Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Germany
Germany: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 18.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Germany, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Germany stood at 18.9%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Germany peaked at 18.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 1970.
That places Germany 32nd 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.7% | — |
| 1971 | 13.0% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 15.5% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Germany?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Germany was 18.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 1970.
- How does Germany rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Germany ranks 32nd out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.