Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 6.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Least developed countries, 1981–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 6.1% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Least developed countries peaked at 8.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1986.
Least developed countries ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.2% | — |
| 1986 | 5.8% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 7.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 954.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 251.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,112 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1848 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Least developed countries?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Least developed countries was 6.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1986.
- How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Least developed countries ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.