Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Adjusted savings: mineral depletion was 1.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.8%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 267.4% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -33.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +58.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -49.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +63.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -46.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +50.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +78.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -27.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -45.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -47.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +72.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +43.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -31.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +114.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +84.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +54.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +59.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +267.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +267.4% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 7 Chile 9.4% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.