United Kingdom - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was 17.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 26.20 in 1974, while its lowest value was 15.59 in 2011.

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 23.46
1971 23.54
1972 23.10
1973 24.68
1974 26.20
1975 25.48
1976 25.14
1977 23.86
1978 23.47
1979 23.60
1980 22.77
1981 20.63
1982 20.64
1983 20.47
1984 21.68
1985 21.70
1986 21.52
1987 22.36
1988 24.30
1989 25.42
1990 23.50
1991 20.68
1992 19.31
1993 18.44
1994 18.87
1995 17.97
1996 18.50
1997 17.08
1998 17.38
1999 17.38
2000 17.68
2001 17.65
2002 17.59
2003 17.30
2004 17.25
2005 17.33
2006 17.53
2007 17.93
2008 17.50
2009 15.96
2010 15.83
2011 15.59
2012 15.67
2013 15.85
2014 16.48
2015 17.22
2016 17.61
2017 18.02
2018 17.77
2019 17.72
2020 17.11

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts