Euro area - Gross fixed capital formation

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in Euro area was $2,849,690,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,231,920,000,000 in 2008 and $174,764,000,000 in 1970.

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. 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
1970 $174,764,000,000
1971 $199,598,000,000
1972 $239,308,000,000
1973 $308,383,000,000
1974 $340,022,000,000
1975 $378,285,000,000
1976 $384,786,000,000
1977 $436,700,000,000
1978 $531,907,000,000
1979 $648,373,000,000
1980 $747,767,000,000
1981 $630,837,000,000
1982 $583,758,000,000
1983 $554,599,000,000
1984 $516,361,000,000
1985 $526,690,000,000
1986 $735,400,000,000
1987 $924,747,000,000
1988 $1,049,880,000,000
1989 $1,100,490,000,000
1990 $1,407,730,000,000
1991 $1,448,230,000,000
1992 $1,560,370,000,000
1993 $1,345,790,000,000
1994 $1,411,160,000,000
1995 $1,625,300,000,000
1996 $1,630,360,000,000
1997 $1,483,880,000,000
1998 $1,557,250,000,000
1999 $1,590,190,000,000
2000 $1,479,330,000,000
2001 $1,473,390,000,000
2002 $1,558,030,000,000
2003 $1,907,860,000,000
2004 $2,197,710,000,000
2005 $2,312,590,000,000
2006 $2,532,800,000,000
2007 $2,980,830,000,000
2008 $3,231,920,000,000
2009 $2,720,550,000,000
2010 $2,599,070,000,000
2011 $2,813,730,000,000
2012 $2,543,420,000,000
2013 $2,576,580,000,000
2014 $2,631,450,000,000
2015 $2,321,600,000,000
2016 $2,425,610,000,000
2017 $2,611,980,000,000
2018 $2,870,340,000,000
2019 $2,969,480,000,000
2020 $2,849,690,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Euro area was 2,563,660,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,757,870,000,000 in 2019 and 1,105,760,000,000 in 1970.

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. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1970 1,105,760,000,000
1971 1,157,270,000,000
1972 1,215,830,000,000
1973 1,275,950,000,000
1974 1,248,240,000,000
1975 1,194,820,000,000
1976 1,218,280,000,000
1977 1,252,650,000,000
1978 1,283,700,000,000
1979 1,331,790,000,000
1980 1,374,560,000,000
1981 1,330,520,000,000
1982 1,294,360,000,000
1983 1,290,500,000,000
1984 1,291,130,000,000
1985 1,320,860,000,000
1986 1,373,710,000,000
1987 1,434,340,000,000
1988 1,549,040,000,000
1989 1,658,290,000,000
1990 1,752,550,000,000
1991 1,782,230,000,000
1992 1,786,420,000,000
1993 1,678,400,000,000
1994 1,715,880,000,000
1995 1,769,530,000,000
1996 1,806,040,000,000
1997 1,856,290,000,000
1998 1,968,460,000,000
1999 2,085,330,000,000
2000 2,183,730,000,000
2001 2,208,390,000,000
2002 2,180,350,000,000
2003 2,203,200,000,000
2004 2,255,300,000,000
2005 2,317,190,000,000
2006 2,440,650,000,000
2007 2,565,440,000,000
2008 2,541,000,000,000
2009 2,266,150,000,000
2010 2,264,310,000,000
2011 2,305,880,000,000
2012 2,236,690,000,000
2013 2,184,920,000,000
2014 2,216,260,000,000
2015 2,321,600,000,000
2016 2,415,060,000,000
2017 2,508,630,000,000
2018 2,586,190,000,000
2019 2,757,870,000,000
2020 2,563,660,000,000

Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) in Euro area was -7.04 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.00 in 1988 and a minimum value of -10.82 in 2009.

Definition: Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. 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.

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Year Value
1971 4.66
1972 5.06
1973 4.94
1974 -2.17
1975 -4.28
1976 1.96
1977 2.82
1978 2.48
1979 3.75
1980 3.21
1981 -3.20
1982 -2.72
1983 -0.30
1984 0.05
1985 2.30
1986 4.00
1987 4.41
1988 8.00
1989 7.05
1990 5.68
1991 1.69
1992 0.23
1993 -6.05
1994 2.23
1995 3.13
1996 2.06
1997 2.78
1998 6.04
1999 5.94
2000 4.72
2001 1.13
2002 -1.27
2003 1.05
2004 2.36
2005 2.74
2006 5.33
2007 5.11
2008 -0.95
2009 -10.82
2010 -0.08
2011 1.84
2012 -3.00
2013 -2.31
2014 1.43
2015 4.75
2016 4.03
2017 3.87
2018 3.09
2019 6.64
2020 -7.04

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Euro area was 21.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 27.40 in 1971, while its lowest value was 19.48 in 2014.

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
1970 27.20
1971 27.40
1972 27.20
1973 27.00
1974 26.25
1975 25.19
1976 24.55
1977 24.49
1978 24.36
1979 24.51
1980 25.24
1981 24.50
1982 23.42
1983 22.81
1984 22.14
1985 21.98
1986 21.87
1987 22.23
1988 22.95
1989 23.55
1990 23.94
1991 23.69
1992 23.13
1993 21.80
1994 21.66
1995 21.63
1996 21.44
1997 21.34
1998 21.78
1999 22.35
2000 22.77
2001 22.34
2002 21.64
2003 21.53
2004 21.63
2005 21.98
2006 22.65
2007 23.14
2008 22.83
2009 21.03
2010 20.56
2011 20.63
2012 20.12
2013 19.53
2014 19.48
2015 19.89
2016 20.26
2017 20.60
2018 20.95
2019 22.14
2020 21.89

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts