African Republic $40.14 1994
39 Democratic Republic of the Congo $31.02 2007
40 Eritrea $28.37 2000
41 Madagascar $21.98 2005
42 Chad $20.40 1994
43 Guinea-Bissau $7.89 2010
44 Togo $0.17 2010
45 Guinea $-28.37 2011

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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Savings > Gross savings > Current US$ per capita

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  • Norway ranked first for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Europe in 2012.
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  • Singapore ranked first for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • Russia ranked second for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
  • Switzerland ranked second for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Canada ranked first for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
  • Luxembourg ranked first for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Chile ranked first for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2012.
  • Qatar ranked first for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • Trinidad and Tobago ranked first for savings > gross savings > current US$ per capita amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2008.
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