Egypt - Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Egypt was -20.95 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.94 in 1975 and a minimum value of -20.95 in 2020.

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 10.04
1962 14.79
1963 12.68
1964 15.66
1965 -5.80
1966 -0.88
1967 -12.81
1968 -8.45
1969 -11.86
1970 -6.71
1971 -9.18
1972 -9.35
1973 11.41
1974 40.02
1975 63.94
1976 -6.02
1977 17.20
1978 40.87
1979 26.04
1980 -2.17
1981 21.35
1982 20.46
1983 6.14
1984 15.94
1985 6.25
1986 1.18
1987 -4.65
1988 8.18
1989 -6.80
1990 2.36
1991 -20.32
1992 -3.89
1993 -5.14
1994 10.42
1995 12.02
1996 8.80
1997 10.53
1998 15.41
1999 16.59
2000 8.30
2001 -2.18
2002 5.54
2003 -6.80
2004 6.09
2005 10.69
2006 14.02
2007 24.14
2008 15.60
2009 -9.30
2010 7.86
2011 -1.86
2012 5.19
2013 -8.42
2014 1.71
2015 8.60
2016 11.23
2017 11.32
2018 15.72
2019 12.95
2020 -20.95

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts