Suriname - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Suriname was $445,834,800 as of 2005. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $445,834,800 in 2005 and $36,588,080 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $36,588,080
1961 $37,171,530
1962 $39,239,600
1963 $42,951,460
1964 $74,820,380
1965 $72,434,180
1966 $52,973,460
1967 $59,018,480
1968 $54,882,420
1969 $54,882,420
1970 $55,941,460
1971 $58,654,920
1972 $77,478,990
1973 $114,958,000
1974 $180,504,200
1975 $205,602,200
1976 $290,756,300
1977 $268,347,300
1978 $267,226,900
1979 $200,560,200
1980 $235,294,100
1981 $310,924,400
1982 $284,033,600
1983 $154,509,800
1984 $114,173,700
1985 $141,288,500
1986 $219,159,700
1987 $285,098,000
1988 $216,974,800
1989 $114,878,000
1990 $42,990,760
1991 $49,824,050
1992 $45,046,670
1993 $43,229,850
1994 $82,815,380
1995 $105,828,200
1996 $133,996,800
1997 $164,013,100
1998 $240,894,400
1999 $156,279,100
2000 $110,261,400
2001 $220,650,200
2002 $237,607,000
2003 $290,224,700
2004 $333,209,700
2005 $445,834,800

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Suriname was 1,217,872,000 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,217,872,000 in 2005 and a minimum value of 69,000 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 69,000
1961 70,100
1962 74,000
1963 81,000
1964 141,100
1965 136,600
1966 99,900
1967 111,300
1968 103,500
1969 103,500
1970 105,500
1971 110,500
1972 138,300
1973 205,200
1974 322,200
1975 367,000
1976 519,000
1977 479,000
1978 477,000
1979 358,000
1980 420,000
1981 555,000
1982 507,000
1983 275,800
1984 203,800
1985 252,200
1986 391,200
1987 508,900
1988 387,300
1989 565,200
1990 418,300
1991 509,700
1992 675,700
1993 1,448,200
1994 11,107,200
1995 46,800,400
1996 53,772,900
1997 65,605,220
1998 96,357,740
1999 134,400,000
2000 145,545,000
2001 481,017,400
2002 558,376,400
2003 754,961,400
2004 910,856,600
2005 1,217,872,000

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 110,261,400

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

Definition: Annual growth rate of gross capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 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.

See also:

Year Value
1991 -2.16
1992 26.40
1993 -31.42
1994 64.00

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

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
1990 423,707
1991 414,559
1992 524,015
1993 359,354
1994 589,340

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Suriname was 24.85 as of 2005. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 58.38 in 1964, while its lowest value was 9.93 in 1993.

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 36.76
1961 35.62
1962 35.75
1963 36.82
1964 58.38
1965 49.26
1966 29.19
1967 28.04
1968 23.46
1969 22.17
1970 21.34
1971 20.41
1972 24.04
1973 33.61
1974 43.71
1975 39.46
1976 51.34
1977 37.36
1978 32.43
1979 22.86
1980 26.42
1981 31.21
1982 27.70
1983 15.61
1984 11.79
1985 14.44
1986 21.95
1987 25.97
1988 16.68
1989 20.84
1990 10.77
1991 11.37
1992 11.13
1993 9.93
1994 13.69
1995 15.26
1996 15.58
1997 17.64
1998 25.49
1999 17.65
2000 12.36
2001 28.90
2002 22.03
2003 22.83
2004 22.45
2005 24.85

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts