Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in North America
North America: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 16.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in North America, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in North America is 16.2%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in North America peaked at 16.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1973.
That places North America 20th 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 North America, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.9% | — |
| 1971 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 13.5% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 14.0% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 15.1% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 14.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near North America
More economy & growth data for North America
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,224 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 479.40 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,250 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 469.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7546 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 52,472 current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in North America?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in North America was 16.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1973.
- How does North America rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- North America ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.