Sierra Leone - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Sierra Leone was $491,692,300 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,236,963,000 in 2011 and ($20,612,330) in 1997.

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
1980 $178,414,900
1981 $212,837,600
1982 $173,333,900
1983 $142,097,100
1984 $138,170,100
1985 $93,600,310
1986 $52,137,710
1987 $71,435,260
1988 $62,188,590
1989 $77,675,420
1990 $84,492,260
1991 $85,087,160
1992 $56,914,300
1993 $59,568,460
1994 $79,006,300
1995 $48,526,220
1996 $103,930,700
1997 ($20,612,330)
1998 $35,726,530
1999 $1,960,426
2000 $6,974,332
2001 $118,491,600
2002 $146,286,300
2003 $155,588,400
2004 $149,561,300
2005 $186,500,000
2006 $195,651,500
2007 $204,050,600
2008 $228,293,000
2009 $245,230,000
2010 $801,484,600
2011 $1,236,963,000
2012 $1,044,624,000
2013 $677,103,900
2014 $686,531,200
2015 $655,116,100
2016 $739,430,800
2017 $691,564,000
2018 $605,756,200
2019 $510,878,200
2020 $491,692,300

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Sierra Leone was 4,832,840,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,379,750,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of -20,231,000,000 in 1997.

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
1980 187,300,000
1981 246,700,000
1982 214,700,000
1983 267,900,000
1984 346,800,000
1985 476,800,000
1986 839,000,000
1987 2,289,000,000
1988 2,022,000,000
1989 4,646,000,000
1990 12,796,000,000
1991 25,130,000,000
1992 28,423,000,000
1993 33,805,100,000
1994 46,353,000,000
1995 36,647,000,000
1996 95,689,000,000
1997 -20,231,000,000
1998 55,862,000,000
1999 3,537,000,000
2000 14,591,000,000
2001 235,342,000,000
2002 307,055,000,000
2003 365,306,000,000
2004 404,010,000,000
2005 538,908,000,000
2006 579,502,000,000
2007 609,129,000,000
2008 680,659,000,000
2009 830,263,000,000
2010 3,188,380,000,000
2011 5,379,750,000,000
2012 4,537,880,000,000
2013 2,933,550,000,000
2014 3,105,980,000,000
2015 3,325,370,000,000
2016 4,650,980,000,000
2017 5,106,810,000,000
2018 4,804,640,000,000
2019 4,603,130,000,000
2020 4,832,840,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Sierra Leone was 319,970,000 as of 2020. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,289,098,000 in 2011 and 141,158,700 in 2001.

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
2001 141,158,700
2002 178,982,400
2003 202,523,300
2004 203,971,600
2005 250,817,500
2006 241,238,300
2007 242,129,600
2008 245,352,000
2009 273,641,100
2010 906,896,700
2011 1,289,098,000
2012 1,022,435,000
2013 810,496,600
2014 769,565,300
2015 655,116,100
2016 709,344,600
2017 739,519,200
2018 496,092,500
2019 332,686,700
2020 319,970,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Sierra Leone was -3.82 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 231.42 in 2010 and a minimum value of -32.94 in 2019.

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
2002 26.80
2003 13.15
2004 0.72
2005 22.97
2006 -3.82
2007 0.37
2008 1.33
2009 11.53
2010 231.42
2011 42.14
2012 -20.69
2013 -20.73
2014 -5.05
2015 -14.87
2016 8.28
2017 4.25
2018 -32.92
2019 -32.94
2020 -3.82

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Sierra Leone was 768,631,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,096,670,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 339,091,000,000 in 2001.

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
2001 339,091,000,000
2002 429,951,000,000
2003 486,501,000,000
2004 489,980,000,000
2005 602,513,000,000
2006 579,502,000,000
2007 581,643,000,000
2008 589,384,000,000
2009 657,340,000,000
2010 2,178,540,000,000
2011 3,096,670,000,000
2012 2,456,090,000,000
2013 1,946,970,000,000
2014 1,848,650,000,000
2015 1,573,720,000,000
2016 1,703,990,000,000
2017 1,776,470,000,000
2018 1,191,710,000,000
2019 799,179,000,000
2020 768,631,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Sierra Leone was 12.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 42.04 in 2011, while its lowest value was -2.42 in 1997.

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
1980 16.21
1981 19.09
1982 13.38
1983 14.28
1984 12.71
1985 10.92
1986 10.64
1987 10.19
1988 5.89
1989 8.33
1990 13.01
1991 10.91
1992 8.37
1993 7.75
1994 8.66
1995 5.57
1996 11.04
1997 -2.42
1998 5.31
1999 0.29
2000 1.10
2001 10.87
2002 11.67
2003 11.23
2004 10.32
2005 11.30
2006 10.38
2007 9.45
2008 9.11
2009 9.99
2010 31.09
2011 42.04
2012 27.48
2013 13.76
2014 13.69
2015 15.53
2016 20.12
2017 18.59
2018 14.83
2019 12.53
2020 12.10

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts