Jamaica - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Jamaica was $3,370,951,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,841,984,000 in 2019 and $199,794,500 in 1963.

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
1960 $207,786,200
1961 $211,782,200
1962 $207,786,200
1963 $199,794,500
1964 $241,751,200
1965 $257,734,800
1966 $307,293,900
1967 $336,095,000
1968 $378,015,100
1969 $418,816,800
1970 $443,057,700
1971 $494,116,200
1972 $512,573,300
1973 $600,398,900
1974 $577,714,200
1975 $737,102,700
1976 $540,204,600
1977 $397,316,000
1978 $397,863,200
1979 $466,058,500
1980 $426,181,700
1981 $604,692,900
1982 $687,324,600
1983 $805,610,200
1984 $548,823,200
1985 $510,434,300
1986 $466,738,500
1987 $678,732,200
1988 $904,329,000
1989 $1,172,214,000
1990 $1,188,669,000
1991 $1,000,446,000
1992 $1,054,577,000
1993 $1,374,265,000
1994 $1,321,258,000
1995 $1,661,454,000
1996 $1,889,433,000
1997 $2,158,370,000
1998 $1,985,964,000
1999 $1,889,687,000
2000 $2,112,889,000
2001 $2,379,626,000
2002 $2,656,958,000
2003 $2,475,213,000
2004 $2,692,950,000
2005 $3,029,366,000
2006 $3,390,854,000
2007 $3,401,005,000
2008 $3,338,313,000
2009 $2,552,117,000
2010 $2,671,415,000
2011 $3,096,404,000
2012 $2,951,522,000
2013 $3,032,553,000
2014 $3,123,681,000
2015 $3,029,611,000
2016 $2,996,754,000
2017 $3,336,738,000
2018 $3,667,087,000
2019 $3,841,984,000
2020 $3,370,951,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Jamaica was 480,033,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 512,183,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 142,713,200 in 1963.

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
1960 148,421,700
1961 151,276,000
1962 148,421,700
1963 142,713,200
1964 172,682,900
1965 184,100,000
1966 219,500,000
1967 243,400,000
1968 315,000,000
1969 349,000,000
1970 369,200,000
1971 411,500,000
1972 393,400,000
1973 541,800,000
1974 525,200,000
1975 670,100,000
1976 491,100,000
1977 361,200,000
1978 562,300,000
1979 822,500,000
1980 759,200,000
1981 1,077,200,000
1982 1,224,400,000
1983 1,556,600,000
1984 2,163,900,000
1985 2,837,300,000
1986 2,556,700,000
1987 3,724,000,000
1988 4,963,500,000
1989 6,733,900,000
1990 8,539,400,000
1991 12,121,300,000
1992 24,213,400,000
1993 34,286,000,000
1994 43,715,000,000
1995 58,387,000,000
1996 70,135,000,000
1997 76,416,000,000
1998 72,587,000,000
1999 73,780,000,000
2000 90,824,000,000
2001 109,454,000,000
2002 128,639,000,000
2003 142,921,000,000
2004 164,801,000,000
2005 188,671,000,000
2006 222,928,000,000
2007 235,323,000,000
2008 242,883,000,000
2009 224,316,000,000
2010 232,937,000,000
2011 265,961,000,000
2012 261,947,000,000
2013 304,462,000,000
2014 346,524,000,000
2015 354,373,000,000
2016 374,879,000,000
2017 426,984,000,000
2018 472,583,000,000
2019 512,183,000,000
2020 480,033,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Jamaica was 3,038,353,000 as of 2020. Over the past 13 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,903,142,000 in 2007 and 2,869,189,000 in 2010.

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
2007 3,903,142,000
2008 3,590,525,000
2009 2,928,916,000
2010 2,869,189,000
2011 3,126,624,000
2012 2,946,829,000
2013 3,108,114,000
2014 3,227,469,000
2015 3,029,611,000
2016 3,026,476,000
2017 3,212,839,000
2018 3,336,921,000
2019 3,422,224,000
2020 3,038,353,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Jamaica was -11.22 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.97 in 2011 and a minimum value of -18.43 in 2009.

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
2008 -8.01
2009 -18.43
2010 -2.04
2011 8.97
2012 -5.75
2013 5.47
2014 3.84
2015 -6.13
2016 -0.10
2017 6.16
2018 3.86
2019 2.56
2020 -11.22

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Jamaica was 183,185,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 235,324,000,000 in 2007 and a minimum value of 172,986,000,000 in 2010.

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
2007 235,324,000,000
2008 216,476,000,000
2009 176,587,000,000
2010 172,986,000,000
2011 188,507,000,000
2012 177,667,000,000
2013 187,391,000,000
2014 194,587,000,000
2015 182,658,000,000
2016 182,469,000,000
2017 193,705,000,000
2018 201,186,000,000
2019 206,329,000,000
2020 183,185,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Jamaica was 24.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 35.16 in 1969, while its lowest value was 12.23 in 1977.

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
1960 29.72
1961 28.31
1962 26.72
1963 24.17
1964 26.92
1965 26.51
1966 28.02
1967 29.28
1968 34.88
1969 35.16
1970 31.54
1971 32.09
1972 27.34
1973 31.50
1974 24.32
1975 25.77
1976 18.21
1977 12.23
1978 15.05
1979 19.22
1980 15.91
1981 20.30
1982 20.87
1983 22.26
1984 23.12
1985 24.30
1986 16.94
1987 20.65
1988 23.62
1989 26.61
1990 25.88
1991 24.36
1992 29.83
1993 25.26
1994 24.23
1995 25.26
1996 25.55
1997 25.69
1998 22.60
1999 21.26
2000 23.46
2001 25.88
2002 27.34
2003 26.25
2004 26.47
2005 26.94
2006 28.42
2007 26.57
2008 24.35
2009 21.06
2010 20.21
2011 21.44
2012 19.93
2013 21.26
2014 22.47
2015 21.35
2016 21.29
2017 22.53
2018 23.31
2019 24.27
2020 24.41

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts