Gambia vs South Africa: Savings Rate, Percent per annum
Gambia
6.89
in 2025
South Africa
6.03
in 2025
Gambia rank
7th
South Africa rank
8th
Savings Rate, Percent per annum over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6.89 against 6.03 in South Africa, a difference of 0.86.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 63 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.18 | 4.3 | 5.88 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 7.92 | 3.47 | 4.45 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 5.37 | 1.24 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savings rate, percent per annum, Gambia or South Africa?
- Gambia, at 6.89 against 6.03 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in savings rate, percent per annum between Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.86, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for savings rate, percent per annum?
- Gambia ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 8th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Savings Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.