Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Adjusted net national income (current US$)

The latest value for Adjusted net national income (current US$) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 669,172,000,000 as of 2019. Over the past 38 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 669,172,000,000 in 2019 and 84,547,090,000 in 1983.

Definition: Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in "The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future" (Lange et al 2018).

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Year Value
1981 86,510,640,000
1982 85,920,640,000
1983 84,547,090,000
1984 85,924,950,000
1985 88,254,130,000
1986 101,529,000,000
1987 111,772,000,000
1988 115,174,000,000
1989 107,821,000,000
1990 114,755,000,000
1991 120,010,000,000
1992 113,316,000,000
1993 112,854,000,000
1994 97,371,880,000
1995 110,587,000,000
1996 121,834,000,000
1997 126,528,000,000
1998 135,793,000,000
1999 138,819,000,000
2000 148,658,000,000
2001 140,440,000,000
2002 149,332,000,000
2003 166,935,000,000
2004 189,850,000,000
2005 213,530,000,000
2006 247,421,000,000
2007 292,814,000,000
2008 354,086,000,000
2009 371,376,000,000
2010 395,044,000,000
2011 437,234,000,000
2012 472,539,000,000
2013 532,268,000,000
2014 569,346,000,000
2015 575,690,000,000
2016 569,379,000,000
2017 601,230,000,000
2018 638,284,000,000
2019 669,172,000,000

Development Relevance: Adjusted net national income is particularly useful in monitoring low-income, resource-rich economies, like many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, because such economies often see large natural resources depletion as well as substantial exports of resource rents to foreign mining companies. For recent years adjusted net national income gives a picture of economic growth that is strikingly different from the one provided by GDP. The key to increasing future consumption and thus the standard of living lies in increasing national wealth - including not only the traditional measures of capital (such as produced and human capital), but also natural capital. Natural capital comprises such assets as land, forests, and subsoil resources. All three types of capital are key to sustaining economic growth. By accounting for the consumption of fixed and natural capital depletion, adjusted net national income better measures the income available for consumption or for investment to increase a country's future consumption.

Limitations and Exceptions: Adjusted net national income differs from the adjustments made in the calculation of adjusted net savings, by not accounting for investments in human capital or the damages from pollution. Thus, adjusted net national income remains within the boundaries of the United Nations System of National Accounts (SNA). The SNA includes non-produced natural assets (such as land, mineral resources, and forests) within the asset boundary when they are under the effective control of institutional units. The calculation of adjusted net national income, which accounts for net forest, energy, and mineral depletion, as well as consumption of fixed capital, thus remains within the SNA boundaries. This point is critical because it allows for comparisons across GDP, GNI, and adjusted net national income; such comparisons reveal the impact of natural resource depletion, which is otherwise ignored by the popular economic indicators.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net national income complements gross national income (GNI) in assessing economic progress (Hamilton and Ley 2010) by providing a broader measure of national income that accounts for the depletion of natural resources. Adjusted net national income is calculated by subtracting from GNI a charge for the consumption of fixed capital (a calculation that yields net national income) and for the depletion of natural resources. The deduction for the depletion of natural resources, which covers net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion, reflects the decline in asset values associated with the extraction and harvesting of natural resources. This is analogous to depreciation of fixed assets.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts