Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 9.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Caribbean Small States, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 9.3% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Caribbean Small States peaked at 14.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1975.
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.5% | — |
| 1971 | 8.7% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 9.8% | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | -25.2% |
| 1976 | 8.4% | +36.0% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 6.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.3% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 18.1% compare
- 40 Hungary 18.1% compare
- 41 Qatar 18.1% compare
- 42 Hong Kong, China 17.8% compare
- 43 Slovakia 17.7% compare
- 44 Eswatini 17.6% compare
- 45 Netherlands 17.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP per capita 20,880 current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP growth 8.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 30.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method 88.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Caribbean Small States?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Caribbean Small States was 9.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1975.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.