OECD members - Mineral depletion

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI)

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) in OECD members was 0.051 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 0.179 in 1974, while its lowest value was 0.015 in 2002.

Definition: Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime. It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.

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).

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.125
1971 0.081
1972 0.072
1973 0.136
1974 0.179
1975 0.088
1976 0.079
1977 0.076
1978 0.042
1979 0.070
1980 0.086
1981 0.057
1982 0.043
1983 0.049
1984 0.041
1985 0.038
1986 0.025
1987 0.034
1988 0.085
1989 0.069
1990 0.051
1991 0.033
1992 0.031
1993 0.023
1994 0.032
1995 0.039
1996 0.031
1997 0.031
1998 0.020
1999 0.020
2000 0.024
2001 0.017
2002 0.015
2003 0.020
2004 0.039
2005 0.053
2006 0.110
2007 0.128
2008 0.113
2009 0.069
2010 0.115
2011 0.147
2012 0.118
2013 0.095
2014 0.076
2015 0.051
2016 0.058
2017 0.067
2018 0.071
2019 0.051

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts