Panama - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Panama was 23.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 40.63 in 2014, while its lowest value was 5.81 in 1989.

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
1960 12.84
1961 15.07
1962 14.71
1963 15.01
1964 12.70
1965 13.19
1966 17.18
1967 16.58
1968 17.51
1969 18.42
1970 21.21
1971 21.99
1972 24.34
1973 24.86
1974 23.25
1975 24.06
1976 25.73
1977 17.82
1978 20.45
1979 19.53
1980 20.51
1981 22.84
1982 22.76
1983 17.24
1984 13.50
1985 13.78
1986 15.20
1987 17.21
1988 7.84
1989 5.81
1990 7.63
1991 13.35
1992 16.50
1993 20.69
1994 21.11
1995 23.23
1996 24.80
1997 24.67
1998 27.48
1999 27.46
2000 26.07
2001 18.70
2002 16.69
2003 21.00
2004 20.40
2005 20.70
2006 22.52
2007 27.87
2008 31.55
2009 28.97
2010 29.61
2011 31.14
2012 35.47
2013 39.29
2014 40.63
2015 39.43
2016 38.35
2017 39.34
2018 38.64
2019 37.15
2020 23.76

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts