Country rankings
Personal Savings Rate by Country
South Korea has the highest Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year (34.4%), followed by Morocco (29.3%) and Sweden (25.5%). South Africa has the lowest (-1.2%).
33 of 235 countries
Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year
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Median
12.2%
Middle half 5.57% – 19.0%
Average
13.1%
33 countries
Highest
34.4%
South Korea
Lowest
-1.2%
South Africa
Data
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33 countries · # = rank by Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 34.4% | 35.6% | Sep/25 |
| 2 |  Morocco | 29.3% | 26.8% | Jun/25 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 25.5% | 19.0% | Jun/25 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 25.2% | 14.7% | Jun/25 |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka | 24.3% | 22.4% | Dec/24 |
| 6 |  Austria | 23.1% | 17.2% | Jun/25 |
| 7 |  Slovenia | 22.5% | 10.8% | Mar/24 |
| 8 |  Spain | 20.4% | 5.1% | Jun/25 |
| 9 |  Mexico | 19.0% | 20.1% | Dec/24 |
| 10 |  Hungary | 18.6% | 20.2% | Dec/24 |
| 11 |  France | 18.4% | 18.7% | Sep/25 |
| 12 |  Switzerland | 18.1% | 17.7% | Dec/24 |
| 13 |  Denmark | 15.7% | 24.2% | Jun/25 |
| 14 |  Belgium | 12.9% | 11.4% | Jun/25 |
| 15 |  Portugal | 12.5% | 12.5% | Sep/25 |
| 15 |  Ireland | 12.5% | 13.4% | Jun/25 |
| 17 |  Luxembourg | 12.2% | 13.0% | Dec/24 |
| 18 |  Germany | 10.7% | 10.2% | Sep/25 |
| 19 |  United Kingdom | 9.5% | 10.2% | Sep/25 |
| 19 |  Italy | 9.5% | 9.2% | Jun/25 |
| 21 |  Norway | 9.4% | 7.2% | Jun/25 |
| 22 |  Lithuania | 7.63% | 5.66% | Dec/24 |
| 23 |  Estonia | 7.3% | 3.55% | Dec/24 |
| 24 |  Australia | 6.4% | 6% | Sep/25 |
| 25 |  Cyprus | 5.57% | 5.7% | Dec/24 |
| 26 |  Latvia | 4.94% | 1.75% | Dec/24 |
| 27 |  United States | 4.7% | 4.7% | Sep/25 |
| 27 |  Canada | 4.7% | 4.6% | Sep/25 |
| 29 |  Finland | 4.2% | 5.6% | Sep/25 |
| 30 |  Japan | 4.1% | -3.2% | Jun/25 |
| 31 |  Thailand | 1.4% | 2.2% | Dec/23 |
| 32 |  Hong Kong | 0.01% | 0.11% | Nov/25 |
| 33 |  South Africa | -1.2% | -1.1% | Sep/25 |
What correlates with Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year?
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year?
- South Korea has the highest Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year, at 34.4%, followed by Morocco (29.3%) and Sweden (25.5%).
- Which country has the lowest Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year?
- South Africa has the lowest Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year, at -1.2%.
- What is the median Avg Income Saved in Most Recent Year across countries?
- The median is 12.2% across the 33 countries with data.
- Where does this personal savings rate by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Personal Savings Countries List - Trading Economics.
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