Brazil - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Brazil was 16.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 26.90 in 1989, while its lowest value was 14.56 in 2017.

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
1970 18.83
1971 19.91
1972 20.33
1973 20.37
1974 21.85
1975 23.33
1976 22.42
1977 21.35
1978 22.27
1979 23.36
1980 22.67
1981 23.43
1982 22.26
1983 19.43
1984 18.74
1985 17.92
1986 19.96
1987 23.17
1988 24.34
1989 26.90
1990 20.66
1991 18.11
1992 18.42
1993 19.28
1994 20.75
1995 20.29
1996 18.64
1997 19.12
1998 18.54
1999 17.02
2000 18.30
2001 18.42
2002 17.93
2003 16.60
2004 17.32
2005 17.06
2006 17.21
2007 18.00
2008 19.39
2009 19.10
2010 20.53
2011 20.61
2012 20.72
2013 20.91
2014 19.87
2015 17.84
2016 15.52
2017 14.56
2018 15.10
2019 15.31
2020 16.43

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts