Ghana - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Ghana was 18.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 29.00 in 2005, while its lowest value was 3.76 in 1983.

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
1967 8.78
1968 9.41
1969 10.00
1970 12.00
1971 12.44
1972 8.67
1973 7.65
1974 11.91
1975 11.62
1983 3.76
1984 6.85
1985 9.53
1986 9.30
1987 10.36
1988 11.24
1989 13.16
1990 14.39
1991 15.82
1992 12.74
1993 23.79
1994 22.57
1995 21.13
1996 20.30
1997 23.84
1998 22.36
1999 20.47
2000 23.10
2001 27.12
2002 18.77
2003 22.94
2004 28.38
2005 29.00
2006 22.95
2007 15.38
2008 16.49
2009 15.48
2010 11.76
2011 11.98
2012 16.11
2013 24.04
2014 26.42
2015 27.01
2016 24.83
2017 18.89
2018 21.20
2019 18.04
2020 18.05

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts