Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
2.6%
Change on year
up 71.6%
Rank
25th
of 47 groups
All-time high
7.5%
in 1979
All-time low
1.1%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lower middle income, 1970–2021

2468197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 2.6% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.

The figure is up 71.6% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lower middle income peaked at 7.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.

That places Lower middle income 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI) in Lower middle income, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 1.1%
1971 1.5% +35.5%
1972 1.5% -1.9%
1973 2.3% +49.6%
1974 5.4% +139.3%
1975 4.4% -18.9%
1976 4.4% +0.4%
1977 4.6% +5.2%
1978 4.2% -8.8%
1979 7.5% +76.2%
1980 6.6% -11.0%
1981 5.5% -17.9%
1982 4.1% -24.7%
1983 4.3% +4.4%
1984 4.4% +1.7%
1985 3.9% -10.5%
1986 2.3% -41.7%
1987 2.9% +26.0%
1988 2.5% -11.4%
1989 3.5% +36.9%
1990 4.3% +24.6%
1991 3.2% -26.0%
1992 3.3% +1.3%
1993 3.1% -5.1%
1994 2.8% -9.7%
1995 3.0% +8.8%
1996 3.3% +8.6%
1997 2.8% -14.5%
1998 1.9% -30.9%
1999 2.3% +15.7%
2000 3.3% +44.9%
2001 2.7% -17.0%
2002 2.8% +5.3%
2003 2.9% +0.9%
2004 3.2% +12.7%
2005 4.3% +31.5%
2006 4.7% +10.4%
2007 4.7% -1.1%
2008 6.0% +28.2%
2009 3.2% -46.7%
2010 3.9% +23.9%
2011 4.9% +24.3%
2012 4.3% -12.7%
2013 3.7% -12.5%
2014 3.0% -19.5%
2015 1.8% -40.5%
2016 1.6% -11.0%
2017 2.0% +25.2%
2018 2.3% +16.8%
2019 2.0% -13.0%
2020 1.5% -24.0%
2021 2.6% +71.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.7% 1.1% 7.5% 10
1980s 4.0% 2.3% 6.6% 10
1990s 3.0% 1.9% 4.3% 10
2000s 3.8% 2.7% 6.0% 10
2010s 3.0% 1.6% 4.9% 10
2020s 2.1% 1.5% 2.6% 2

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 22 Algeria 12.8% compare
  2. 23 Burkina Faso 12.6% compare
  3. 24 Iraq 11.5% compare
  4. 25 Somalia 11.3% compare
  5. 26 Bahrain 11.2% compare
  6. 27 Ghana 10.8% compare
  7. 28 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lower middle income?
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Lower middle income was 2.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1979.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
How does Lower middle income rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
Lower middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lower middle income 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 9,601 data points, 1970–2021
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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.