Qatar - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Qatar was $63,323,230,000 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $77,136,690,000 in 2019 and $1,808,516,000 in 1994.

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
1994 $1,808,516,000
1995 $2,855,220,000
1996 $3,240,110,000
1997 $4,003,022,000
1998 $3,279,121,000
1999 $2,340,110,000
2000 $3,578,846,000
2001 $5,107,143,000
2002 $6,321,703,000
2003 $8,205,220,000
2004 $9,999,726,000
2005 $15,277,470,000
2006 $25,502,750,000
2007 $36,680,770,000
2008 $47,396,700,000
2009 $42,018,130,000
2010 $39,134,340,000
2011 $48,708,240,000
2012 $50,714,840,000
2013 $55,301,740,000
2014 $65,558,950,000
2015 $59,952,440,000
2016 $75,087,180,000
2017 $69,929,580,000
2018 $76,300,790,000
2019 $77,136,690,000
2020 $63,323,230,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Qatar was 230,497,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 280,778,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 6,583,000,000 in 1994.

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
1994 6,583,000,000
1995 10,393,000,000
1996 11,794,000,000
1997 14,571,000,000
1998 11,936,000,000
1999 8,518,000,000
2000 13,027,000,000
2001 18,590,000,000
2002 23,011,000,000
2003 29,867,000,000
2004 36,399,000,000
2005 55,610,000,000
2006 92,830,000,000
2007 133,518,000,000
2008 172,524,000,000
2009 152,946,000,000
2010 142,449,000,000
2011 177,298,000,000
2012 184,602,000,000
2013 201,298,000,000
2014 238,635,000,000
2015 218,227,000,000
2016 273,317,000,000
2017 254,544,000,000
2018 277,735,000,000
2019 280,778,000,000
2020 230,497,000,000

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 59,952,440,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

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
2017 -7.35
2018 7.10
2019 1.46
2020 -10.39

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

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
2016 279,899,000,000
2017 259,333,000,000
2018 277,735,000,000
2019 281,784,000,000
2020 252,500,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Qatar was 43.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 49.49 in 2016, while its lowest value was 18.88 in 1999.

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
1994 24.52
1995 35.09
1996 35.77
1997 35.43
1998 31.97
1999 18.88
2000 20.15
2001 29.12
2002 32.65
2003 34.87
2004 31.51
2005 34.31
2006 41.89
2007 46.02
2008 41.12
2009 42.96
2010 31.28
2011 29.03
2012 27.14
2013 27.83
2014 31.79
2015 37.07
2016 49.49
2017 43.41
2018 41.62
2019 43.74
2020 43.85

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts