Saving is an important indicator of economic development as it is an element which
finances domestic investment to achieve economic growth. The purpose of this research is
to determine the variables that affect Syria’s national savings, by testing
the expected
variables, applying the unit root test on the time series of the variables, then using the
Johansen cointegration test and an error correction model. The conclusion is that inflation
and real economic growth positively affect national saving whereas national disposable
income has a negative effect. The speed of adjustment is significant and 100% which
indicates that there is cointegration between the variables of the study and national savings.
