Thailand - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Thailand was $119,797,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $129,166,000,000 in 2019 and $399,305,100 in 1960.

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
1960 $399,305,100
1961 $423,536,400
1962 $562,116,900
1963 $701,872,300
1964 $720,576,900
1965 $817,884,600
1966 $1,149,423,000
1967 $1,234,856,000
1968 $1,415,144,000
1969 $1,628,702,000
1970 $1,813,990,000
1971 $1,785,385,000
1972 $1,772,692,000
1973 $2,925,979,000
1974 $3,649,798,000
1975 $3,981,197,000
1976 $4,073,951,000
1977 $5,317,621,000
1978 $6,761,179,000
1979 $7,446,533,000
1980 $9,428,415,000
1981 $10,340,690,000
1982 $9,702,349,000
1983 $12,002,950,000
1984 $12,319,050,000
1985 $10,987,340,000
1986 $11,150,120,000
1987 $14,086,610,000
1988 $20,097,890,000
1989 $25,335,580,000
1990 $35,292,570,000
1991 $42,085,100,000
1992 $44,540,960,000
1993 $51,112,540,000
1994 $60,004,970,000
1995 $72,557,440,000
1996 $77,849,760,000
1997 $51,474,000,000
1998 $22,816,390,000
1999 $25,553,460,000
2000 $28,163,480,000
2001 $27,803,450,000
2002 $30,545,650,000
2003 $36,287,420,000
2004 $44,402,070,000
2005 $57,592,120,000
2006 $59,900,530,000
2007 $67,039,850,000
2008 $82,247,030,000
2009 $58,134,880,000
2010 $86,492,770,000
2011 $99,347,860,000
2012 $111,412,000,000
2013 $115,411,000,000
2014 $97,431,600,000
2015 $89,712,390,000
2016 $87,242,950,000
2017 $104,662,000,000
2018 $127,524,000,000
2019 $129,166,000,000
2020 $119,797,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Thailand was 3,748,880,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,120,320,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 8,458,000,000 in 1960.

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
1960 8,458,000,000
1961 8,919,000,000
1962 11,737,000,000
1963 14,620,000,000
1964 14,988,000,000
1965 17,012,000,000
1966 23,908,000,000
1967 25,685,000,000
1968 29,435,000,000
1969 33,877,000,000
1970 37,731,000,000
1971 37,136,000,000
1972 36,872,000,000
1973 59,958,000,000
1974 74,365,000,000
1975 81,134,000,000
1976 83,109,000,000
1977 108,480,000,000
1978 137,496,000,000
1979 152,050,000,000
1980 193,060,000,000
1981 225,638,000,000
1982 223,155,000,000
1983 276,069,000,000
1984 291,215,000,000
1985 298,404,000,000
1986 293,236,000,000
1987 362,347,000,000
1988 508,354,000,000
1989 651,175,000,000
1990 902,978,000,000
1991 1,073,880,000,000
1992 1,131,350,000,000
1993 1,294,150,000,000
1994 1,509,130,000,000
1995 1,807,780,000,000
1996 1,972,920,000,000
1997 1,614,450,000,000
1998 943,672,000,000
1999 966,271,000,000
2000 1,129,690,000,000
2001 1,235,360,000,000
2002 1,312,240,000,000
2003 1,505,370,000,000
2004 1,785,960,000,000
2005 2,316,360,000,000
2006 2,269,150,000,000
2007 2,314,100,000,000
2008 2,739,920,000,000
2009 1,993,200,000,000
2010 2,740,580,000,000
2011 3,029,290,000,000
2012 3,463,040,000,000
2013 3,546,130,000,000
2014 3,164,560,000,000
2015 3,072,440,000,000
2016 3,079,360,000,000
2017 3,552,220,000,000
2018 4,120,320,000,000
2019 4,010,290,000,000
2020 3,748,880,000,000

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 89,712,390,000

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
2003 12.29

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
2002 1,312,240,000,000
2003 1,473,530,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Thailand was 23.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.86 in 1995, while its lowest value was 13.96 in 1961.

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
1960 14.46
1961 13.96
1962 16.99
1963 19.82
1964 18.53
1965 18.64
1966 21.77
1967 21.90
1968 23.27
1969 24.33
1970 25.60
1971 24.21
1972 21.68
1973 27.00
1974 26.64
1975 26.75
1976 23.99
1977 26.88
1978 28.16
1979 27.21
1980 29.14
1981 29.68
1982 26.52
1983 29.98
1984 29.47
1985 28.24
1986 25.87
1987 27.87
1988 32.59
1989 35.07
1990 41.35
1991 42.84
1992 39.96
1993 39.66
1994 40.91
1995 42.86
1996 42.53
1997 34.27
1998 20.07
1999 20.17
2000 22.28
2001 23.11
2002 22.74
2003 23.83
2004 25.68
2005 30.42
2006 27.01
2007 25.50
2008 28.23
2009 20.64
2010 25.36
2011 26.79
2012 28.02
2013 27.46
2014 23.92
2015 22.36
2016 21.11
2017 22.93
2018 25.17
2019 23.73
2020 23.88

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts