Pacific island small states - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Pacific island small states was $1,771,362,000 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,221,494,000 in 2017 and $288,667,400 in 1988.

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
1980 $540,710,200
1981 $605,256,900
1982 $457,580,300
1983 $365,226,100
1984 $340,634,500
1985 $338,932,400
1986 $370,574,300
1987 $340,048,200
1988 $288,667,400
1989 $317,450,800
1990 $366,793,200
1991 $396,719,000
1992 $359,809,900
1993 $450,638,800
1994 $465,277,000
1995 $513,167,200
1996 $625,768,500
1997 $642,808,200
1998 $744,691,300
1999 $721,505,000
2000 $533,864,800
2001 $499,440,300
2002 $613,628,800
2003 $819,235,400
2004 $869,949,600
2005 $1,049,148,000
2006 $1,067,005,000
2007 $1,105,021,000
2008 $1,570,509,000
2009 $1,272,335,000
2010 $1,471,419,000
2011 $1,704,133,000
2012 $1,561,142,000
2013 $2,160,965,000
2014 $1,736,175,000
2015 $1,997,716,000
2016 $1,961,399,000
2017 $2,221,494,000
2018 $2,118,173,000
2019 $2,037,035,000
2020 $1,771,362,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

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
2015 1,997,716,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Pacific island small states was 18.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 29.94 in 1981, while its lowest value was 13.12 in 1992.

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
1980 27.56
1981 29.94
1982 23.18
1983 19.45
1984 17.22
1985 18.09
1986 18.14
1987 17.13
1988 14.21
1989 15.12
1990 15.60
1991 15.87
1992 13.12
1993 15.50
1994 13.58
1995 13.81
1996 15.73
1997 16.13
1998 21.82
1999 19.22
2000 15.50
2001 14.71
2002 17.22
2003 19.61
2004 18.06
2005 19.69
2006 19.01
2007 17.84
2008 23.76
2009 21.51
2010 22.41
2011 22.09
2012 19.07
2013 25.43
2014 18.82
2015 22.15
2016 20.74
2017 21.75
2018 19.88
2019 19.14
2020 18.59

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts