Switzerland - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Switzerland was 25.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 33.34 in 1989, while its lowest value was 24.45 in 2010.

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
1980 30.45
1981 30.75
1982 29.19
1983 29.87
1984 29.62
1985 29.99
1986 30.74
1987 31.06
1988 32.81
1989 33.34
1990 32.79
1991 31.42
1992 28.20
1993 26.42
1994 26.66
1995 26.60
1996 25.47
1997 25.48
1998 26.55
1999 26.90
2000 27.09
2001 26.36
2002 26.45
2003 25.81
2004 26.44
2005 26.42
2006 26.29
2007 26.47
2008 26.05
2009 24.54
2010 24.45
2011 24.63
2012 25.25
2013 25.12
2014 25.28
2015 25.24
2016 25.40
2017 25.97
2018 25.58
2019 25.50
2020 25.74

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts