Papua New Guinea - Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) in Papua New Guinea was 1,712,489,000 as of 2004. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,243,848,000 in 1971 and a minimum value of 287,723,300 in 1960.

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. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 287,723,300
1961 299,212,200
1962 321,690,600
1963 412,603,200
1964 541,479,200
1965 719,560,200
1966 782,748,900
1967 845,189,500
1968 890,069,000
1969 1,306,248,000
1970 2,092,993,000
1971 2,243,848,000
1972 1,510,551,000
1973 965,074,500
1974 993,047,700
1975 927,110,900
1976 843,440,700
1977 901,385,100
1978 980,809,200
1979 1,133,163,000
1980 1,278,274,000
1981 1,310,244,000
1982 1,545,268,000
1983 1,590,724,000
1984 1,282,770,000
1985 975,814,200
1986 1,145,901,000
1987 1,131,165,000
1988 1,428,880,000
1989 1,465,096,000
1990 1,331,473,000
1991 1,630,436,000
1992 1,503,808,000
1993 1,372,933,000
1994 1,458,352,000
1995 1,464,845,000
1996 1,348,956,000
1997 1,150,397,000
1998 1,090,704,000
1999 1,033,707,000
2000 1,784,393,000
2001 1,887,118,000
2002 1,833,846,000
2003 1,720,752,000
2004 1,712,489,000

Base Period: varies by country

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts