Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Australia
Australia: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 17.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Australia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Australia is 17.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Australia peaked at 18.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1976.
That places Australia 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.9% | — |
| 1971 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 15.8% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 15.2% | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 15.0% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 15.2% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 15.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.3% | 17.8% | 2 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 14.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,249 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 15,077 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.3577 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Australia?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Australia was 17.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1976.
- How does Australia rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Australia ranks 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.