Cameroon - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Cameroon was $7,239,947,000 as of 2020. Over the past 55 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,810,101,000 in 2018 and $102,015,500 in 1965.

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
1965 $102,015,500
1966 $113,563,100
1967 $128,861,300
1968 $139,761,500
1969 $117,710,100
1970 $184,513,100
1971 $205,914,900
1972 $273,382,800
1973 $378,214,800
1974 $368,501,300
1975 $570,660,800
1976 $509,729,200
1977 $967,112,800
1978 $1,457,086,000
1979 $1,688,122,000
1980 $1,400,514,000
1981 $1,797,362,000
1982 $1,639,348,000
1983 $1,784,730,000
1984 $1,896,984,000
1985 $2,126,371,000
1986 $3,025,071,000
1987 $3,223,235,000
1988 $2,557,007,000
1989 $1,882,710,000
1990 $2,193,453,000
1991 $1,974,074,000
1992 $1,726,914,000
1993 $2,226,881,000
1994 $1,478,840,000
1995 $1,905,638,000
1996 $1,926,576,000
1997 $1,908,001,000
1998 $2,084,892,000
1999 $2,043,600,000
2000 $1,816,641,000
2001 $2,056,414,000
2002 $2,414,087,000
2003 $2,889,787,000
2004 $3,552,095,000
2005 $3,642,670,000
2006 $3,717,024,000
2007 $4,397,642,000
2008 $5,474,865,000
2009 $5,184,272,000
2010 $5,014,189,000
2011 $5,737,905,000
2012 $5,428,134,000
2013 $6,290,910,000
2014 $7,178,278,000
2015 $5,878,321,000
2016 $6,701,344,000
2017 $7,019,412,000
2018 $7,810,101,000
2019 $7,511,559,000
2020 $7,239,947,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Cameroon was 4,167,210,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,401,110,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 25,000,000,000 in 1965.

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
1965 25,000,000,000
1966 27,900,000,000
1967 31,700,000,000
1968 34,600,000,000
1969 30,600,000,000
1970 51,000,000,000
1971 56,700,000,000
1972 68,900,000,000
1973 84,300,000,000
1974 88,700,000,000
1975 122,300,000,000
1976 121,800,000,000
1977 237,600,000,000
1978 328,800,000,000
1979 359,100,000,000
1980 295,900,000,000
1981 488,400,000,000
1982 538,700,000,000
1983 680,100,000,000
1984 828,900,000,000
1985 955,300,000,000
1986 1,047,600,000,000
1987 968,700,000,000
1988 761,600,000,000
1989 600,600,000,000
1990 597,200,000,000
1991 556,900,000,000
1992 457,100,000,000
1993 630,569,000,000
1994 821,059,000,000
1995 951,196,000,000
1996 985,545,000,000
1997 1,113,640,000,000
1998 1,229,990,000,000
1999 1,257,780,000,000
2000 1,290,190,000,000
2001 1,506,110,000,000
2002 1,674,680,000,000
2003 1,675,780,000,000
2004 1,873,150,000,000
2005 1,920,630,000,000
2006 1,941,870,000,000
2007 2,104,860,000,000
2008 2,441,790,000,000
2009 2,438,130,000,000
2010 2,480,990,000,000
2011 2,703,980,000,000
2012 2,771,370,000,000
2013 3,107,080,000,000
2014 3,544,330,000,000
2015 3,475,330,000,000
2016 3,971,250,000,000
2017 4,075,870,000,000
2018 4,338,090,000,000
2019 4,401,110,000,000
2020 4,167,210,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Cameroon was 7,252,051,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7,732,616,000 in 2019 and 406,839,200 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 constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 406,839,200
1961 417,864,700
1962 441,018,200
1963 464,171,600
1964 503,863,300
1965 699,106,900
1966 843,749,800
1967 758,024,600
1968 764,579,700
1969 729,583,200
1970 964,755,000
1971 1,179,146,000
1972 1,263,364,000
1973 1,348,689,000
1974 1,237,115,000
1975 1,446,037,000
1976 1,341,028,000
1977 1,840,909,000
1978 2,721,757,000
1979 2,606,829,000
1980 2,895,009,000
1981 4,220,705,000
1982 4,051,393,000
1983 4,411,675,000
1984 4,790,811,000
1985 5,350,150,000
1986 5,262,982,000
1987 4,559,845,000
1988 3,297,162,000
1989 2,572,767,000
1990 2,612,513,000
1991 2,450,755,000
1992 2,065,741,000
1993 1,899,889,000
1994 2,206,389,000
1995 2,151,834,000
1996 2,237,599,000
1997 2,516,392,000
1998 2,547,928,000
1999 2,638,530,000
2000 2,755,544,000
2001 2,881,136,000
2002 3,100,023,000
2003 2,902,000,000
2004 3,300,632,000
2005 3,352,412,000
2006 3,392,877,000
2007 3,676,816,000
2008 4,027,703,000
2009 3,979,773,000
2010 4,321,133,000
2011 4,578,272,000
2012 4,752,316,000
2013 5,413,731,000
2014 6,109,594,000
2015 5,878,321,000
2016 6,549,665,000
2017 6,629,386,000
2018 7,017,031,000
2019 7,732,616,000
2020 7,252,051,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Cameroon was -6.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.85 in 1978 and a minimum value of -27.69 in 1988.

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
1961 2.71
1962 5.54
1963 5.25
1964 8.55
1965 38.75
1966 20.69
1967 -10.16
1968 0.86
1969 -4.58
1970 32.23
1971 22.22
1972 7.14
1973 6.75
1974 -8.27
1975 16.89
1976 -7.26
1977 37.28
1978 47.85
1979 -4.22
1980 11.05
1981 45.79
1982 -4.01
1983 8.89
1984 8.59
1985 11.68
1986 -1.63
1987 -13.36
1988 -27.69
1989 -21.97
1990 1.54
1991 -6.19
1992 -15.71
1993 -8.03
1994 16.13
1995 -2.47
1996 3.99
1997 12.46
1998 1.25
1999 3.56
2000 4.43
2001 4.56
2002 7.60
2003 -6.39
2004 13.74
2005 1.57
2006 1.21
2007 8.37
2008 9.54
2009 -1.19
2010 8.58
2011 5.95
2012 3.80
2013 13.92
2014 12.85
2015 -3.79
2016 11.42
2017 1.22
2018 5.85
2019 10.20
2020 -6.21

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Cameroon was 4,397,130,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,688,510,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 246,679,000,000 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 constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 246,679,000,000
1961 253,364,000,000
1962 267,402,000,000
1963 281,441,000,000
1964 305,507,000,000
1965 423,889,000,000
1966 511,590,000,000
1967 459,613,000,000
1968 463,587,000,000
1969 442,368,000,000
1970 584,959,000,000
1971 714,951,000,000
1972 766,015,000,000
1973 817,749,000,000
1974 750,099,000,000
1975 876,774,000,000
1976 813,104,000,000
1977 1,116,200,000,000
1978 1,650,280,000,000
1979 1,580,600,000,000
1980 1,755,330,000,000
1981 2,559,140,000,000
1982 2,456,480,000,000
1983 2,674,930,000,000
1984 2,904,810,000,000
1985 3,243,950,000,000
1986 3,191,100,000,000
1987 2,764,770,000,000
1988 1,999,170,000,000
1989 1,559,940,000,000
1990 1,584,040,000,000
1991 1,485,960,000,000
1992 1,252,520,000,000
1993 1,151,960,000,000
1994 1,337,800,000,000
1995 1,304,720,000,000
1996 1,356,720,000,000
1997 1,525,760,000,000
1998 1,544,880,000,000
1999 1,599,820,000,000
2000 1,670,770,000,000
2001 1,746,920,000,000
2002 1,879,630,000,000
2003 1,759,570,000,000
2004 2,001,270,000,000
2005 2,032,670,000,000
2006 2,057,200,000,000
2007 2,229,360,000,000
2008 2,442,110,000,000
2009 2,413,050,000,000
2010 2,620,030,000,000
2011 2,775,940,000,000
2012 2,881,470,000,000
2013 3,282,500,000,000
2014 3,704,430,000,000
2015 3,564,200,000,000
2016 3,971,250,000,000
2017 4,019,590,000,000
2018 4,254,630,000,000
2019 4,688,510,000,000
2020 4,397,130,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Cameroon was 17.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 31.25 in 1978, while its lowest value was 10.70 in 1969.

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
1965 12.53
1966 13.34
1967 13.76
1968 13.36
1969 10.70
1970 16.03
1971 16.65
1972 18.25
1973 19.89
1974 17.08
1975 19.97
1976 17.59
1977 28.49
1978 31.25
1979 28.52
1980 20.98
1981 27.19
1982 24.80
1983 25.98
1984 25.94
1985 24.88
1986 25.51
1987 24.70
1988 20.90
1989 17.10
1990 17.81
1991 16.67
1992 14.31
1993 13.76
1994 16.61
1995 17.54
1996 17.37
1997 17.68
1998 18.45
1999 17.67
2000 17.19
2001 18.77
2002 19.44
2003 18.09
2004 18.87
2005 18.67
2006 17.78
2007 18.38
2008 19.75
2009 18.56
2010 18.23
2011 18.73
2012 18.00
2013 18.65
2014 19.73
2015 18.25
2016 19.82
2017 19.45
2018 19.54
2019 18.93
2020 17.74

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts