El Salvador - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in El Salvador was $4,411,860,000 as of 2020. Over the past 55 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,780,430,000 in 2018 and $116,520,000 in 1968.

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 $133,240,000
1966 $154,080,000
1967 $144,200,000
1968 $116,520,000
1969 $137,600,000
1970 $150,080,000
1971 $184,960,000
1972 $179,000,000
1973 $263,640,000
1974 $376,920,000
1975 $416,800,000
1976 $456,800,000
1977 $688,800,000
1978 $815,600,000
1979 $626,400,000
1980 $474,400,000
1981 $489,600,000
1982 $449,420,800
1983 $422,695,100
1984 $437,953,800
1985 $412,181,300
1986 $499,789,500
1987 $489,272,000
1988 $535,958,900
1989 $670,153,800
1990 $665,442,400
1991 $811,775,000
1992 $1,094,836,000
1993 $1,266,421,000
1994 $1,563,378,000
1995 $1,868,632,000
1996 $1,471,977,000
1997 $1,541,761,000
1998 $2,039,804,000
1999 $1,952,334,000
2000 $2,082,286,000
2001 $2,175,737,000
2002 $2,161,102,000
2003 $2,440,747,000
2004 $2,489,782,000
2005 $2,734,520,000
2006 $3,212,050,000
2007 $3,538,450,000
2008 $3,628,430,000
2009 $2,473,840,000
2010 $3,075,570,000
2011 $3,608,470,000
2012 $3,787,390,000
2013 $3,742,720,000
2014 $3,704,700,000
2015 $3,754,100,000
2016 $3,862,770,000
2017 $4,165,780,000
2018 $4,780,430,000
2019 $4,539,880,000
2020 $4,411,860,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in El Salvador was 4,411,860,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,780,430,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 116,520,000 in 1968.

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 133,240,000
1966 154,080,000
1967 144,200,000
1968 116,520,000
1969 137,600,000
1970 150,080,000
1971 184,960,000
1972 179,000,000
1973 263,640,000
1974 376,920,000
1975 416,800,000
1976 456,800,000
1977 688,800,000
1978 815,600,000
1979 626,400,000
1980 474,400,000
1981 489,600,000
1982 449,420,800
1983 422,695,100
1984 437,953,800
1985 412,181,300
1986 499,789,500
1987 489,272,000
1988 535,958,900
1989 670,153,800
1990 665,442,400
1991 811,775,000
1992 1,094,836,000
1993 1,266,421,000
1994 1,563,378,000
1995 1,868,632,000
1996 1,471,977,000
1997 1,541,761,000
1998 2,039,804,000
1999 1,952,334,000
2000 2,082,286,000
2001 2,175,737,000
2002 2,161,102,000
2003 2,440,747,000
2004 2,489,782,000
2005 2,734,520,000
2006 3,212,050,000
2007 3,538,450,000
2008 3,628,430,000
2009 2,473,840,000
2010 3,075,570,000
2011 3,608,470,000
2012 3,787,390,000
2013 3,742,720,000
2014 3,704,700,000
2015 3,754,100,000
2016 3,862,770,000
2017 4,165,780,000
2018 4,780,430,000
2019 4,539,880,000
2020 4,411,860,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in El Salvador was 4,245,962,000 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,612,470,000 in 2019 and 1,677,310,000 in 1990.

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
1990 1,677,310,000
1991 1,941,197,000
1992 2,476,900,000
1993 2,762,476,000
1994 3,076,197,000
1995 3,503,283,000
1996 2,635,860,000
1997 2,752,280,000
1998 3,595,346,000
1999 3,391,568,000
2000 3,398,833,000
2001 3,515,365,000
2002 3,441,806,000
2003 3,723,035,000
2004 3,605,098,000
2005 3,824,297,000
2006 4,299,275,000
2007 4,334,959,000
2008 4,079,197,000
2009 2,938,245,000
2010 3,162,539,000
2011 3,502,788,000
2012 3,600,592,000
2013 3,808,340,000
2014 3,443,812,000
2015 3,754,100,000
2016 3,889,786,000
2017 4,031,327,000
2018 4,321,985,000
2019 4,612,470,000
2020 4,245,962,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in El Salvador was -7.95 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.63 in 1998 and a minimum value of -27.97 in 2009.

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
1991 15.73
1992 27.60
1993 11.53
1994 11.36
1995 13.88
1996 -24.76
1997 4.42
1998 30.63
1999 -5.67
2000 0.21
2001 3.43
2002 -2.09
2003 8.17
2004 -3.17
2005 6.08
2006 12.42
2007 0.83
2008 -5.90
2009 -27.97
2010 7.63
2011 10.76
2012 2.79
2013 5.77
2014 -9.57
2015 9.01
2016 3.61
2017 3.64
2018 7.21
2019 6.72
2020 -7.95

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in El Salvador was 4,567,617,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,961,890,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,804,375,000 in 1990.

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
1990 1,804,375,000
1991 2,088,253,000
1992 2,664,538,000
1993 2,971,748,000
1994 3,309,236,000
1995 3,768,676,000
1996 2,835,541,000
1997 2,960,780,000
1998 3,867,714,000
1999 3,648,498,000
2000 3,656,313,000
2001 3,781,673,000
2002 3,702,542,000
2003 4,005,076,000
2004 3,878,204,000
2005 4,114,009,000
2006 4,624,969,000
2007 4,663,356,000
2008 4,388,218,000
2009 3,160,833,000
2010 3,402,119,000
2011 3,768,143,000
2012 3,873,357,000
2013 4,096,842,000
2014 3,704,700,000
2015 4,038,493,000
2016 4,184,459,000
2017 4,336,722,000
2018 4,649,398,000
2019 4,961,890,000
2020 4,567,617,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in El Salvador was 17.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 26.07 in 1978, while its lowest value was 10.85 in 1985.

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 15.18
1966 16.58
1967 14.77
1968 11.54
1969 13.11
1970 13.25
1971 15.59
1972 14.16
1973 18.28
1974 22.63
1975 22.12
1976 19.62
1977 23.42
1978 26.07
1979 18.09
1980 13.27
1981 14.24
1982 13.22
1983 12.06
1984 11.96
1985 10.85
1986 13.25
1987 12.36
1988 12.79
1989 15.33
1990 13.81
1991 15.46
1992 18.83
1993 18.96
1994 20.36
1995 20.94
1996 15.35
1997 15.08
1998 18.65
1999 17.30
2000 17.67
2001 17.71
2002 17.06
2003 18.43
2004 18.14
2005 18.60
2006 20.08
2007 20.80
2008 20.17
2009 14.05
2010 16.67
2011 17.79
2012 17.71
2013 17.02
2014 16.40
2015 16.02
2016 15.97
2017 16.68
2018 18.37
2019 16.88
2020 17.91

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts