Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was $203,612,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $211,852,000,000 in 2019 and $21,655,030,000 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 current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 $21,655,030,000
1991 $22,810,090,000
1992 $21,952,510,000
1993 $23,817,610,000
1994 $23,375,950,000
1995 $25,176,230,000
1996 $28,179,200,000
1997 $28,682,250,000
1998 $33,765,240,000
1999 $33,873,900,000
2000 $35,645,040,000
2001 $34,667,840,000
2002 $36,549,110,000
2003 $44,295,440,000
2004 $53,371,600,000
2005 $63,510,520,000
2006 $74,442,040,000
2007 $92,693,820,000
2008 $115,138,000,000
2009 $107,893,000,000
2010 $124,237,000,000
2011 $134,221,000,000
2012 $148,389,000,000
2013 $177,716,000,000
2014 $197,680,000,000
2015 $191,679,000,000
2016 $189,033,000,000
2017 $198,075,000,000
2018 $208,231,000,000
2019 $211,852,000,000
2020 $203,612,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 235,899,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 14 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 619,784,000,000 in 2008 and 191,679,000,000 in 2015.

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
2006 549,395,000,000
2007 590,058,000,000
2008 619,784,000,000
2009 465,552,000,000
2010 430,053,000,000
2011 414,496,000,000
2012 260,461,000,000
2013 219,146,000,000
2014 197,629,000,000
2015 191,679,000,000
2016 198,515,000,000
2017 200,321,000,000
2018 215,158,000,000
2019 228,088,000,000
2020 235,899,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.41 in 2018 and a minimum value of -37.16 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.

See also:

Year Value
2007 7.40
2008 5.04
2009 -24.88
2010 -7.63
2011 -3.62
2012 -37.16
2013 -15.86
2014 -9.82
2015 -3.01
2016 3.57
2017 0.91
2018 7.41
2019 6.01
2020 3.42

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 25.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 29.04 in 2015, while its lowest value was 15.52 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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 15.52
1991 16.16
1992 16.65
1993 17.41
1994 20.12
1995 18.57
1996 19.18
1997 18.74
1998 20.85
1999 20.82
2000 20.21
2001 20.22
2002 19.80
2003 21.19
2004 22.15
2005 22.94
2006 22.80
2007 23.68
2008 24.73
2009 23.25
2010 24.60
2011 23.99
2012 25.62
2013 27.34
2014 28.74
2015 29.04
2016 28.28
2017 27.50
2018 27.10
2019 26.82
2020 25.52

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts