United States - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in United States was 21.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 24.43 in 1979, while its lowest value was 18.38 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
1972 21.87
1973 22.22
1974 21.79
1975 20.65
1976 21.12
1977 22.45
1978 23.74
1979 24.43
1980 23.53
1981 23.35
1982 22.52
1983 22.41
1984 23.48
1985 23.69
1986 23.60
1987 23.06
1988 22.47
1989 22.02
1990 21.29
1991 20.12
1992 19.83
1993 20.09
1994 20.40
1995 20.86
1996 21.32
1997 21.58
1998 22.26
1999 22.79
2000 23.14
2001 22.54
2002 21.53
2003 21.62
2004 22.13
2005 22.94
2006 23.04
2007 22.36
2008 21.32
2009 18.85
2010 18.38
2011 18.81
2012 19.58
2013 19.79
2014 20.33
2015 20.41
2016 20.32
2017 20.57
2018 20.77
2019 20.96
2020 21.38

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts