Germany (2025)
26.4
% of GDP
-0.7pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.7pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
47
years of data

Data

Germany Gross Savings Rate (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 26.4 -0.7pp
2024 27.1 -0.5pp
2023 27.6 +0.6pp
2022 27 -2.5pp
2021 29.5 +1.5pp
2020 28 -1.3pp
2019 29.3 -0.7pp
2018 30 +1.3pp
2017 28.7 unchanged
2016 28.7 +1.1pp
2015 27.6 +0.2pp
2014 27.4 +1.1pp
2013 26.3 -0.2pp
2012 26.5 -0.9pp
2011 27.4 +2.3pp
2010 25.1 +1.5pp
2009 23.6 -2.7pp
2008 26.3 -1pp
2007 27.3 +1.9pp
2006 25.4 +2.3pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 26.4 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.7pp. Across 1971–2025 the series ranges from 18.4 in 1981 to 30 in 2018.

This page tracks gross national savings as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. The savings rate determines the pool of capital available for domestic investment and current account dynamics.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks gross national savings as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. The savings rate determines the pool of capital available for domestic investment and current account dynamics. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1971–2025 (47 observations).

The series peaked at 30 % of GDP in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18.4 in 1981. The latest reading of 26.4 in 2025 represents a change of -0.7pp.