Australia - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Australia was $295,695,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $439,551,000,000 in 2013 and $5,662,448,000 in 1962.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
1960 $5,874,118,000
1961 $6,522,567,000
1962 $5,662,448,000
1963 $6,639,042,000
1964 $7,304,289,000
1965 $8,710,942,000
1966 $8,905,813,000
1967 $10,021,280,000
1968 $10,790,680,000
1969 $12,337,330,000
1970 $13,628,630,000
1971 $14,512,260,000
1972 $15,834,110,000
1973 $18,120,440,000
1974 $27,195,280,000
1975 $26,083,570,000
1976 $27,765,030,000
1977 $29,755,680,000
1978 $30,592,150,000
1979 $37,570,150,000
1980 $40,626,180,000
1981 $50,727,970,000
1982 $57,890,320,000
1983 $44,852,600,000
1984 $51,535,950,000
1985 $50,582,960,000
1986 $51,966,280,000
1987 $51,833,640,000
1988 $66,049,910,000
1989 $88,793,260,000
1990 $90,133,900,000
1991 $78,951,420,000
1992 $72,740,900,000
1993 $73,669,900,000
1994 $78,349,360,000
1995 $95,701,660,000
1996 $99,488,620,000
1997 $108,278,000,000
1998 $102,495,000,000
1999 $101,882,000,000
2000 $109,252,000,000
2001 $88,808,630,000
2002 $96,612,070,000
2003 $121,330,000,000
2004 $166,366,000,000
2005 $191,035,000,000
2006 $205,862,000,000
2007 $235,146,000,000
2008 $302,067,000,000
2009 $254,150,000,000
2010 $307,683,000,000
2011 $370,063,000,000
2012 $428,848,000,000
2013 $439,551,000,000
2014 $392,346,000,000
2015 $354,963,000,000
2016 $306,660,000,000
2017 $319,789,000,000
2018 $350,783,000,000
2019 $324,147,000,000
2020 $295,695,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Australia was 441,118,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 453,222,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5,056,000,000 in 1962.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 5,245,000,000
1961 5,824,000,000
1962 5,056,000,000
1963 5,928,000,000
1964 6,522,000,000
1965 7,778,000,000
1966 7,952,000,000
1967 8,948,000,000
1968 9,635,000,000
1969 11,016,000,000
1970 12,169,000,000
1971 12,958,000,000
1972 13,554,000,000
1973 14,143,000,000
1974 18,452,000,000
1975 19,101,000,000
1976 22,026,000,000
1977 25,941,000,000
1978 27,123,000,000
1979 33,073,000,000
1980 36,462,000,000
1981 43,692,000,000
1982 52,466,000,000
1983 47,925,000,000
1984 56,906,000,000
1985 65,945,000,000
1986 74,291,000,000
1987 78,331,000,000
1988 90,779,000,000
1989 109,047,000,000
1990 117,129,000,000
1991 100,592,000,000
1992 94,585,000,000
1993 104,847,000,000
1994 113,254,000,000
1995 128,891,000,000
1996 131,126,000,000
1997 138,358,000,000
1998 151,109,000,000
1999 162,584,000,000
2000 173,962,000,000
2001 165,486,000,000
2002 184,645,000,000
2003 208,323,000,000
2004 233,877,000,000
2005 254,115,000,000
2006 274,949,000,000
2007 299,506,000,000
2008 337,409,000,000
2009 345,187,000,000
2010 349,312,000,000
2011 375,355,000,000
2012 415,897,000,000
2013 428,430,000,000
2014 427,382,000,000
2015 426,630,000,000
2016 421,290,000,000
2017 424,008,000,000
2018 452,545,000,000
2019 453,222,000,000
2020 441,118,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
2015 354,963,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in constant local currency.

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

Year Value
2020 441,118,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Australia was 22.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.63 in 1969, while its lowest value was 22.27 in 2020.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." 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.

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Year Value
1960 31.57
1961 33.14
1962 28.42
1963 30.82
1964 30.69
1965 33.53
1966 32.61
1967 32.92
1968 32.98
1969 33.63
1970 32.97
1971 32.09
1972 30.42
1973 28.38
1974 30.56
1975 26.80
1976 26.42
1977 26.96
1978 25.81
1979 27.84
1980 27.08
1981 28.67
1982 29.82
1983 25.29
1984 26.62
1985 28.01
1986 28.50
1987 27.37
1988 27.98
1989 29.62
1990 28.95
1991 24.23
1992 22.35
1993 23.60
1994 24.27
1995 26.01
1996 24.80
1997 24.87
1998 25.66
1999 26.18
2000 26.29
2001 23.43
2002 24.44
2003 25.96
2004 27.09
2005 27.48
2006 27.54
2007 27.54
2008 28.63
2009 27.39
2010 26.81
2011 26.47
2012 27.73
2013 27.88
2014 26.74
2015 26.28
2016 25.41
2017 24.10
2018 24.56
2019 23.29
2020 22.27

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts