Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Adjusted savings: mineral depletion was 2.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 2.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 231.6% on the previous year and up 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.2% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | -39.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +71.8% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -64.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -47.9% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +347.4% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +140.7% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -44.3% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -30.0% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -79.3% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | +208.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | -34.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -66.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +67.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +50.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -63.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +71.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +85.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +69.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +56.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +231.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +347.4% | 0.3% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 3 Eritrea 19.0% compare
- 4 Mali 13.2% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 12.6% compare
- 6 Mongolia 11.5% compare
- 7 Chile 9.4% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 9.2% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 9.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 245.62 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.8257 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,188 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.