Botswana - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Botswana was $4,968,829,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,476,313,000 in 2012 and $1,829,525 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 $1,829,525
1961 $2,434,588
1962 $3,136,268
1963 $3,735,636
1964 $5,111,390
1965 $6,072,875
1966 $11,227,340
1967 $14,923,290
1968 $20,362,620
1969 $29,591,980
1970 $43,620,880
1971 $64,289,720
1972 $83,786,230
1973 $124,261,600
1974 $146,504,800
1975 $148,816,800
1976 $125,632,500
1977 $151,128,300
1978 $214,682,400
1979 $305,153,400
1980 $424,922,800
1981 $466,116,900
1982 $382,198,700
1983 $344,516,400
1984 $365,334,300
1985 $256,333,400
1986 $299,212,400
1987 $304,634,000
1988 $623,701,200
1989 $1,113,504,000
1990 $1,416,420,000
1991 $1,309,408,000
1992 $1,261,340,000
1993 $1,197,253,000
1994 $1,106,683,000
1995 $1,283,421,000
1996 $1,136,484,000
1997 $1,207,461,000
1998 $1,817,341,000
1999 $1,405,393,000
2000 $1,710,514,000
2001 $1,640,742,000
2002 $1,642,198,000
2003 $2,264,217,000
2004 $3,134,160,000
2005 $2,696,425,000
2006 $2,892,938,000
2007 $3,235,274,000
2008 $4,561,866,000
2009 $3,165,574,000
2010 $4,865,711,000
2011 $5,442,821,000
2012 $5,476,313,000
2013 $4,382,467,000
2014 $3,906,674,000
2015 $3,947,902,000
2016 $3,328,377,000
2017 $3,833,958,000
2018 $4,620,677,000
2019 $4,950,446,000
2020 $4,968,829,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Botswana was 56,923,900,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56,923,900,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,305,000 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 1,305,000
1961 1,740,000
1962 2,237,100
1963 2,672,100
1964 3,666,400
1965 4,350,000
1966 8,050,000
1967 10,700,000
1968 14,600,000
1969 21,250,000
1970 31,250,000
1971 45,800,000
1972 64,750,000
1973 86,250,000
1974 99,550,000
1975 110,050,000
1976 109,250,000
1977 127,250,000
1978 177,800,000
1979 248,700,000
1980 330,250,000
1981 390,000,000
1982 393,550,000
1983 377,900,000
1984 474,350,000
1985 487,700,000
1986 562,250,000
1987 511,450,000
1988 1,140,500,000
1989 2,243,600,000
1990 2,635,250,000
1991 2,647,100,000
1992 2,661,050,000
1993 2,901,064,000
1994 2,971,000,000
1995 3,557,900,000
1996 3,777,900,000
1997 4,408,200,000
1998 7,679,900,000
1999 6,499,100,000
2000 8,726,700,000
2001 9,583,900,000
2002 10,391,500,000
2003 11,207,650,000
2004 14,708,300,000
2005 13,796,800,000
2006 16,866,700,000
2007 19,860,700,000
2008 31,143,400,000
2009 22,650,000,000
2010 33,055,690,000
2011 37,219,100,000
2012 41,841,770,000
2013 36,807,910,000
2014 35,066,700,000
2015 39,988,300,000
2016 36,283,300,000
2017 39,671,500,000
2018 47,130,900,000
2019 53,246,500,000
2020 56,923,900,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Botswana was 5,650,270,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,650,270,000 in 2020 and 219,525,900 in 1976.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1975 259,164,800
1976 219,525,900
1977 220,953,100
1978 283,028,000
1979 353,359,200
1980 412,579,700
1981 457,758,700
1982 421,081,500
1983 353,880,900
1984 421,726,000
1985 390,281,900
1986 363,994,000
1987 250,248,800
1988 504,088,500
1989 1,043,028,000
1990 1,135,716,000
1991 1,011,284,000
1992 921,712,500
1993 939,465,500
1994 895,983,600
1995 970,822,100
1996 966,279,200
1997 978,018,000
1998 1,672,826,000
1999 1,272,566,000
2000 1,708,606,000
2001 1,667,545,000
2002 1,712,949,000
2003 1,773,665,000
2004 2,198,122,000
2005 1,839,799,000
2006 2,110,819,000
2007 2,253,525,000
2008 2,868,702,000
2009 2,224,416,000
2010 2,877,236,000
2011 3,152,327,000
2012 3,752,594,000
2013 3,278,292,000
2014 3,215,687,000
2015 3,947,902,000
2016 3,736,164,000
2017 3,932,717,000
2018 4,479,416,000
2019 4,985,874,000
2020 5,650,270,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Botswana was 13.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106.91 in 1989 and a minimum value of -31.25 in 1987.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1976 -15.29
1977 0.65
1978 28.09
1979 24.85
1980 16.76
1981 10.95
1982 -8.01
1983 -15.96
1984 19.17
1985 -7.46
1986 -6.74
1987 -31.25
1988 101.44
1989 106.91
1990 8.89
1991 -10.96
1992 -8.86
1993 1.93
1994 -4.63
1995 8.35
1996 -0.47
1997 1.21
1998 71.04
1999 -23.93
2000 34.26
2001 -2.40
2002 2.72
2003 3.54
2004 23.93
2005 -16.30
2006 14.73
2007 6.76
2008 27.30
2009 -22.46
2010 29.35
2011 9.56
2012 19.04
2013 -12.64
2014 -1.91
2015 22.77
2016 -5.36
2017 5.26
2018 13.90
2019 11.31
2020 13.33

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Botswana was 54,871,900,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 54,871,900,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,131,898,000 in 1976.

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
1975 2,516,847,000
1976 2,131,898,000
1977 2,145,758,000
1978 2,748,592,000
1979 3,431,604,000
1980 4,006,717,000
1981 4,445,467,000
1982 4,089,281,000
1983 3,436,671,000
1984 4,095,540,000
1985 3,790,174,000
1986 3,534,883,000
1987 2,430,260,000
1988 4,895,393,000
1989 10,129,240,000
1990 11,029,360,000
1991 9,820,956,000
1992 8,951,097,000
1993 9,123,503,000
1994 8,701,234,000
1995 9,428,019,000
1996 9,383,901,000
1997 9,497,902,000
1998 16,245,450,000
1999 12,358,370,000
2000 16,592,920,000
2001 16,194,160,000
2002 16,635,090,000
2003 17,224,730,000
2004 21,346,790,000
2005 17,866,980,000
2006 20,498,960,000
2007 21,884,830,000
2008 27,859,050,000
2009 21,602,140,000
2010 27,941,920,000
2011 30,613,440,000
2012 36,442,850,000
2013 31,836,730,000
2014 31,228,750,000
2015 38,339,560,000
2016 36,283,300,000
2017 38,192,100,000
2018 43,501,300,000
2019 48,419,700,000
2020 54,871,900,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Botswana was 32.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.94 in 1972, while its lowest value was 6.02 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.02
1961 7.40
1962 8.80
1963 9.81
1964 12.28
1965 13.26
1966 21.82
1967 25.45
1968 30.74
1969 38.25
1970 45.32
1971 50.44
1972 50.94
1973 50.90
1974 47.87
1975 41.90
1976 33.77
1977 33.46
1978 36.36
1979 37.22
1980 40.05
1981 43.41
1982 37.66
1983 29.39
1984 29.44
1985 22.99
1986 21.49
1987 15.50
1988 23.58
1989 36.11
1990 37.37
1991 33.21
1992 30.42
1993 28.78
1994 25.98
1995 27.13
1996 23.44
1997 24.05
1998 37.94
1999 25.63
2000 29.55
2001 29.89
2002 30.19
2003 30.14
2004 34.99
2005 27.18
2006 28.54
2007 29.58
2008 41.68
2009 30.83
2010 38.05
2011 35.45
2012 38.08
2013 29.41
2014 24.96
2015 29.07
2016 22.07
2017 23.83
2018 27.32
2019 29.83
2020 32.99

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts