Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 5.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
5.1%
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
57th
of 184 countries
All-time high
37.1%
in 2008
All-time low
1.7%
in 1972
Years of data
51
1971–2021

Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zimbabwe, 1971–2021

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Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zimbabwe is 5.1%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zimbabwe peaked at 37.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1972.

Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 184 countries 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI) in Zimbabwe, 1971 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1971 2.2%
1972 1.7% -25.4%
1973 2.2% +35.2%
1974 2.4% +6.3%
1975 2.2% -6.2%
1976 2.8% +23.7%
1977 3.7% +33.1%
1978 3.3% -10.9%
1979 3.5% +7.9%
1980 3.7% +3.7%
1981 2.6% -30.3%
1982 3.0% +16.4%
1983 2.2% -25.5%
1984 2.4% +10.2%
1985 2.5% +1.7%
1986 2.8% +12.4%
1987 3.0% +8.7%
1988 4.2% +38.9%
1989 3.8% -9.5%
1990 3.3% -12.0%
1991 4.0% +18.8%
1992 4.7% +17.8%
1993 3.7% -21.9%
1994 6.0% +65.3%
1995 7.1% +16.7%
1996 5.8% -17.5%
1997 5.7% -2.0%
1998 8.0% +39.8%
1999 4.7% -41.6%
2000 4.8% +4.2%
2001 4.4% -9.1%
2002 6.2% +40.6%
2003 8.1% +30.1%
2004 9.5% +17.9%
2005 9.2% -3.1%
2006 14.1% +53.3%
2007 22.6% +60.4%
2008 37.1% +63.9%
2009 6.2% -83.3%
2010 5.8% -6.0%
2011 6.7% +14.4%
2012 5.4% -19.5%
2013 4.6% -13.9%
2014 5.1% +11.3%
2015 4.6% -10.8%
2016 4.7% +2.2%
2017 5.9% +26.1%
2018 2.8% -52.9%
2019 4.1% +46.9%
2020 4.1% +0.5%
2021 5.1% +23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.7% 1.7% 3.7% 9
1980s 3.0% 2.2% 4.2% 10
1990s 5.3% 3.3% 8.0% 10
2000s 12.2% 4.4% 37.1% 10
2010s 5.0% 2.8% 6.7% 10
2020s 4.6% 4.1% 5.1% 2

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  5. 59 South Africa 4.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zimbabwe?
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Zimbabwe was 5.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2008.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1972.
How does Zimbabwe rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
Zimbabwe ranks 57th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 9,601 data points, 1970–2021
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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.