IDA total - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in IDA total was $585,317,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $585,317,000,000 in 2020 and $64,415,200,000 in 1993.

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
1983 $133,872,000,000
1984 $91,201,390,000
1985 $80,755,100,000
1986 $79,226,340,000
1987 $78,645,670,000
1988 $71,399,130,000
1989 $72,949,590,000
1990 $84,392,680,000
1991 $79,986,140,000
1992 $76,278,820,000
1993 $64,415,200,000
1994 $67,317,240,000
1995 $75,614,780,000
1996 $85,089,080,000
1997 $87,220,490,000
1998 $93,320,620,000
1999 $92,749,600,000
2000 $102,535,000,000
2001 $100,761,000,000
2002 $104,490,000,000
2003 $123,363,000,000
2004 $145,820,000,000
2005 $174,816,000,000
2006 $219,547,000,000
2007 $238,777,000,000
2008 $285,478,000,000
2009 $278,169,000,000
2010 $306,038,000,000
2011 $338,366,000,000
2012 $371,166,000,000
2013 $419,102,000,000
2014 $464,943,000,000
2015 $463,960,000,000
2016 $455,485,000,000
2017 $480,159,000,000
2018 $536,141,000,000
2019 $584,592,000,000
2020 $585,317,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in IDA total was 566,676,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 832,467,000,000 in 2008 and 207,755,000,000 in 1993.

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
1993 207,755,000,000
1994 209,869,000,000
1995 212,888,000,000
1996 271,489,000,000
1997 325,312,000,000
1998 363,176,000,000
1999 361,029,000,000
2000 483,325,000,000
2001 484,273,000,000
2002 530,055,000,000
2003 581,249,000,000
2004 610,071,000,000
2005 661,268,000,000
2006 766,447,000,000
2007 794,630,000,000
2008 832,467,000,000
2009 679,735,000,000
2010 650,248,000,000
2011 629,870,000,000
2012 484,952,000,000
2013 455,781,000,000
2014 457,407,000,000
2015 463,960,000,000
2016 478,980,000,000
2017 499,874,000,000
2018 543,903,000,000
2019 567,371,000,000
2020 566,676,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in IDA total was -0.12 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.87 in 2000 and a minimum value of -23.01 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
1994 1.02
1995 1.44
1996 27.53
1997 19.83
1998 11.64
1999 -0.59
2000 33.87
2001 0.20
2002 9.45
2003 9.66
2004 4.96
2005 8.39
2006 15.91
2007 3.68
2008 4.76
2009 -18.35
2010 -4.34
2011 -3.13
2012 -23.01
2013 -6.02
2014 0.36
2015 1.43
2016 3.24
2017 4.36
2018 8.81
2019 4.31
2020 -0.12

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in IDA total was 26.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 42.38 in 1983, while its lowest value was 18.06 in 2002.

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
1983 42.38
1984 31.31
1985 26.60
1986 25.69
1987 23.49
1988 22.10
1989 22.84
1990 24.28
1991 22.67
1992 21.74
1993 18.89
1994 19.86
1995 19.33
1996 19.33
1997 19.04
1998 19.97
1999 19.23
2000 19.14
2001 18.70
2002 18.06
2003 19.17
2004 19.25
2005 19.74
2006 20.78
2007 19.31
2008 19.33
2009 19.01
2010 18.36
2011 20.23
2012 21.02
2013 21.82
2014 22.63
2015 23.01
2016 23.26
2017 23.71
2018 24.98
2019 26.11
2020 26.14

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts