Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 16.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 16.5% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 17.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1971.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.9% | — |
| 1971 | 8.9% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 9.1% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 12.3% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 12.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.8% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.5% | 16.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 16.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.