Canada - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Canada was $366,223,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $459,944,000,000 in 2013 and $9,285,664,000 in 1961.

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
1961 $9,285,664,000
1962 $9,818,792,000
1963 $10,393,060,000
1964 $11,876,420,000
1965 $14,437,150,000
1966 $16,599,570,000
1967 $16,072,000,000
1968 $16,914,550,000
1969 $19,202,710,000
1970 $19,511,910,000
1971 $23,005,550,000
1972 $26,240,020,000
1973 $32,054,790,000
1974 $41,607,360,000
1975 $43,317,930,000
1976 $52,059,840,000
1977 $51,569,340,000
1978 $51,540,280,000
1979 $61,318,080,000
1980 $65,294,220,000
1981 $77,721,250,000
1982 $62,690,280,000
1983 $69,130,150,000
1984 $74,769,510,000
1985 $78,853,170,000
1986 $82,169,850,000
1987 $96,059,580,000
1988 $119,735,000,000
1989 $133,919,000,000
1990 $126,989,000,000
1991 $118,471,000,000
1992 $109,233,000,000
1993 $106,980,000,000
1994 $113,182,000,000
1995 $117,437,000,000
1996 $119,360,000,000
1997 $138,975,000,000
1998 $133,427,000,000
1999 $140,324,000,000
2000 $153,531,000,000
2001 $145,368,000,000
2002 $150,147,000,000
2003 $183,287,000,000
2004 $219,536,000,000
2005 $265,498,000,000
2006 $311,292,000,000
2007 $351,164,000,000
2008 $373,843,000,000
2009 $301,861,000,000
2010 $379,785,000,000
2011 $433,114,000,000
2012 $454,670,000,000
2013 $459,944,000,000
2014 $449,103,000,000
2015 $370,785,000,000
2016 $347,789,000,000
2017 $388,410,000,000
2018 $399,475,000,000
2019 $400,360,000,000
2020 $366,223,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Canada was 491,161,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 531,195,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 9,407,000,000 in 1961.

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
1961 9,407,000,000
1962 10,494,000,000
1963 11,209,000,000
1964 12,810,000,000
1965 15,563,000,000
1966 17,883,000,000
1967 17,337,000,000
1968 18,225,000,000
1969 20,677,000,000
1970 20,388,000,000
1971 23,231,000,000
1972 25,975,000,000
1973 32,058,000,000
1974 40,692,000,000
1975 44,063,000,000
1976 51,331,000,000
1977 54,844,000,000
1978 58,792,000,000
1979 71,828,000,000
1980 76,342,000,000
1981 93,180,000,000
1982 77,341,000,000
1983 85,196,000,000
1984 96,834,000,000
1985 107,674,000,000
1986 114,175,000,000
1987 127,375,000,000
1988 147,358,000,000
1989 158,560,000,000
1990 148,171,000,000
1991 135,732,000,000
1992 132,030,000,000
1993 138,015,000,000
1994 154,562,000,000
1995 161,171,000,000
1996 162,747,000,000
1997 192,425,000,000
1998 197,939,000,000
1999 208,480,000,000
2000 228,009,000,000
2001 225,146,000,000
2002 235,626,000,000
2003 256,804,000,000
2004 285,616,000,000
2005 321,731,000,000
2006 353,130,000,000
2007 377,185,000,000
2008 398,891,000,000
2009 345,057,000,000
2010 391,221,000,000
2011 428,462,000,000
2012 454,381,000,000
2013 473,806,000,000
2014 496,145,000,000
2015 474,155,000,000
2016 461,034,000,000
2017 504,131,000,000
2018 517,638,000,000
2019 531,195,000,000
2020 491,161,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Canada was 348,306,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 397,463,000,000 in 2014 and 76,128,080,000 in 1970.

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
1970 76,128,080,000
1971 82,605,380,000
1972 87,553,440,000
1973 98,448,050,000
1974 109,308,000,000
1975 109,098,000,000
1976 116,377,000,000
1977 116,790,000,000
1978 117,286,000,000
1979 133,440,000,000
1980 128,977,000,000
1981 140,119,000,000
1982 109,083,000,000
1983 118,605,000,000
1984 132,393,000,000
1985 143,905,000,000
1986 147,681,000,000
1987 159,904,000,000
1988 177,870,000,000
1989 186,981,000,000
1990 172,077,000,000
1991 159,273,000,000
1992 153,814,000,000
1993 159,418,000,000
1994 173,695,000,000
1995 179,104,000,000
1996 180,151,000,000
1997 208,907,000,000
1998 212,254,000,000
1999 223,710,000,000
2000 242,340,000,000
2001 234,625,000,000
2002 240,001,000,000
2003 262,730,000,000
2004 285,591,000,000
2005 317,426,000,000
2006 335,514,000,000
2007 345,439,000,000
2008 351,391,000,000
2009 302,798,000,000
2010 340,149,000,000
2011 367,274,000,000
2012 380,395,000,000
2013 394,232,000,000
2014 397,463,000,000
2015 370,785,000,000
2016 353,137,000,000
2017 379,036,000,000
2018 382,786,000,000
2019 386,226,000,000
2020 348,306,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Canada was -9.82 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.96 in 1997 and a minimum value of -22.15 in 1982.

Definition: Annual growth rate of gross capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. 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
1971 8.51
1972 5.99
1973 12.44
1974 11.03
1975 -0.19
1976 6.67
1977 0.35
1978 0.42
1979 13.77
1980 -3.34
1981 8.64
1982 -22.15
1983 8.73
1984 11.63
1985 8.70
1986 2.62
1987 8.28
1988 11.24
1989 5.12
1990 -7.97
1991 -7.44
1992 -3.43
1993 3.64
1994 8.96
1995 3.11
1996 0.58
1997 15.96
1998 1.60
1999 5.40
2000 8.33
2001 -3.18
2002 2.29
2003 9.47
2004 8.70
2005 11.15
2006 5.70
2007 2.96
2008 1.72
2009 -13.83
2010 12.34
2011 7.97
2012 3.57
2013 3.64
2014 0.82
2015 -6.71
2016 -4.76
2017 7.33
2018 0.99
2019 0.90
2020 -9.82

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Canada was 445,409,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 508,271,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 97,351,540,000 in 1970.

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
1970 97,351,540,000
1971 105,635,000,000
1972 111,962,000,000
1973 125,894,000,000
1974 139,781,000,000
1975 139,513,000,000
1976 148,822,000,000
1977 149,350,000,000
1978 149,984,000,000
1979 170,642,000,000
1980 164,935,000,000
1981 179,183,000,000
1982 139,494,000,000
1983 151,670,000,000
1984 169,302,000,000
1985 184,023,000,000
1986 188,853,000,000
1987 204,483,000,000
1988 227,457,000,000
1989 239,108,000,000
1990 220,050,000,000
1991 203,676,000,000
1992 196,696,000,000
1993 203,861,000,000
1994 222,118,000,000
1995 229,036,000,000
1996 230,375,000,000
1997 267,147,000,000
1998 271,427,000,000
1999 286,078,000,000
2000 309,901,000,000
2001 300,035,000,000
2002 306,910,000,000
2003 335,975,000,000
2004 365,210,000,000
2005 405,920,000,000
2006 429,051,000,000
2007 441,743,000,000
2008 449,354,000,000
2009 387,214,000,000
2010 434,978,000,000
2011 469,665,000,000
2012 486,444,000,000
2013 504,139,000,000
2014 508,271,000,000
2015 474,155,000,000
2016 451,586,000,000
2017 484,705,000,000
2018 489,501,000,000
2019 493,901,000,000
2020 445,409,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Canada was 22.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 27.17 in 1966, while its lowest value was 18.44 in 1992.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1961 22.68
1962 23.25
1963 23.08
1964 24.05
1965 26.48
1966 27.17
1967 24.47
1968 23.55
1969 24.26
1970 22.20
1971 23.17
1972 23.20
1973 24.41
1974 25.94
1975 24.92
1976 25.20
1977 24.37
1978 23.57
1979 25.23
1980 23.84
1981 25.38
1982 20.00
1983 20.30
1984 21.04
1985 21.62
1986 21.77
1987 22.27
1988 23.60
1989 23.70
1990 21.38
1991 19.41
1992 18.44
1993 18.54
1994 19.58
1995 19.44
1996 18.99
1997 21.22
1998 21.05
1999 20.68
2000 20.61
2001 19.67
2002 19.74
2003 20.47
2004 21.38
2005 22.63
2006 23.60
2007 23.91
2008 24.07
2009 21.96
2010 23.48
2011 24.15
2012 24.87
2013 24.91
2014 24.87
2015 23.82
2016 22.76
2017 23.55
2018 23.15
2019 22.98
2020 22.26

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts