Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Korea
Korea: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 20.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Korea, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Korea stood at 20.6%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Korea peaked at 20.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1970.
Korea ranks 16th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.2% | — |
| 1971 | 6.6% | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 6.8% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 7.4% | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 13.0% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 12.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.4% | 20.6% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Korea
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 8,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7703 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1765 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 6,393 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 251.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 9.09 million current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Korea?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Korea was 20.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1970.
- How does Korea rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Korea ranks 16th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.