Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account (% age 15+) by country
The percentage of respondents who report saving or setting aside any money at a bank or similar financial institution or using a mobile money account to save in the past year, (% age 15+)
Countries reporting
81
Highest
67.2%
Ghana
Lowest
3.2%
Lebanon
Median
25.9%
Years covered
14
2011–2024
Data points
455
What the numbers show
Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account (% age 15+) is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 67.2% in Ghana; the lowest is 3.2% in Lebanon.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.9%, and the mean is 27.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,855.8%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 81.9%).
Saved at a financial institution or using a mobile money account: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 67.2% | 2024 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, People's Republic of | 66.5% | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 3 | Senegal | 58.3% | 2024 | up 787.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 54.4% | 2024 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 53.6% | 2024 | up 219.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Thailand | 53.6% | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 52.5% | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 50.1% | 2024 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 47.7% | 2024 | up 232.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland, Republic of | 45.8% | 2024 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia, Republic of | 45.8% | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 44.5% | 2024 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 43.4% | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 41.7% | 2024 | up 168.5% | rising |
| 15 | Botswana | 40.1% | 2024 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 16 | Gabon | 39.1% | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Brazil | 38.6% | 2024 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 37.7% | 2024 | up 368.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mongolia | 36.3% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 20 | South Africa | 35.8% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 35.8% | 2024 | up 778.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 34.9% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 32.9% | 2024 | up 280.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 32.9% | 2024 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 32.4% | 2024 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 26 | Togo | 32.1% | 2024 | up 381.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritius | 31.9% | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 28 | Peru | 31.4% | 2024 | up 155.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Cameroon | 31.2% | 2024 | up 305.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 30.9% | 2024 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Mali | 30.2% | 2024 | up 946.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 29.2% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 33 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 29.0% | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 34 | Congo, Republic of | 28.6% | 2024 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Türkiye, Republic of | 27.9% | 2024 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 27.3% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 37 | India | 27.0% | 2024 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 38 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 26.7% | 2024 | up 464.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia, Republic of | 26.4% | 2024 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia | 26.3% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 25.9% | 2024 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 42 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 25.9% | 2024 | up 187.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 25.0% | 2024 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.1% | 2024 | up 173.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 23.9% | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 46 | Benin | 23.4% | 2024 | up 227.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | 23.3% | 2024 | up 711.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 23.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 23.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 50 | Ecuador | 22.3% | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 22.0% | 2024 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 20.8% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 20.7% | 2024 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 54 | Kyrgyz Republic | 19.5% | 2024 | up 302.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Georgia | 18.7% | 2024 | up 1,855.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | 18.1% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 57 | Mexico | 17.3% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 58 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 17.0% | 2024 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 16.6% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 16.1% | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 61 | Kosovo | 15.8% | 2024 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 62 | Albania | 14.8% | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 63 | Chad | 14.1% | 2024 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 13.8% | 2024 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 13.7% | 2024 | up 163.6% | flat |
| 66 | El Salvador | 13.6% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 67 | Pakistan | 12.7% | 2024 | up 286.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Madagascar, Republic of | 11.1% | 2024 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 11.1% | 2024 | up 194.4% | rising |
| 70 | Armenia, Republic of | 10.8% | 2024 | up 559.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 10.8% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 72 | Cambodia | 10.6% | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 10.6% | 2024 | up 42.6% | falling |
| 74 | Iraq | 10.2% | 2024 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 10.1% | 2024 | up 557.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Palestine | 9.6% | 2024 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 9.3% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 9.2% | 2024 | up 400.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.1% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 80 | Niger | 5.2% | 2024 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Lebanon | 3.2% | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 58.9%
- Upper middle income 55.4%
- Low & middle income 39.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 34.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 28.8%
- Low income 27.6%
- Lower middle income 26.1%
- South Asia 23.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 23.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 17.0%
About this data
The percentage of respondents who report saving or setting aside any money at a bank or similar financial institution or using a mobile money account to save in the past year, (% age 15+)