Ecuador: Adjusted savings, energy depletion (% of GNI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Ecuador's adjusted savings, energy depletion (% of GNI) rose 3.41 percentage points on 2020 (from 2.34% to 5.75%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.31 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.68 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.18 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.77 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 48% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Ecuador had the 22nd highest value of the 182 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ecuador in the 2021 ranking

• Norway — 18th of 182: 7.71%
• Suriname — 19th of 182: 7.71%
• Trinidad and Tobago — 20th of 182: 6.31%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 22nd of 182: 5.01%
• Malaysia — 23rd of 182: 4.23%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 24th of 182: 3.57%

What this measures

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. 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 52 values

Adjusted savings, energy depletion (% of GNI) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0% (2021)
• Argentina — 1.59% (2021)
• Aruba — 0% (2021)
• Bahamas, The — 0% (2021)
• Barbados — 0.3% (2021)
• Belize — 0.15% (2021)
• Bolivia — 2.29% (2021)
• Brazil — 2.26% (2021)
• Cayman Islands — 0% (2020)
• Chile — 0.01% (2021)

More economic policy & debt data for Ecuador

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$9.8 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$6.11 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.71 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 16.71 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$15.17 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 16.24 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 12.82% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$81.74 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Ecuador's adjusted savings, energy depletion (% of GNI)?

5.75% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 5.75 percentage points from 0.00184% in 1970. The highest value was 15.14% in 2008 and the lowest 0.00184% in 1970.

How does Ecuador rank?

22nd highest of 182 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in adjusted savings, energy depletion (% of GNI) unusual for Ecuador?

In 2021, Ecuador's adjusted savings, energy depletion (% of GNI) rose 3.41 percentage points on 2020 (from 2.34% to 5.75%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0.31 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DNGY.GN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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