Barbados - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Barbados was 16.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 26.49 in 1976, while its lowest value was 8.28 in 1992.

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
1975 18.65
1976 26.49
1977 23.69
1978 22.69
1979 22.18
1980 19.42
1981 23.11
1982 19.41
1983 16.70
1984 14.02
1985 12.85
1986 13.72
1987 13.42
1988 14.67
1989 15.99
1990 15.01
1991 12.65
1992 8.28
1993 9.25
1994 10.54
1995 11.66
1996 12.58
1997 15.33
1998 18.76
1999 19.02
2000 17.99
2001 16.36
2002 17.65
2003 18.35
2004 19.10
2005 18.79
2006 21.15
2007 18.85
2008 18.15
2009 16.76
2010 15.69
2011 16.85
2012 15.97
2013 16.32
2014 16.33
2015 16.72
2016 16.20
2017 15.44
2018 14.11
2019 15.52
2020 16.98

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts