China - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in China was $2,831,680,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,831,680,000,000 in 2010 and $4,885,031,000 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 $21,813,250,000
1961 $9,074,637,000
1962 $4,885,031,000
1963 $8,285,381,000
1964 $11,778,340,000
1965 $16,148,760,000
1966 $20,588,590,000
1967 $14,008,440,000
1968 $13,390,610,000
1969 $15,620,680,000
1970 $26,559,020,000
1971 $29,122,180,000
1972 $30,734,930,000
1973 $40,264,420,000
1974 $41,271,670,000
1975 $48,619,200,000
1976 $42,346,770,000
1977 $49,107,020,000
1978 $56,012,190,000
1979 $64,300,000,000
1980 $66,654,160,000
1981 $64,690,480,000
1982 $68,099,240,000
1983 $78,122,610,000
1984 $89,825,000,000
1985 $117,602,000,000
1986 $114,258,000,000
1987 $100,045,000,000
1988 $117,288,000,000
1989 $128,192,000,000
1990 $129,006,000,000
1991 $137,073,000,000
1992 $158,341,000,000
1993 $195,950,000,000
1994 $236,011,000,000
1995 $305,006,000,000
1996 $346,214,000,000
1997 $361,505,000,000
1998 $378,232,000,000
1999 $398,047,000,000
2000 $420,888,000,000
2001 $480,477,000,000
2002 $550,504,000,000
2003 $676,124,000,000
2004 $835,690,000,000
2005 $950,134,000,000
2006 $1,165,800,000,000
2007 $1,458,340,000,000
2008 $1,991,700,000,000
2009 $2,407,950,000,000
2010 $2,831,680,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in China was 19,169,100,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,169,100,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 12,026,010,000 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 53,700,060,000
1961 22,340,020,000
1962 12,026,010,000
1963 20,397,030,000
1964 28,996,040,000
1965 39,755,010,000
1966 50,685,000,000
1967 34,485,990,000
1968 32,965,000,000
1969 38,455,000,000
1970 65,382,990,000
1971 71,692,980,000
1972 69,002,990,000
1973 80,102,030,000
1974 80,942,010,000
1975 90,421,990,000
1976 82,212,030,000
1977 91,231,030,000
1978 137,790,000,000
1979 147,890,000,000
1980 159,970,000,000
1981 163,020,000,000
1982 178,420,000,000
1983 203,900,000,000
1984 251,510,000,000
1985 345,750,000,000
1986 394,190,000,000
1987 446,200,000,000
1988 570,020,000,000
1989 633,270,000,000
1990 674,700,000,000
1991 786,800,000,000
1992 1,008,630,000,000
1993 1,571,770,000,000
1994 2,034,110,000,000
1995 2,547,010,000,000
1996 2,878,490,000,000
1997 2,996,800,000,000
1998 3,131,420,000,000
1999 3,295,150,000,000
2000 3,484,280,000,000
2001 3,976,940,000,000
2002 4,556,500,000,000
2003 5,596,300,000,000
2004 6,916,840,000,000
2005 7,785,680,000,000
2006 9,295,410,000,000
2007 11,094,300,000,000
2008 13,832,500,000,000
2009 16,446,300,000,000
2010 19,169,100,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2000 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2000 US$) in China was 1,466,380,000,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,466,380,000,000 in 2010 and 5,202,224,000 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 constant 2000 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 25,037,510,000
1961 9,914,837,000
1962 5,202,224,000
1963 8,875,570,000
1964 12,888,420,000
1965 19,573,160,000
1966 24,505,590,000
1967 18,648,760,000
1968 19,804,980,000
1969 22,518,260,000
1970 34,543,010,000
1971 37,720,970,000
1972 36,098,970,000
1973 41,297,220,000
1974 42,618,730,000
1975 47,775,600,000
1976 44,479,080,000
1977 48,704,590,000
1978 60,929,450,000
1979 62,863,700,000
1980 66,490,160,000
1981 66,112,290,000
1982 70,476,550,000
1983 79,728,620,000
1984 94,183,960,000
1985 123,606,000,000
1986 130,052,000,000
1987 139,205,000,000
1988 156,134,000,000
1989 159,018,000,000
1990 159,445,000,000
1991 169,151,000,000
1992 192,096,000,000
1993 248,500,000,000
1994 280,342,000,000
1995 320,198,000,000
1996 346,183,000,000
1997 360,735,000,000
1998 380,699,000,000
1999 400,195,000,000
2000 420,888,000,000
2001 470,026,000,000
2002 527,393,000,000
2003 615,139,000,000
2004 697,251,000,000
2005 768,164,000,000
2006 870,345,000,000
2007 993,894,000,000
2008 1,103,430,000,000
2009 1,313,870,000,000
2010 1,466,380,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in China was 11.61 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 70.61 in 1963 and a minimum value of -60.40 in 1961.

Definition: Annual growth rate of gross capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 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
1961 -60.40
1962 -47.53
1963 70.61
1964 45.21
1965 51.87
1966 25.20
1967 -23.90
1968 6.20
1969 13.70
1970 53.40
1971 9.20
1972 -4.30
1973 14.40
1974 3.20
1975 12.10
1976 -6.90
1977 9.50
1978 25.10
1979 3.17
1980 5.77
1981 -0.57
1982 6.60
1983 13.13
1984 18.13
1985 31.24
1986 5.22
1987 7.04
1988 12.16
1989 1.85
1990 0.27
1991 6.09
1992 13.56
1993 29.36
1994 12.81
1995 14.22
1996 8.12
1997 4.20
1998 5.53
1999 5.12
2000 5.17
2001 11.67
2002 12.21
2003 16.64
2004 13.35
2005 10.17
2006 13.30
2007 14.20
2008 11.02
2009 19.07
2010 11.61

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in China was 12,139,300,000,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12,139,300,000,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 43,066,090,000 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 constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 207,271,000,000
1961 82,078,990,000
1962 43,066,090,000
1963 73,475,520,000
1964 106,695,000,000
1965 162,034,000,000
1966 202,867,000,000
1967 154,382,000,000
1968 163,954,000,000
1969 186,415,000,000
1970 285,961,000,000
1971 312,269,000,000
1972 298,842,000,000
1973 341,875,000,000
1974 352,815,000,000
1975 395,506,000,000
1976 368,216,000,000
1977 403,196,000,000
1978 504,398,000,000
1979 520,411,000,000
1980 550,432,000,000
1981 547,304,000,000
1982 583,433,000,000
1983 660,025,000,000
1984 779,693,000,000
1985 1,023,260,000,000
1986 1,076,620,000,000
1987 1,152,400,000,000
1988 1,292,540,000,000
1989 1,316,420,000,000
1990 1,319,950,000,000
1991 1,400,300,000,000
1992 1,590,250,000,000
1993 2,057,180,000,000
1994 2,320,780,000,000
1995 2,650,730,000,000
1996 2,865,840,000,000
1997 2,986,310,000,000
1998 3,151,580,000,000
1999 3,312,970,000,000
2000 3,484,280,000,000
2001 3,891,060,000,000
2002 4,365,970,000,000
2003 5,092,370,000,000
2004 5,772,120,000,000
2005 6,359,170,000,000
2006 7,205,060,000,000
2007 8,227,850,000,000
2008 9,134,660,000,000
2009 10,876,700,000,000
2010 12,139,300,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in China was 47.78 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 48.24 in 2009, while its lowest value was 10.51 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 35.54
1961 18.11
1962 10.51
1963 16.48
1964 20.10
1965 23.17
1966 27.13
1967 19.44
1968 19.13
1969 19.84
1970 29.02
1971 29.55
1972 27.40
1973 29.44
1974 29.01
1975 30.17
1976 27.93
1977 28.49
1978 37.80
1979 36.40
1980 35.19
1981 33.33
1982 33.52
1983 34.20
1984 34.89
1985 38.35
1986 38.36
1987 37.00
1988 37.89
1989 37.27
1990 36.14
1991 36.12
1992 37.46
1993 44.48
1994 42.20
1995 41.90
1996 40.44
1997 37.95
1998 37.10
1999 36.74
2000 35.12
2001 36.27
2002 37.87
2003 41.20
2004 43.26
2005 42.10
2006 42.97
2007 41.74
2008 44.05
2009 48.24
2010 47.78

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts