Arab World - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Arab World was 21.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 34.78 in 1978, while its lowest value was 16.04 in 1974.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1969 19.30
1970 18.92
1971 17.68
1972 18.61
1973 20.23
1974 16.04
1975 25.73
1976 28.75
1977 31.79
1978 34.78
1979 28.94
1980 25.64
1981 29.21
1982 32.73
1983 33.34
1984 30.09
1985 28.19
1986 29.18
1987 25.89
1988 24.50
1989 25.84
1990 20.53
1991 23.54
1992 23.56
1993 24.74
1994 24.14
1995 22.90
1996 21.61
1997 20.99
1998 22.33
1999 20.46
2000 18.30
2001 19.61
2002 20.04
2003 20.49
2004 20.23
2005 20.46
2006 20.85
2007 22.84
2008 22.92
2009 25.43
2010 24.24
2011 22.79
2012 21.32
2013 22.12
2014 23.34
2015 26.69
2016 25.34
2017 23.72
2018 20.69
2019 20.89
2020 21.01

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts