Japan - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Japan was 25.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 38.69 in 1973, while its lowest value was 22.62 in 2010.

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 37.75
1971 36.41
1972 36.27
1973 38.69
1974 36.98
1975 34.50
1976 33.15
1977 32.06
1978 32.32
1979 33.67
1980 33.56
1981 32.46
1982 31.31
1983 30.12
1984 29.77
1985 29.54
1986 29.60
1987 30.85
1988 32.57
1989 33.33
1990 34.15
1991 33.77
1992 32.39
1993 30.71
1994 30.62
1995 30.61
1996 31.58
1997 30.58
1998 29.28
1999 28.90
2000 28.49
2001 27.73
2002 26.26
2003 25.71
2004 25.32
2005 25.90
2006 26.04
2007 25.41
2008 25.29
2009 23.62
2010 22.62
2011 23.35
2012 23.77
2013 24.56
2014 25.08
2015 24.97
2016 24.76
2017 25.01
2018 25.19
2019 25.38
2020 25.30

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts