Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 6.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malaysia, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malaysia is 6.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malaysia peaked at 35.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.9% | — |
| 1971 | 20.0% | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 27.4% | +37.2% |
| 1973 | 33.3% | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 23.8% | -28.7% |
| 1975 | 28.1% | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 29.3% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 25.0% | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 35.7% | +43.2% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | -29.5% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | +25.5% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | -29.8% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 23.3% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 28.4% | +21.9% |
| 1988 | 25.0% | -12.1% |
| 1989 | 28.2% | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -14.0% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 16.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 20.6% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 9.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,340 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,624 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malaysia?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Malaysia was 6.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.