Australia: Gross savings (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Australia's gross savings (current LCU) rose 0.2% on 2024 (from 614.23 billion to 615.58 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.2% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.5% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 34.59 billion a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Australia had the 48th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Australia in the 2025 ranking

• Poland — 45th of 100: 665.46 billion
• Sudan — 46th of 100: 645.99 billion
• France — 47th of 100: 643.88 billion
• Albania — 49th of 100: 604.68 billion
• Ukraine — 50th of 100: 577.68 billion
• Uruguay — 51st of 100: 545.64 billion

What this measures

Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 37 values

Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 8.91 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 80.44 trillion (2025)
• China — 57.58 trillion (2024)
• Fiji — 1.77 billion (2024)
• French Polynesia — 138 billion (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.02 trillion (2025)
• Indonesia — 8,347.66 trillion (2025)
• Japan — 203.33 trillion (2024)
• Kiribati — 66.84 million (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 948.12 trillion (2025)
• Lao PDR — 22.8 trillion (2016)

More economic policy & debt data for Australia

• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$18.94 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$72.63 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$62.12 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$416.34 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 643.28 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$418.83 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 622.17 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 23.15% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Australia's gross savings (current LCU)?

615.58 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1989?

It is up 550.56% from 94.62 billion in 1989 (5.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 615.58 billion in 2025 and the lowest 77.64 billion in 1992.

How does Australia rank?

48th highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross savings (current LCU) unusual for Australia?

In 2025, Australia's gross savings (current LCU) rose 0.2% on 2024 (from 614.23 billion to 615.58 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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