Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in France
France: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 18.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in France, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in France stood at 18.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in France peaked at 19.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1970.
France ranks 33rd of 204 countries 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 France, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.4% | — |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 14.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 14.7% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 12.4% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 2 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 40.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in France?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in France was 18.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1970.
- How does France rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- France ranks 33rd out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.