Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion was 1.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.8%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 268.3% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -33.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +58.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -49.2% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +24.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +63.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +22.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -46.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +49.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +81.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -44.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -19.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -47.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +71.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +44.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +114.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +85.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -44.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +55.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +61.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +268.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +268.3% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 9.2% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 9.2% compare
- 10 New Caledonia 8.5% compare
- 11 Guyana 7.6% compare
- 12 Peru 7.2% compare
- 13 Mauritania 6.6% compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 6.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 180.24 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. 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.