Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 6.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Least developed countries, 1986–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Least developed countries stood at 6.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.7% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Least developed countries peaked at 14.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
That places Least developed countries 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4.7% | — |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 5.6% | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +28.2% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | +65.2% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -40.3% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -27.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +67.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 7 Liberia 22.0% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 21.3% compare
- 9 Zambia 21.0% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 20.6% compare
- 11 Eritrea 19.0% compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 16.2% compare
- 13 Brunei Darussalam 16.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Least developed countries
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 29.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2968 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 737.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 622.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 44.6% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 404.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Least developed countries?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Least developed countries was 6.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Least developed countries rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Least developed countries ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.