Australia vs Chile: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion

Australia

68.60 billion current US$

in 2021

Chile

28.09 billion current US$

in 2021

Australia rank

1st

Chile rank

4th

Adjusted savings: mineral depletion over time

Australia
Chile

How they compare

Australia currently reports 68.60 billion current US$ against 28.09 billion current US$ in Chile, a difference of 40.51 billion current US$.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 1st and Chile ranks 4th of 217 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 217 places, 11,281 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.