Chile - Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Chile was -11.48 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.21 in 1995 and a minimum value of -38.30 in 1982.

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
1961 1.29
1962 12.27
1963 14.76
1964 -5.70
1965 -6.04
1966 3.22
1967 2.14
1968 9.46
1969 5.04
1970 6.46
1971 -2.32
1972 -20.09
1973 -6.03
1974 19.11
1975 -22.77
1976 -14.82
1977 15.45
1978 17.38
1979 16.85
1980 21.90
1981 16.76
1982 -38.30
1983 -15.03
1984 18.84
1985 9.97
1986 2.42
1987 26.84
1988 11.61
1989 26.62
1990 5.37
1991 0.69
1992 21.78
1993 21.11
1994 0.77
1995 34.21
1996 0.20
1997 12.43
1998 3.25
1999 -14.27
2000 10.04
2001 2.65
2002 3.93
2003 8.15
2004 12.98
2005 23.46
2006 5.95
2007 10.55
2008 18.49
2009 -13.34
2010 13.13
2011 16.15
2012 11.28
2013 3.31
2014 -4.83
2015 -0.29
2016 -1.34
2017 -3.10
2018 5.15
2019 4.41
2020 -11.48

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts