OECD members - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in OECD members was 22.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 26.14 in 1973, while its lowest value was 20.53 in 2010.

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
1972 25.33
1973 26.14
1974 25.70
1975 24.57
1976 24.29
1977 24.61
1978 25.26
1979 25.64
1980 25.47
1981 25.00
1982 24.01
1983 23.53
1984 23.78
1985 23.88
1986 24.08
1987 24.39
1988 25.05
1989 25.22
1990 25.01
1991 24.36
1992 23.66
1993 23.16
1994 23.38
1995 23.47
1996 23.59
1997 23.25
1998 23.14
1999 23.44
2000 23.74
2001 23.02
2002 22.14
2003 22.09
2004 22.33
2005 22.87
2006 23.22
2007 23.14
2008 22.77
2009 20.88
2010 20.53
2011 20.91
2012 21.18
2013 21.10
2014 21.29
2015 21.46
2016 21.50
2017 21.75
2018 21.87
2019 22.12
2020 22.19

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts