Solomon Islands - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Solomon Islands was $66,671,050 as of 2006. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $74,429,770 in 1988 and $17,706,920 in 2002.

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
1980 $42,299,350
1981 $43,783,040
1982 $38,924,930
1983 $45,620,760
1984 $39,962,320
1985 $42,004,320
1986 $39,046,800
1987 $55,907,750
1988 $74,429,770
1989 $66,282,920
1990 $61,293,900
1997 $43,315,670
1998 $31,834,040
1999 $29,867,100
2000 $28,846,920
2001 $26,998,940
2002 $17,706,920
2003 $31,295,200
2004 $42,740,270
2005 $56,959,590
2006 $66,671,050

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Solomon Islands was 507,300,000 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 507,300,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of 35,100,000 in 1980.

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
1980 35,100,000
1981 38,100,000
1982 37,800,000
1983 52,400,000
1984 50,900,000
1985 62,200,000
1986 68,000,000
1987 112,000,000
1988 155,000,000
1989 152,000,000
1990 155,000,000
1997 161,000,000
1998 153,300,000
1999 144,500,000
2000 146,800,000
2001 142,500,000
2002 119,500,000
2003 234,900,000
2004 319,900,000
2005 428,900,000
2006 507,300,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2000 US$)

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 2000 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
2000 28,846,920

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Solomon Islands was 14.60 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 25.31 in 1983, while its lowest value was 5.18 in 2002.

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
1980 25.07
1981 23.37
1982 20.66
1983 25.31
1984 15.81
1985 18.08
1986 18.53
1987 23.43
1988 23.96
1989 19.95
1990 20.26
1997 7.63
1998 6.76
1999 6.19
2000 6.63
2001 6.74
2002 5.18
2003 9.41
2004 11.39
2005 13.76
2006 14.60

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts