Curaçao - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Curaçao was $1,080,112,000 as of 2016. Over the past 5 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,302,905,000 in 2011 and $971,899,500 in 2014.

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.

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Year Value
2011 $1,302,905,000
2012 $1,294,469,000
2013 $1,242,626,000
2014 $971,899,500
2015 $1,053,520,000
2016 $1,080,112,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Curaçao was 1,933,400,000 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,332,200,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 1,739,700,000 in 2014.

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
2011 2,332,200,000
2012 2,317,100,000
2013 2,224,300,000
2014 1,739,700,000
2015 1,885,800,000
2016 1,933,400,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

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.

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Year Value
2015 1,053,520,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Curaçao was 34.59 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 42.88 in 2011, while its lowest value was 30.77 in 2014.

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.

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Year Value
2011 42.88
2012 41.34
2013 39.48
2014 30.77
2015 33.42
2016 34.59

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts