Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 21.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zambia, 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 21.0% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 275.7% on the previous year and up 174.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zambia peaked at 23.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2019.
That places Zambia 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.7% | — |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 23.5% | +92.5% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | -19.1% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | -56.3% |
| 1976 | 10.5% | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 9.6% | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | +54.5% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | -44.5% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | -14.4% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +27.5% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 6.2% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +37.7% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 12.5% | +36.6% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -59.1% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +32.3% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +68.7% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -36.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +70.5% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +32.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -69.6% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +323.0% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +275.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 7.5% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 5.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 1.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 5.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 6 Angola 23.3% compare
- 7 Liberia 22.0% compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 21.3% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 20.6% compare
- 11 Eritrea 19.0% compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 16.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 310.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 268.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 28.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zambia?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zambia was 21.0% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.