Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) - Country Ranking - South America
Definition: Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.
Source: World Bank national accounts data files.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 51.57 | 2010 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 25.44 | 2019 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 22.01 | 2019 |
| 4 | Peru | 20.01 | 2019 |
| 5 | Chile | 19.66 | 2019 |
| 6 | Guyana | 17.90 | 2005 |
| 7 | Argentina | 16.50 | 2019 |
| 8 | Colombia | 16.24 | 2019 |
| 9 | Bolivia | 14.49 | 2019 |
| 10 | Uruguay | 13.98 | 2019 |
| 11 | Brazil | 12.52 | 2019 |
| 12 | Venezuela | 9.04 | 2014 |
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Limitations and Exceptions: Because gross savings is calculated as a residual it includes errors, which may not be offsetting, in its components.
Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross savings are calculated as a residual from the national accounts by taking the difference between income earned by residents (including income received from abroad and workers' remittances) and their consumption expenditures.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
