Eritrea - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Eritrea was $260,733,700 as of 2011. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $313,556,900 in 1999 and $37,265,720 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. 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
1992 $37,265,720
1993 $79,515,030
1994 $133,652,600
1995 $130,265,600
1996 $191,341,400
1997 $214,739,100
1998 $240,707,000
1999 $313,556,900
2000 $155,378,700
2001 $265,289,800
2002 $215,506,700
2003 $230,998,200
2004 $224,726,800
2005 $223,413,700
2006 $165,700,500
2007 $167,034,500
2008 $175,470,900
2009 $172,000,500
2010 $196,867,900
2011 $260,733,700

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Eritrea was 4,008,780,000 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,008,780,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 170,800,000 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. Data are in current local currency.

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

Year Value
1992 170,800,000
1993 415,800,000
1994 823,300,000
1995 833,700,000
1996 1,216,300,000
1997 1,546,100,000
1998 1,772,061,000
1999 2,556,304,000
2000 1,495,520,000
2001 3,000,295,000
2002 3,008,085,000
2003 3,205,770,000
2004 3,098,420,000
2005 3,433,399,000
2006 2,547,645,000
2007 2,568,155,000
2008 2,697,864,000
2009 2,644,507,000
2010 3,026,843,000
2011 4,008,780,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Eritrea was 466.89 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 466.89 in 2011 and a minimum value of -40.04 in 2006.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1993 65.69
1994 67.99
1995 -8.33
1996 39.72
1997 20.23
1998 11.42
1999 4.65
2000 -17.15
2001 73.98
2002 -16.88
2003 -3.35
2004 -17.87
2005 -11.35
2006 -40.04
2007 -12.11
2008 -5.65
2009 -13.03
2010 7.45
2011 466.89

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Eritrea was 4,008,780,000 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,008,780,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 361,181,300 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. Data are in constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1992 361,181,300
1993 598,444,400
1994 1,005,302,000
1995 921,562,100
1996 1,287,607,000
1997 1,548,131,000
1998 1,724,915,000
1999 1,805,060,000
2000 1,495,520,000
2001 2,601,850,000
2002 2,162,671,000
2003 2,090,256,000
2004 1,716,685,000
2005 1,521,796,000
2006 912,519,600
2007 802,019,700
2008 756,688,500
2009 658,121,400
2010 707,154,800
2011 4,008,780,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Eritrea was 12.63 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.51 in 1999, while its lowest value was 7.81 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
1992 7.81
1993 17.00
1994 25.14
1995 22.54
1996 27.59
1997 31.28
1998 32.29
1999 45.51
2000 22.00
2001 35.26
2002 29.55
2003 26.54
2004 20.26
2005 20.34
2006 13.68
2007 12.67
2008 12.71
2009 9.26
2010 12.39
2011 12.63

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts