Portugal - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Portugal was 19.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 33.25 in 1982, while its lowest value was 14.75 in 2013.

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
1970 24.86
1971 26.47
1972 28.99
1973 28.69
1974 27.83
1975 27.74
1976 26.83
1977 28.36
1978 29.88
1979 28.45
1980 30.58
1981 33.02
1982 33.25
1983 31.23
1984 25.23
1985 23.33
1986 23.66
1987 26.19
1988 27.91
1989 27.13
1990 26.74
1991 25.43
1992 24.18
1993 22.67
1994 22.69
1995 23.28
1996 23.82
1997 26.00
1998 27.35
1999 27.59
2000 28.00
2001 27.38
2002 25.86
2003 23.76
2004 23.42
2005 23.13
2006 22.53
2007 22.51
2008 22.85
2009 21.20
2010 20.57
2011 18.42
2012 15.82
2013 14.75
2014 15.03
2015 15.52
2016 15.49
2017 16.78
2018 17.52
2019 18.11
2020 19.08

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts