Gabon - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Gabon was 19.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 60.56 in 1976, while its lowest value was 19.26 in 2018.

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.

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Year Value
1970 30.39
1971 30.64
1972 47.47
1973 32.46
1974 42.05
1975 55.84
1976 60.56
1977 48.97
1978 41.54
1979 31.51
1980 26.68
1981 33.07
1982 32.34
1983 36.32
1984 31.30
1985 40.87
1986 46.10
1987 27.63
1988 37.94
1989 26.03
1990 21.45
1991 26.12
1992 22.06
1993 22.89
1994 21.07
1995 22.68
1996 23.46
1997 30.15
1998 38.41
1999 26.17
2000 21.90
2001 22.75
2002 25.11
2003 22.64
2004 21.50
2005 20.98
2006 23.17
2007 23.64
2008 25.03
2009 29.53
2010 31.41
2011 28.68
2012 27.74
2013 29.95
2014 35.70
2015 29.23
2016 26.98
2017 21.30
2018 19.26
2019 21.90
2020 19.90

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts