Greenland - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Greenland was $937,505,600 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,718,293,000 in 2011 and $297,374,400 in 2004.

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.

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Year Value
2003 $301,713,800
2004 $297,374,400
2005 $446,880,900
2006 $465,813,500
2007 $686,151,000
2008 $1,007,101,000
2009 $814,956,400
2010 $1,310,485,000
2011 $1,718,293,000
2012 $983,116,100
2013 $808,040,900
2014 $642,245,000
2015 $600,529,200
2016 $663,160,900
2017 $673,416,300
2018 $660,421,900
2019 $937,505,600

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Greenland was 6,252,600,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,225,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 1,781,600,000 in 2004.

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
2003 1,987,600,000
2004 1,781,600,000
2005 2,679,900,000
2006 2,770,100,000
2007 3,735,200,000
2008 5,134,300,000
2009 4,368,900,000
2010 7,370,300,000
2011 9,225,000,000
2012 5,694,700,000
2013 4,538,200,000
2014 3,604,600,000
2015 4,040,300,000
2016 4,464,200,000
2017 4,446,500,000
2018 4,170,300,000
2019 6,252,600,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Greenland was 908,051,600 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,442,467,000 in 2011 and 318,949,600 in 2004.

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.

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Year Value
2003 339,035,000
2004 318,949,600
2005 463,756,400
2006 473,247,000
2007 615,509,200
2008 828,558,300
2009 708,446,100
2010 1,179,565,000
2011 1,442,467,000
2012 880,476,300
2013 697,883,300
2014 544,866,200
2015 600,529,200
2016 665,890,700
2017 638,379,300
2018 619,542,300
2019 908,051,600

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Greenland was 46.57 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66.50 in 2010 and a minimum value of -38.96 in 2012.

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
2004 -5.92
2005 45.40
2006 2.05
2007 30.06
2008 34.61
2009 -14.50
2010 66.50
2011 22.29
2012 -38.96
2013 -20.74
2014 -21.93
2015 10.22
2016 10.88
2017 -4.13
2018 -2.95
2019 46.57

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Greenland was 5,673,800,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,013,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 1,992,900,000 in 2004.

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
2003 2,118,400,000
2004 1,992,900,000
2005 2,897,700,000
2006 2,957,000,000
2007 3,845,900,000
2008 5,177,100,000
2009 4,426,600,000
2010 7,370,300,000
2011 9,013,000,000
2012 5,501,500,000
2013 4,360,600,000
2014 3,404,500,000
2015 3,752,300,000
2016 4,160,700,000
2017 3,988,800,000
2018 3,871,100,000
2019 5,673,800,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Greenland was 31.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 64.01 in 2011, while its lowest value was 16.32 in 2004.

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.

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Year Value
2003 19.36
2004 16.32
2005 24.16
2006 23.14
2007 30.50
2008 40.30
2009 32.21
2010 52.35
2011 64.01
2012 37.67
2013 30.10
2014 22.60
2015 24.03
2016 24.50
2017 23.62
2018 21.72
2019 31.44

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts