Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in OECD members
OECD members: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 18.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 18.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in OECD members peaked at 18.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 14th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.1% | — |
| 1971 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 13.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.9% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 14.2% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 15.4% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 15.9% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 18.0% | 18.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,842 current US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 24,690 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 29,371 current US$ per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in OECD members?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in OECD members was 18.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- OECD members ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.