China - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in China was 42.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 44.52 in 2013, while its lowest value was 15.48 in 1962.

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
1960 32.65
1961 18.99
1962 15.48
1963 17.76
1964 20.27
1965 20.64
1966 21.82
1967 18.18
1968 17.37
1969 20.98
1970 24.14
1971 24.85
1972 24.63
1973 24.28
1974 26.56
1975 29.05
1976 29.04
1977 28.13
1978 29.34
1979 28.35
1980 28.56
1981 27.26
1982 28.24
1983 28.18
1984 29.32
1985 30.43
1986 30.96
1987 30.56
1988 31.05
1989 25.61
1990 23.99
1991 25.70
1992 30.35
1993 37.09
1994 34.44
1995 32.34
1996 31.64
1997 31.00
1998 32.88
1999 32.54
2000 32.58
2001 33.45
2002 35.06
2003 38.26
2004 39.53
2005 39.43
2006 38.73
2007 37.89
2008 39.06
2009 43.81
2010 43.93
2011 43.86
2012 44.25
2013 44.52
2014 43.86
2015 42.09
2016 41.55
2017 41.86
2018 42.84
2019 42.82
2020 42.88

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts