Canada - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Canada was 23.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 25.23 in 1966, while its lowest value was 18.41 in 1995.

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
1961 22.42
1962 21.77
1963 21.59
1964 22.94
1965 24.28
1966 25.23
1967 24.19
1968 22.60
1969 22.53
1970 21.94
1971 22.81
1972 22.51
1973 22.99
1974 23.71
1975 24.43
1976 24.06
1977 23.54
1978 23.19
1979 23.54
1980 24.06
1981 25.10
1982 22.65
1983 21.10
1984 20.24
1985 20.79
1986 21.12
1987 21.95
1988 22.72
1989 23.05
1990 21.78
1991 20.34
1992 19.45
1993 18.72
1994 19.45
1995 18.41
1996 18.87
1997 20.30
1998 20.55
1999 20.19
2000 19.60
2001 20.15
2002 19.97
2003 20.01
2004 20.87
2005 21.84
2006 22.89
2007 23.34
2008 23.47
2009 22.31
2010 23.46
2011 23.51
2012 24.49
2013 24.19
2014 24.39
2015 23.85
2016 22.77
2017 22.70
2018 22.51
2019 22.28
2020 23.26

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts