Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) by country
Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account...
Countries reporting
215
Highest
68.60 billion current US$
Australia
Lowest
0 current US$
Yemen
Median
0 current US$
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
11,281
What the numbers show
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 68.60 billion current US$ in Australia; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 current US$, and the mean is 1.83 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 2,015.8%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 68.60 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 56.61 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 29.57 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Chile | 28.09 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 23.22 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 15.59 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Russia | 15.53 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Peru | 14.98 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 14.48 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 10 | United States | 14.31 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11.78 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 767.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 11.25 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 209.3% | volatile |
| 13 | South Africa | 10.91 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 10.48 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran | 6.08 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 4.61 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Zambia | 4.25 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 3.85 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 3.63 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 3.40 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 3.30 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 2.40 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 283.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 2.36 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 263.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Papua New Guinea | 2.33 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Turkey | 2.26 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 2.18 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Tanzania | 2.12 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 2.07 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Bolivia | 1.83 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 1.76 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 376.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Mongolia | 1.50 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.28 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 600.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 1.27 billion current US$ | 2021 | up 1,280.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | 1.13 billion current US$ | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 35 | New Caledonia | 893.48 million current US$ | 2021 | up 671.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 850.71 million current US$ | 2021 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Panama | 789.54 million current US$ | 2021 | up 2,015.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 757.81 million current US$ | 2021 | up 452.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 723.69 million current US$ | 2021 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 651.41 million current US$ | 2021 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 619.97 million current US$ | 2021 | up 526.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 584.68 million current US$ | 2021 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 550.98 million current US$ | 2021 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Myanmar | 480.72 million current US$ | 2021 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 474.75 million current US$ | 2021 | up 550.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 451.73 million current US$ | 2021 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 448.08 million current US$ | 2021 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Eritrea | 406.57 million current US$ | 2021 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 404.27 million current US$ | 2021 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 387.76 million current US$ | 2021 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Laos | 328.08 million current US$ | 2021 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Togo | 318.24 million current US$ | 2021 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Portugal | 291.81 million current US$ | 2021 | up 319.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 290.68 million current US$ | 2021 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 275.91 million current US$ | 2021 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Namibia | 262.77 million current US$ | 2021 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 228.18 million current US$ | 2021 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 186.27 million current US$ | 2021 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | 184.49 million current US$ | 2021 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 173.47 million current US$ | 2021 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 148.63 million current US$ | 2021 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Liberia | 147.81 million current US$ | 2021 | up 1,184.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 144.12 million current US$ | 2021 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Ireland | 140.96 million current US$ | 2021 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Vietnam | 140.74 million current US$ | 2021 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 138.93 million current US$ | 2021 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Niger | 95.96 million current US$ | 2021 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Honduras | 84.47 million current US$ | 2021 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Greece | 77.34 million current US$ | 2021 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Pakistan | 76.40 million current US$ | 2021 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 71 | North Korea | 62.05 million current US$ | 2021 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 44.97 million current US$ | 2021 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | 37.50 million current US$ | 2021 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Botswana | 31.59 million current US$ | 2021 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Nigeria | 28.94 million current US$ | 2021 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | 17.18 million current US$ | 2021 | up 882.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 14.98 million current US$ | 2021 | up 1,701.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Albania | 11.41 million current US$ | 2021 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 10.61 million current US$ | 2021 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.31 million current US$ | 2021 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 82 | South Sudan | 7.23 million current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | South Korea | 6.81 million current US$ | 2021 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 6.67 million current US$ | 2021 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Uruguay | 5.61 million current US$ | 2021 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Kenya | 4.84 million current US$ | 2021 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 4.76 million current US$ | 2021 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Gabon | 3.53 million current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 2.62 million current US$ | 2021 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 90 | United Kingdom | 1.40 million current US$ | 2021 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | 651,532 current US$ | 2021 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 156,064 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Malawi | 58,386 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Aruba | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Andorra | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | American Samoa | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Austria | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Burundi | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Belgium | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Bangladesh | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Bahrain | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Bahamas | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Belarus | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Belize | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Bermuda | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Barbados | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Brunei | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Switzerland | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cameroon | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Congo | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Cape Verde | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Curacao | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Cayman Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Czechia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Germany | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Dominica | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Denmark | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Ecuador | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Egypt | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Estonia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | France | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Faroe Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Micronesia (country) | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Gibraltar | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Guinea | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Gambia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Grenada | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Greenland | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Guam | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Hong Kong | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Haiti | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Isle of Man | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Iraq | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Iceland | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Israel | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Italy | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 94 | Jordan | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Kiribati | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Kuwait | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Lebanon | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Libya | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Liechtenstein | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Lesotho | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Lithuania | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Latvia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Macao | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Monaco | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Moldova | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Madagascar | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Maldives | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Malta | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Mauritius | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Malaysia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Netherlands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Norway | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Nepal | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Nauru | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Oman | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Palau | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Paraguay | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Palestine | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | French Polynesia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Qatar | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Rwanda | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Singapore | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | San Marino | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Somalia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Suriname | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Slovenia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Eswatini | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Seychelles | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Syria | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Chad | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Thailand | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | East Timor | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Tonga | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Tunisia | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Uganda | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Venezuela | 0 current US$ | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | British Virgin Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Vanuatu | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Samoa | 0 current US$ | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Yemen | 0 current US$ | 2018 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 28.35 million current US$
- Channel Islands 0 current US$
About this data
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.