Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in World

World: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 18.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
18.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
10th
of 47 groups
All-time high
18.9%
in 2020
All-time low
12.4%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in World, 1970–2021

05101520197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

World recorded 18.8% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in World peaked at 18.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1970.

World ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in World, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) in World, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 12.4%
1971 12.5% +0.9%
1972 12.6% +0.8%
1973 12.5% -0.5%
1974 12.8% +2.0%
1975 13.3% +4.1%
1976 13.2% -1.0%
1977 13.3% +1.1%
1978 13.4% +0.7%
1979 13.6% +1.1%
1980 14.1% +3.7%
1981 14.4% +2.3%
1982 14.9% +3.5%
1983 14.9% +0.0%
1984 14.6% -1.9%
1985 14.7% +0.7%
1986 15.0% +2.4%
1987 15.1% +0.5%
1988 15.1% -0.4%
1989 15.1% +0.5%
1990 16.1% +6.5%
1991 16.3% +1.0%
1992 16.2% -0.6%
1993 16.4% +1.7%
1994 16.3% -1.0%
1995 16.3% -0.1%
1996 15.8% -3.1%
1997 15.6% -1.0%
1998 15.6% +0.2%
1999 15.8% +0.8%
2000 15.7% -0.5%
2001 15.8% +1.0%
2002 15.9% +0.4%
2003 15.9% -0.3%
2004 15.7% -1.2%
2005 15.6% -0.6%
2006 15.5% -0.7%
2007 15.5% +0.2%
2008 16.0% +3.2%
2009 17.0% +6.2%
2010 16.5% -2.5%
2011 16.6% +0.5%
2012 16.9% +1.4%
2013 17.0% +0.9%
2014 17.1% +0.8%
2015 17.4% +1.4%
2016 17.4% +0.3%
2017 17.3% -0.7%
2018 17.6% +1.4%
2019 17.8% +1.3%
2020 18.9% +6.3%
2021 18.8% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.9% 12.4% 13.6% 10
1980s 14.8% 14.1% 15.1% 10
1990s 16.0% 15.6% 16.4% 10
2000s 15.8% 15.5% 17.0% 10
2010s 17.2% 16.5% 17.8% 10
2020s 18.8% 18.8% 18.9% 2

Countries ranked near World

  1. 7 Switzerland 24.0% compare
  2. 8 Liberia 23.9% compare
  3. 9 Gabon 23.7% compare
  4. 10 Mozambique 23.2% compare
  5. 11 Czechia 22.3% compare
  6. 12 Lebanon 22.2% compare
  7. 13 Latvia 21.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in World?
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in World was 18.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1970.
How does World rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
World ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,849 data points, 1970–2021
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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.