Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in European Union
European Union: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 18.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in European Union, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in European Union stood at 18.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in European Union peaked at 18.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1970.
European Union ranks 12th 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.4% | — |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 13.8% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 12.4% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.0% | 14.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.2% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.4% | 18.8% | 2 |
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- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in European Union?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in European Union was 18.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1970.
- How does European Union rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- European Union ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.