Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 2.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Upper middle income, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 2.0% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
That represents a change of up 118.7% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Upper middle income peaked at 8.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1970.
Upper middle income ranks 31st 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8% | — |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +29.4% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +46.9% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +163.2% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | +52.7% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | -29.0% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -48.0% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | +39.2% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 3.9% | +26.0% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -36.0% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -34.7% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +54.2% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +63.4% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -49.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -29.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +118.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 2.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 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
- 34 Kuwait 8.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 56.9% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2376 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,587 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0644 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 701.52 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Upper middle income?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Upper middle income was 2.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Upper middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper 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.