Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 16.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 16.6% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 17.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1971.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.8% | — |
| 1971 | 8.8% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 11.8% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 12.2% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & Caribbean was 16.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.