Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle income
Middle income: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 2.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle income, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle income stood at 2.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.5% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle income peaked at 8.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +21.3% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +17.8% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | +47.3% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | +156.4% |
| 1975 | 4.4% | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | +57.7% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | -26.8% |
| 1982 | 4.8% | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 5.1% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 4.8% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -46.8% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | -33.6% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -33.2% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +43.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +58.8% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -48.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -46.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -33.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +105.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 0.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 27 Ghana 10.8% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 10.4% compare
- 29 Suriname 9.6% compare
- 30 Russian Federation 9.5% compare
- 31 Chile 9.4% compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 9.2% compare
- 33 Qatar 8.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle income
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.081 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,171 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,046 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,641 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle income?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Middle income was 2.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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.