Portugal - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Portugal was $42,856,550,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $62,112,250,000 in 2008 and $2,275,593,000 in 1970.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $2,275,593,000
1971 $2,402,523,000
1972 $3,229,918,000
1973 $4,718,005,000
1974 $5,192,652,000
1975 $3,763,271,000
1976 $5,038,070,000
1977 $6,457,742,000
1978 $7,426,629,000
1979 $8,145,693,000
1980 $11,192,240,000
1981 $11,463,070,000
1982 $10,800,080,000
1983 $7,986,757,000
1984 $5,814,856,000
1985 $5,803,675,000
1986 $8,978,242,000
1987 $13,191,760,000
1988 $17,169,450,000
1989 $17,144,170,000
1990 $21,820,370,000
1991 $22,967,550,000
1992 $26,839,930,000
1993 $21,040,340,000
1994 $22,879,310,000
1995 $28,577,700,000
1996 $29,931,980,000
1997 $31,037,870,000
1998 $35,097,590,000
1999 $37,001,880,000
2000 $34,130,590,000
2001 $34,240,670,000
2002 $34,917,890,000
2003 $38,191,540,000
2004 $45,119,010,000
2005 $46,075,770,000
2006 $47,858,820,000
2007 $55,554,330,000
2008 $62,112,250,000
2009 $50,994,900,000
2010 $50,303,750,000
2011 $45,586,410,000
2012 $33,951,420,000
2013 $33,132,070,000
2014 $35,213,210,000
2015 $31,614,570,000
2016 $32,682,470,000
2017 $38,132,710,000
2018 $44,320,210,000
2019 $44,379,730,000
2020 $42,856,550,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Portugal was 37,521,180,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,231,530,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 326,320,000 in 1970.

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
1970 326,320,000
1971 339,957,000
1972 435,716,000
1973 577,012,000
1974 657,909,000
1975 479,817,000
1976 759,741,000
1977 1,232,783,000
1978 1,627,917,000
1979 1,987,549,000
1980 2,794,701,000
1981 3,519,161,000
1982 4,281,151,000
1983 4,413,482,000
1984 4,246,008,000
1985 4,932,543,000
1986 6,698,666,000
1987 9,269,852,000
1988 12,327,660,000
1989 13,465,030,000
1990 15,516,470,000
1991 16,552,710,000
1992 18,074,010,000
1993 16,876,460,000
1994 18,944,070,000
1995 21,539,010,000
1996 23,029,670,000
1997 27,142,620,000
1998 31,531,670,000
1999 34,718,230,000
2000 36,953,360,000
2001 38,230,840,000
2002 36,927,730,000
2003 33,763,160,000
2004 36,272,150,000
2005 37,035,710,000
2006 38,116,330,000
2007 40,536,470,000
2008 42,231,530,000
2009 36,561,180,000
2010 37,944,570,000
2011 32,749,910,000
2012 26,425,680,000
2013 24,946,630,000
2014 26,505,970,000
2015 28,494,100,000
2016 29,526,040,000
2017 33,755,290,000
2018 37,529,150,000
2019 39,643,360,000
2020 37,521,180,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Portugal was 38,072,810,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 50,411,660,000 in 2001 and 10,080,630,000 in 1975.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 15,014,640,000
1971 14,484,190,000
1972 16,641,620,000
1973 20,151,460,000
1974 18,430,860,000
1975 10,080,630,000
1976 13,069,830,000
1977 17,513,060,000
1978 18,663,540,000
1979 20,057,220,000
1980 22,202,610,000
1981 23,004,730,000
1982 23,301,410,000
1983 18,852,920,000
1984 15,008,450,000
1985 14,709,380,000
1986 17,346,140,000
1987 22,309,610,000
1988 27,168,670,000
1989 27,709,330,000
1990 30,657,430,000
1991 30,595,340,000
1992 31,569,690,000
1993 28,820,850,000
1994 32,321,590,000
1995 34,266,180,000
1996 35,690,340,000
1997 40,343,760,000
1998 45,320,240,000
1999 48,735,860,000
2000 49,486,510,000
2001 50,411,660,000
2002 47,556,820,000
2003 42,870,850,000
2004 44,905,940,000
2005 44,647,630,000
2006 44,558,950,000
2007 46,273,280,000
2008 46,665,600,000
2009 41,144,310,000
2010 42,345,750,000
2011 36,569,250,000
2012 30,211,570,000
2013 28,684,140,000
2014 29,850,380,000
2015 31,614,570,000
2016 32,414,810,000
2017 36,268,770,000
2018 39,111,510,000
2019 40,395,100,000
2020 38,072,810,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Portugal was -5.75 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.00 in 1977 and a minimum value of -45.31 in 1975.

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
1971 -3.53
1972 14.90
1973 21.09
1974 -8.54
1975 -45.31
1976 29.65
1977 34.00
1978 6.57
1979 7.47
1980 10.70
1981 3.61
1982 1.29
1983 -19.09
1984 -20.39
1985 -1.99
1986 17.93
1987 28.61
1988 21.78
1989 1.99
1990 10.64
1991 -0.20
1992 3.18
1993 -8.71
1994 12.15
1995 6.02
1996 4.16
1997 13.04
1998 12.34
1999 7.54
2000 1.54
2001 1.87
2002 -5.66
2003 -9.85
2004 4.75
2005 -0.58
2006 -0.20
2007 3.85
2008 0.85
2009 -11.83
2010 2.92
2011 -13.64
2012 -17.39
2013 -5.06
2014 4.07
2015 5.91
2016 2.53
2017 11.89
2018 7.84
2019 3.28
2020 -5.75

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Portugal was 34,314,890,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,435,850,000 in 2001 and a minimum value of 9,085,637,000 in 1975.

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
1970 13,532,640,000
1971 13,054,550,000
1972 14,999,040,000
1973 18,162,440,000
1974 16,611,670,000
1975 9,085,637,000
1976 11,779,790,000
1977 15,784,460,000
1978 16,821,390,000
1979 18,077,500,000
1980 20,011,130,000
1981 20,734,080,000
1982 21,001,480,000
1983 16,992,070,000
1984 13,527,060,000
1985 13,257,510,000
1986 15,634,020,000
1987 20,107,570,000
1988 24,487,020,000
1989 24,974,320,000
1990 27,631,440,000
1991 27,575,470,000
1992 28,453,650,000
1993 25,976,130,000
1994 29,131,330,000
1995 30,883,980,000
1996 32,167,570,000
1997 36,361,690,000
1998 40,846,970,000
1999 43,925,450,000
2000 44,602,010,000
2001 45,435,850,000
2002 42,862,790,000
2003 38,639,350,000
2004 40,473,570,000
2005 40,240,750,000
2006 40,160,830,000
2007 41,705,940,000
2008 42,059,540,000
2009 37,083,220,000
2010 38,166,070,000
2011 32,959,740,000
2012 27,229,580,000
2013 25,852,920,000
2014 26,904,040,000
2015 28,494,100,000
2016 29,215,350,000
2017 32,688,910,000
2018 35,251,060,000
2019 36,407,960,000
2020 34,314,890,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Portugal was 18.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 35.85 in 1981, while its lowest value was 14.63 in 2013.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 28.07
1971 26.11
1972 28.74
1973 31.26
1974 29.65
1975 19.45
1976 24.78
1977 30.12
1978 31.62
1979 30.60
1980 34.02
1981 35.85
1982 35.38
1983 29.32
1984 23.06
1985 21.40
1986 23.17
1987 27.38
1988 30.47
1989 28.29
1990 27.72
1991 25.74
1992 24.95
1993 22.15
1994 22.95
1995 24.19
1996 24.41
1997 26.52
1998 28.32
1999 29.03
2000 28.78
2001 28.16
2002 25.90
2003 23.11
2004 23.82
2005 23.36
2006 22.93
2007 23.10
2008 23.58
2009 20.84
2010 21.13
2011 18.60
2012 15.70
2013 14.63
2014 15.32
2015 15.86
2016 15.83
2017 17.23
2018 18.29
2019 18.49
2020 18.75

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts