Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 3.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 36.7% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 25.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1986.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.1% | — |
| 1971 | 5.3% | +27.3% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +35.1% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | +38.4% |
| 1974 | 23.0% | +133.3% |
| 1975 | 16.7% | -27.4% |
| 1976 | 17.2% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 16.4% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 15.3% | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 25.1% | +64.2% |
| 1980 | 22.3% | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | -41.8% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 7.7% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -47.2% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | +48.0% |
| 1988 | 4.4% | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | +43.9% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +12.8% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -30.8% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 4.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 3.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.0% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 3.7% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.