South Africa's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) was US$53.38 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 9.66% from US$59.09 billion in 2011 (1.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$53.38 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$45.87 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$59.09 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$59.09 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$2.37 billion | 1970 |
| Average since 2012 | US$52.57 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$2.37 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, South Africa's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) rose 4.6% on 2020 (from US$51.02 billion to US$53.38 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +3.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 49.2% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 19% in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, South Africa had the 38th highest value of the 194 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to South Africa in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 52 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 53,375,719,160 |
| 2020 | 51,024,777,123 |
| 2019 | 54,563,605,615 |
| 2018 | 56,096,474,409 |
| 2017 | 52,360,288,667 |
| 2016 | 45,873,606,417 |
| 2015 | 47,977,134,731 |
| 2014 | 52,622,430,518 |
| 2013 | 54,696,249,605 |
| 2012 | 57,079,546,227 |
Adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$5.09 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.86 billion (2021)
- Botswana — US$3.41 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.62 billion (2021)
- Burundi — US$443.05 million (2021)
- Cabo Verde — US$224.27 million (2021)
- Cameroon — US$5.04 billion (2021)
- Central African Republic — US$539.26 million (2021)
- Chad
More economic policy & debt data for South Africa
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 9.32% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 44.9% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$20.32 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$126.24 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) — 5.58% (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$104.47 billion (2025)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$21.77 billion (2025)
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$1.74 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Africa's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$)?
- US$53.38 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 2,154% from US$2.37 billion in 1970 (6.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$59.09 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$2.37 billion in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank?
- 38th highest of 194 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) unusual for South Africa?
- In 2021, South Africa's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) rose 4.6% on 2020 (from US$51.02 billion to US$53.38 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +3.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DKAP.CD, 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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