Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Euro area
Euro area: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 18.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 18.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Euro area peaked at 19.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1970.
Euro area ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.4% | — |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 13.3% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 13.9% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 15.1% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 28,509 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -70.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 84.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Euro area?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Euro area was 18.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Euro area ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.