El Salvador - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in El Salvador was 17.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 23.27 in 1978, while its lowest value was 11.18 in 1968.

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
1965 14.68
1966 14.98
1967 14.71
1968 11.18
1969 11.86
1970 11.98
1971 13.29
1972 16.46
1973 15.64
1974 18.22
1975 23.02
1976 20.07
1977 21.21
1978 23.27
1979 17.57
1980 13.58
1981 13.57
1982 12.60
1983 11.62
1984 11.46
1985 12.02
1986 13.12
1987 13.65
1988 12.63
1989 13.32
1990 13.67
1991 15.19
1992 17.28
1993 17.98
1994 18.74
1995 19.06
1996 16.30
1997 16.66
1998 17.12
1999 16.63
2000 17.68
2001 17.19
2002 17.55
2003 17.69
2004 16.69
2005 16.29
2006 16.89
2007 18.52
2008 18.67
2009 15.15
2010 14.75
2011 16.29
2012 16.60
2013 17.53
2014 15.44
2015 15.69
2016 15.49
2017 16.03
2018 17.17
2019 17.67
2020 17.38

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts