Vanuatu - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Vanuatu was $363,303,900 as of 2020. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $363,303,900 in 2020 and $26,215,160 in 1983.

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
1983 $26,215,160
1984 $26,927,340
1985 $31,943,190
1986 $33,929,170
1987 $43,323,110
1988 $39,683,600
1989 $47,706,860
1990 $52,631,130
1991 $49,238,900
1992 $41,343,300
1993 $39,948,680
1994 $50,882,700
1995 $52,947,520
1996 $48,335,560
1997 $48,200,570
1998 $44,974,220
1999 $50,900,640
2000 $54,169,000
2001 $47,339,360
2002 $51,315,280
2003 $52,975,220
2004 $84,819,750
2005 $95,262,240
2006 $125,432,900
2007 $169,859,700
2008 $246,580,100
2009 $246,775,400
2010 $248,210,100
2011 $221,227,000
2012 $180,143,000
2013 $207,716,100
2014 $187,418,200
2015 $240,455,000
2016 $184,862,900
2017 $245,193,900
2018 $245,150,500
2019 $296,280,500
2020 $363,303,900

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Vanuatu was 41,918,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,918,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,605,000,000 in 1983.

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
1983 2,605,000,000
1984 2,672,000,000
1985 3,387,000,000
1986 3,633,000,000
1987 4,759,000,000
1988 4,144,000,000
1989 5,536,000,000
1990 6,161,000,000
1991 5,499,000,000
1992 4,688,000,000
1993 4,857,000,000
1994 5,923,000,000
1995 5,936,000,000
1996 5,400,000,000
1997 5,585,000,000
1998 5,735,000,000
1999 6,570,000,000
2000 7,456,000,000
2001 6,879,000,000
2002 7,143,000,000
2003 6,473,000,000
2004 9,482,000,000
2005 10,407,000,000
2006 13,878,000,000
2007 17,400,000,000
2008 24,987,000,000
2009 26,341,000,000
2010 24,053,000,000
2011 19,793,000,000
2012 16,688,000,000
2013 19,638,000,000
2014 18,193,000,000
2015 26,207,000,000
2016 20,053,000,000
2017 26,437,000,000
2018 27,007,000,000
2019 33,993,000,000
2020 41,918,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Vanuatu was 346,764,600 as of 2020. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 346,764,600 in 2020 and 65,142,720 in 2003.

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 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
2002 72,365,320
2003 65,142,720
2004 95,008,090
2005 102,350,100
2006 138,065,200
2007 167,204,300
2008 226,945,000
2009 224,935,400
2010 214,260,600
2011 175,511,300
2012 151,983,100
2013 176,904,100
2014 164,120,300
2015 240,455,000
2016 183,360,600
2017 234,794,300
2018 269,663,800
2019 290,227,300
2020 346,764,600

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Vanuatu was 19.48 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.51 in 2015 and a minimum value of -23.74 in 2016.

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
2003 -9.98
2004 45.85
2005 7.73
2006 34.90
2007 21.11
2008 35.73
2009 -0.89
2010 -4.75
2011 -18.09
2012 -13.41
2013 16.40
2014 -7.23
2015 46.51
2016 -23.74
2017 28.05
2018 14.85
2019 7.63
2020 19.48

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Vanuatu was 34,856,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,856,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 6,548,000,000 in 2003.

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
2002 7,274,000,000
2003 6,548,000,000
2004 9,550,000,000
2005 10,288,000,000
2006 13,878,000,000
2007 16,807,000,000
2008 22,812,000,000
2009 22,610,000,000
2010 21,537,000,000
2011 17,642,000,000
2012 15,277,000,000
2013 17,782,000,000
2014 16,497,000,000
2015 24,170,000,000
2016 18,431,000,000
2017 23,601,000,000
2018 27,106,000,000
2019 29,173,000,000
2020 34,856,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Vanuatu was 41.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 41.74 in 2008, while its lowest value was 16.85 in 2003.

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.

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Year Value
1983 22.33
1984 18.64
1985 24.23
1986 26.82
1987 31.06
1988 25.06
1989 30.98
1990 31.16
1991 24.46
1992 19.77
1993 19.93
1994 21.77
1995 21.24
1996 18.49
1997 17.67
1998 17.15
1999 18.99
2000 19.91
2001 18.35
2002 19.54
2003 16.85
2004 23.24
2005 24.12
2006 28.55
2007 32.89
2008 41.74
2009 41.64
2010 37.01
2011 28.73
2012 24.09
2013 27.39
2014 24.27
2015 32.90
2016 23.67
2017 27.86
2018 26.80
2019 31.70
2020 41.21

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts