IDA blend - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in IDA blend was 22.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 77.12 in 1981, while its lowest value was 15.68 in 2012.

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
1981 77.12
1982 71.73
1983 59.20
1984 43.85
1985 35.90
1986 38.13
1987 34.76
1988 30.09
1989 32.39
1990 34.52
1991 31.30
1992 29.19
1993 23.96
1994 24.96
1995 24.54
1996 23.99
1997 24.73
1998 25.23
1999 23.43
2000 22.97
2001 22.25
2002 20.71
2003 21.47
2004 20.60
2005 20.96
2006 22.45
2007 19.94
2008 19.37
2009 20.18
2010 17.44
2011 16.14
2012 15.68
2013 15.79
2014 16.59
2015 16.68
2016 16.43
2017 16.16
2018 18.50
2019 21.18
2020 22.83

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts