Germany - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Germany was $813,479,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $871,211,000,000 in 2018 and $70,588,330,000 in 1970.

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
1970 $70,588,330,000
1971 $79,519,110,000
1972 $91,711,890,000
1973 $116,636,000,000
1974 $117,805,000,000
1975 $119,826,000,000
1976 $132,857,000,000
1977 $151,304,000,000
1978 $188,803,000,000
1979 $241,743,000,000
1980 $258,532,000,000
1981 $196,965,000,000
1982 $179,785,000,000
1983 $184,496,000,000
1984 $171,865,000,000
1985 $169,328,000,000
1986 $242,057,000,000
1987 $292,654,000,000
1988 $326,140,000,000
1989 $339,237,000,000
1990 $439,876,000,000
1991 $481,671,000,000
1992 $538,436,000,000
1993 $495,844,000,000
1994 $536,505,000,000
1995 $629,039,000,000
1996 $580,916,000,000
1997 $517,064,000,000
1998 $537,816,000,000
1999 $526,862,000,000
2000 $477,000,000,000
2001 $446,762,000,000
2002 $431,834,000,000
2003 $511,255,000,000
2004 $558,342,000,000
2005 $554,715,000,000
2006 $616,032,000,000
2007 $732,386,000,000
2008 $803,216,000,000
2009 $633,009,000,000
2010 $682,170,000,000
2011 $811,173,000,000
2012 $695,411,000,000
2013 $748,768,000,000
2014 $792,220,000,000
2015 $662,886,000,000
2016 $692,841,000,000
2017 $773,686,000,000
2018 $871,211,000,000
2019 $860,920,000,000
2020 $813,479,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Germany was 712,206,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 769,039,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 132,092,000,000 in 1970.

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
1970 132,092,000,000
1971 142,602,000,000
1972 149,518,000,000
1973 159,384,000,000
1974 155,867,000,000
1975 150,729,000,000
1976 171,039,000,000
1977 179,643,000,000
1978 193,901,000,000
1979 226,537,000,000
1980 240,280,000,000
1981 227,593,000,000
1982 223,060,000,000
1983 240,859,000,000
1984 250,081,000,000
1985 254,872,000,000
1986 268,756,000,000
1987 268,949,000,000
1988 292,841,000,000
1989 326,108,000,000
1990 363,382,000,000
1991 408,698,000,000
1992 429,941,000,000
1993 419,137,000,000
1994 445,138,000,000
1995 460,897,000,000
1996 446,957,000,000
1997 458,429,000,000
1998 483,873,000,000
1999 494,346,000,000
2000 516,450,000,000
2001 498,825,000,000
2002 456,690,000,000
2003 451,974,000,000
2004 448,863,000,000
2005 445,880,000,000
2006 490,628,000,000
2007 534,402,000,000
2008 546,125,000,000
2009 453,841,000,000
2010 514,567,000,000
2011 582,758,000,000
2012 541,265,000,000
2013 563,781,000,000
2014 596,326,000,000
2015 597,457,000,000
2016 625,927,000,000
2017 684,871,000,000
2018 737,718,000,000
2019 769,039,000,000
2020 712,206,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Germany was 718,502,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 767,357,000,000 in 2019 and 367,504,000,000 in 1975.

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 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1970 414,860,000,000
1971 416,401,000,000
1972 424,541,000,000
1973 435,023,000,000
1974 393,278,000,000
1975 367,504,000,000
1976 402,034,000,000
1977 408,755,000,000
1978 422,691,000,000
1979 470,417,000,000
1980 456,296,000,000
1981 401,294,000,000
1982 384,892,000,000
1983 417,943,000,000
1984 424,787,000,000
1985 423,862,000,000
1986 448,034,000,000
1987 453,090,000,000
1988 490,149,000,000
1989 531,215,000,000
1990 577,153,000,000
1991 616,617,000,000
1992 617,876,000,000
1993 584,599,000,000
1994 609,060,000,000
1995 616,749,000,000
1996 591,361,000,000
1997 602,298,000,000
1998 630,339,000,000
1999 657,583,000,000
2000 679,525,000,000
2001 663,284,000,000
2002 611,977,000,000
2003 608,927,000,000
2004 591,957,000,000
2005 580,489,000,000
2006 635,045,000,000
2007 677,006,000,000
2008 680,585,000,000
2009 565,641,000,000
2010 634,780,000,000
2011 694,174,000,000
2012 633,322,000,000
2013 651,551,000,000
2014 674,155,000,000
2015 662,886,000,000
2016 687,943,000,000
2017 735,273,000,000
2018 756,751,000,000
2019 767,357,000,000
2020 718,502,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Germany was -6.37 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.22 in 2010 and a minimum value of -16.89 in 2009.

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.

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Year Value
1971 0.37
1972 1.95
1973 2.47
1974 -9.60
1975 -6.55
1976 9.40
1977 1.67
1978 3.41
1979 11.29
1980 -3.00
1981 -12.05
1982 -4.09
1983 8.59
1984 1.64
1985 -0.22
1986 5.70
1987 1.13
1988 8.18
1989 8.38
1990 8.65
1991 6.84
1992 0.20
1993 -5.39
1994 4.18
1995 1.26
1996 -4.12
1997 1.85
1998 4.66
1999 4.32
2000 3.34
2001 -2.39
2002 -7.74
2003 -0.50
2004 -2.79
2005 -1.94
2006 9.40
2007 6.61
2008 0.53
2009 -16.89
2010 12.22
2011 9.36
2012 -8.77
2013 2.88
2014 3.47
2015 -1.67
2016 3.78
2017 6.88
2018 2.92
2019 1.40
2020 -6.37

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Germany was 647,584,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 691,616,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 331,230,000,000 in 1975.

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
1970 373,912,000,000
1971 375,301,000,000
1972 382,637,000,000
1973 392,085,000,000
1974 354,460,000,000
1975 331,230,000,000
1976 362,352,000,000
1977 368,410,000,000
1978 380,970,000,000
1979 423,985,000,000
1980 411,258,000,000
1981 361,685,000,000
1982 346,902,000,000
1983 376,690,000,000
1984 382,859,000,000
1985 382,026,000,000
1986 403,811,000,000
1987 408,368,000,000
1988 441,769,000,000
1989 478,783,000,000
1990 520,186,000,000
1991 555,755,000,000
1992 556,890,000,000
1993 526,897,000,000
1994 548,943,000,000
1995 555,874,000,000
1996 532,991,000,000
1997 542,849,000,000
1998 568,122,000,000
1999 592,677,000,000
2000 612,453,000,000
2001 597,815,000,000
2002 551,572,000,000
2003 548,824,000,000
2004 533,529,000,000
2005 523,193,000,000
2006 572,364,000,000
2007 610,183,000,000
2008 613,409,000,000
2009 509,810,000,000
2010 572,125,000,000
2011 625,657,000,000
2012 570,810,000,000
2013 587,240,000,000
2014 607,614,000,000
2015 597,457,000,000
2016 620,041,000,000
2017 662,699,000,000
2018 682,057,000,000
2019 691,616,000,000
2020 647,584,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Germany was 21.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 32.70 in 1970, while its lowest value was 18.56 in 2009.

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
1970 32.70
1971 31.81
1972 30.59
1973 29.28
1974 26.45
1975 24.42
1976 25.56
1977 25.20
1978 25.50
1979 27.43
1980 27.21
1981 24.61
1982 23.15
1983 23.94
1984 23.70
1985 23.12
1986 23.14
1987 22.54
1988 23.28
1989 24.25
1990 24.83
1991 25.77
1992 25.26
1993 23.94
1994 24.33
1995 24.33
1996 23.26
1997 23.38
1998 24.02
1999 24.00
2000 24.49
2001 22.96
2002 20.78
2003 20.44
2004 19.84
2005 19.49
2006 20.57
2007 21.38
2008 21.45
2009 18.56
2010 20.07
2011 21.64
2012 19.72
2013 20.05
2014 20.37
2015 19.74
2016 19.97
2017 20.96
2018 21.90
2019 22.14
2020 21.15

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts