Germany - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Germany was 21.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 30.01 in 1971, while its lowest value was 19.08 in 2005.

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
1970 29.31
1971 30.01
1972 29.35
1973 27.74
1974 24.98
1975 23.68
1976 23.50
1977 23.79
1978 24.33
1979 25.25
1980 25.95
1981 24.78
1982 23.38
1983 23.61
1984 23.15
1985 22.64
1986 22.52
1987 22.68
1988 22.93
1989 23.61
1990 24.42
1991 24.89
1992 25.20
1993 24.06
1994 24.14
1995 23.54
1996 23.03
1997 22.65
1998 22.80
1999 23.04
2000 23.11
2001 21.78
2002 20.12
2003 19.52
2004 19.09
2005 19.08
2006 19.80
2007 20.06
2008 20.30
2009 19.27
2010 19.54
2011 20.37
2012 20.32
2013 19.90
2014 20.04
2015 20.02
2016 20.30
2017 20.41
2018 21.06
2019 21.37
2020 21.85

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts