Papua New Guinea - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Papua New Guinea was $785,482,900 as of 2004. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,175,756,000 in 1994 and $30,912,000 in 1960.

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
1960 $30,912,000
1961 $32,144,000
1962 $34,496,000
1963 $44,352,010
1964 $58,352,010
1965 $74,364,430
1966 $87,579,800
1967 $96,875,350
1968 $105,386,900
1969 $160,152,300
1970 $268,563,100
1971 $306,864,400
1972 $239,041,900
1973 $201,107,800
1974 $255,633,700
1975 $271,894,200
1976 $281,912,200
1977 $354,435,200
1978 $440,682,800
1979 $538,494,100
1980 $641,824,400
1981 $680,683,500
1982 $761,679,100
1983 $754,335,500
1984 $689,071,900
1985 $480,555,900
1986 $522,647,700
1987 $644,674,500
1988 $994,695,000
1989 $823,591,000
1990 $786,982,500
1991 $1,037,920,000
1992 $1,020,216,000
1993 $877,248,600
1994 $1,175,756,000
1995 $1,017,113,000
1996 $1,172,602,000
1997 $1,039,532,000
1998 $678,563,600
1999 $569,133,300
2000 $770,892,300
2001 $707,153,200
2002 $635,655,900
2003 $704,505,200
2004 $785,482,900

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Papua New Guinea was 2,530,590,000 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,530,590,000 in 2004 and a minimum value of 27,600,000 in 1960.

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 27,600,000
1961 28,700,000
1962 30,800,000
1963 39,600,000
1964 52,100,000
1965 66,400,000
1966 78,200,000
1967 86,500,000
1968 94,100,000
1969 143,000,000
1970 239,800,000
1971 270,899,900
1972 199,600,000
1973 141,600,000
1974 178,100,000
1975 207,700,000
1976 223,500,000
1977 280,500,000
1978 312,400,000
1979 383,300,100
1980 430,600,000
1981 458,100,000
1982 562,500,000
1983 630,699,900
1984 619,200,000
1985 480,700,100
1986 507,700,000
1987 585,300,000
1988 862,500,000
1989 707,300,000
1990 751,900,100
1991 988,100,000
1992 984,100,000
1993 858,300,000
1994 1,181,635,000
1995 1,359,067,000
1996 1,545,490,000
1997 1,490,792,000
1998 1,397,366,000
1999 1,445,030,000
2000 2,131,363,000
2001 2,386,147,000
2002 2,470,032,000
2003 2,503,600,000
2004 2,530,590,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Papua New Guinea was 0.02 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60.21 in 1970 and a minimum value of -36.69 in 1973.

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
1961 3.99
1962 7.51
1963 28.26
1964 31.23
1965 32.89
1966 19.44
1967 6.66
1968 5.31
1969 45.15
1970 60.21
1971 7.60
1972 -32.16
1973 -36.69
1974 5.61
1975 -0.96
1976 -9.64
1977 7.87
1978 2.76
1979 22.66
1980 4.25
1981 -4.19
1982 13.24
1983 4.46
1984 -8.48
1985 -28.10
1986 4.84
1987 9.86
1988 41.09
1989 -23.98
1990 0.62
1991 22.99
1992 3.56
1993 -21.23
1994 32.92
1995 -1.21
1996 10.39
1997 -9.16
1998 -14.51
1999 0.07
2000 36.84
2001 6.98
2002 -2.25
2003 -5.61
2004 0.02

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Papua New Guinea was 1,888,968,000 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,319,191,000 in 1971 and a minimum value of 276,259,000 in 1960.

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
1960 276,259,000
1961 287,290,200
1962 308,872,900
1963 396,163,100
1964 519,904,100
1965 690,889,500
1966 825,181,700
1967 880,098,400
1968 926,861,100
1969 1,345,328,000
1970 2,155,402,000
1971 2,319,191,000
1972 1,573,386,000
1973 996,165,900
1974 1,052,041,000
1975 1,041,969,000
1976 941,489,000
1977 1,015,590,000
1978 1,043,648,000
1979 1,280,099,000
1980 1,334,536,000
1981 1,278,661,000
1982 1,447,966,000
1983 1,512,474,000
1984 1,384,177,000
1985 995,206,700
1986 1,043,408,000
1987 1,146,286,000
1988 1,617,271,000
1989 1,229,500,000
1990 1,237,174,000
1991 1,521,587,000
1992 1,575,784,000
1993 1,241,251,000
1994 1,649,885,000
1995 1,629,981,000
1996 1,799,286,000
1997 1,634,537,000
1998 1,397,366,000
1999 1,398,288,000
2000 1,913,405,000
2001 2,046,992,000
2002 2,000,880,000
2003 1,888,598,000
2004 1,888,968,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea was 20.00 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 42.76 in 1971, while its lowest value was 13.13 in 1961.

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 13.41
1961 13.13
1962 13.21
1963 16.07
1964 19.11
1965 21.61
1966 22.40
1967 21.93
1968 21.72
1969 29.05
1970 41.60
1971 42.76
1972 27.83
1973 15.48
1974 17.42
1975 20.04
1976 18.65
1977 21.60
1978 22.62
1979 23.48
1980 25.21
1981 27.25
1982 32.16
1983 29.44
1984 27.00
1985 19.83
1986 19.74
1987 20.51
1988 27.21
1989 23.22
1990 24.44
1991 27.40
1992 23.30
1993 17.63
1994 21.37
1995 21.94
1996 22.75
1997 21.06
1998 17.91
1999 16.37
2000 21.89
2001 22.95
2002 21.19
2003 19.92
2004 20.00

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts