Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Congo
Congo: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 25.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Congo, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Congo is 25.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Congo peaked at 65.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1972.
That places Congo 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.8% | — |
| 1971 | 6.0% | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +21.1% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +195.1% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | -46.9% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | +21.6% |
| 1977 | 13.5% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 15.5% | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 28.4% | +83.5% |
| 1980 | 24.3% | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | -37.5% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | -47.2% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +104.1% |
| 1984 | 19.2% | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | -48.9% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +59.9% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 35.6% | +71.3% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 24.8% | -40.9% |
| 1992 | 26.5% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +29.9% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | +49.5% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 47.8% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | -34.3% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +36.5% |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +52.4% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -33.1% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +97.7% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.5% | 5.5% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 8.0% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.5% | 24.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 27.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 10.0% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 738.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 171 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 430,026 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Congo?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Congo was 25.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1972.
- How does Congo rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Congo ranks 4th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. 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.