Guyana - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Guyana was $204,444,800 as of 2005. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $238,884,700 in 1997 and $29,691,420 in 1963.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $48,124,600
1961 $44,566,300
1962 $32,433,060
1963 $29,691,420
1964 $31,266,410
1965 $47,411,760
1966 $54,588,240
1967 $64,588,240
1968 $51,150,000
1969 $51,900,000
1970 $60,950,000
1971 $52,550,000
1972 $56,619,050
1973 $83,571,430
1974 $114,590,900
1975 $163,583,300
1976 $170,200,000
1977 $130,800,000
1978 $104,000,000
1979 $164,400,000
1980 $197,600,000
1981 $178,928,600
1982 $120,333,300
1983 $104,666,700
1984 $120,000,000
1985 $162,325,600
1986 $202,558,100
1987 $110,306,100
1988 $87,500,000
1989 $84,448,530
1990 $123,468,300
1991 $138,587,700
1992 $193,329,100
1993 $183,584,800
1994 $147,241,700
1995 $206,558,400
1996 $224,722,700
1997 $238,884,700
1998 $207,515,300
1999 $173,674,500
2000 $169,443,800
2001 $153,617,000
2002 $151,474,600
2003 $155,687,600
2004 $185,496,300
2005 $204,444,800

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Guyana was 40,863,400,000 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40,863,400,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 50,900,000 in 1963.

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 82,500,000
1961 76,400,000
1962 55,600,000
1963 50,900,000
1964 53,600,000
1965 80,600,000
1966 92,800,000
1967 109,800,000
1968 102,300,000
1969 103,800,000
1970 121,900,000
1971 105,100,000
1972 118,900,000
1973 175,500,000
1974 252,100,000
1975 392,600,000
1976 425,500,000
1977 327,000,000
1978 260,000,000
1979 411,000,000
1980 494,000,000
1981 501,000,000
1982 361,000,000
1983 314,000,000
1984 456,000,000
1985 698,000,000
1986 871,000,000
1987 1,081,000,000
1988 875,000,000
1989 2,297,000,000
1990 4,877,000,000
1991 15,494,110,000
1992 24,185,460,000
1993 23,902,730,000
1994 20,363,530,000
1995 29,331,290,000
1996 31,551,060,000
1997 34,017,420,000
1998 31,234,990,000
1999 30,913,720,000
2000 30,911,630,000
2001 28,775,660,000
2002 28,880,910,000
2003 30,184,460,000
2004 36,785,300,000
2005 40,863,400,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Guyana was 24.78 as of 2005. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 51.75 in 1992, while its lowest value was 16.05 in 1964.

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 28.27
1961 23.98
1962 16.64
1963 16.89
1964 16.05
1965 22.23
1966 23.87
1967 25.82
1968 22.26
1969 20.82
1970 22.76
1971 18.63
1972 19.84
1973 27.22
1974 26.41
1975 33.06
1976 37.45
1977 29.07
1978 20.51
1979 30.99
1980 32.76
1981 31.37
1982 24.97
1983 21.39
1984 27.42
1985 35.79
1986 40.14
1987 31.11
1988 21.15
1989 22.24
1990 31.13
1991 39.76
1992 51.75
1993 40.43
1994 27.22
1995 33.23
1996 31.86
1997 31.89
1998 28.92
1999 25.00
2000 23.78
2001 21.57
2002 20.86
2003 20.95
2004 23.55
2005 24.78

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts