United States - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in United States was $4,419,380,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,566,250,000,000 in 2019 and $229,845,000,000 in 1970.

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
1970 $229,845,000,000
1971 $255,333,000,000
1972 $288,831,000,000
1973 $332,566,000,000
1974 $350,692,000,000
1975 $341,656,000,000
1976 $412,870,000,000
1977 $489,776,000,000
1978 $583,944,000,000
1979 $659,753,000,000
1980 $666,046,000,000
1981 $778,569,000,000
1982 $737,977,000,000
1983 $808,682,000,000
1984 $1,013,270,000,000
1985 $1,049,530,000,000
1986 $1,087,230,000,000
1987 $1,146,810,000,000
1988 $1,195,360,000,000
1989 $1,270,130,000,000
1990 $1,283,820,000,000
1991 $1,238,440,000,000
1992 $1,309,120,000,000
1993 $1,398,710,000,000
1994 $1,550,660,000,000
1995 $1,625,180,000,000
1996 $1,752,010,000,000
1997 $1,922,210,000,000
1998 $2,080,670,000,000
1999 $2,255,540,000,000
2000 $2,427,260,000,000
2001 $2,346,730,000,000
2002 $2,374,090,000,000
2003 $2,491,280,000,000
2004 $2,767,460,000,000
2005 $3,048,010,000,000
2006 $3,251,850,000,000
2007 $3,265,040,000,000
2008 $3,107,210,000,000
2009 $2,572,570,000,000
2010 $2,809,980,000,000
2011 $2,969,180,000,000
2012 $3,242,790,000,000
2013 $3,426,420,000,000
2014 $3,646,750,000,000
2015 $3,859,760,000,000
2016 $3,844,980,000,000
2017 $4,049,750,000,000
2018 $4,340,400,000,000
2019 $4,566,250,000,000
2020 $4,419,380,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in United States was 4,419,380,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,566,250,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 229,845,000,000 in 1970.

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
1970 229,845,000,000
1971 255,333,000,000
1972 288,831,000,000
1973 332,566,000,000
1974 350,692,000,000
1975 341,656,000,000
1976 412,870,000,000
1977 489,776,000,000
1978 583,944,000,000
1979 659,753,000,000
1980 666,046,000,000
1981 778,569,000,000
1982 737,977,000,000
1983 808,682,000,000
1984 1,013,270,000,000
1985 1,049,530,000,000
1986 1,087,230,000,000
1987 1,146,810,000,000
1988 1,195,360,000,000
1989 1,270,130,000,000
1990 1,283,820,000,000
1991 1,238,440,000,000
1992 1,309,120,000,000
1993 1,398,710,000,000
1994 1,550,660,000,000
1995 1,625,180,000,000
1996 1,752,010,000,000
1997 1,922,210,000,000
1998 2,080,670,000,000
1999 2,255,540,000,000
2000 2,427,260,000,000
2001 2,346,730,000,000
2002 2,374,090,000,000
2003 2,491,280,000,000
2004 2,767,460,000,000
2005 3,048,010,000,000
2006 3,251,850,000,000
2007 3,265,040,000,000
2008 3,107,210,000,000
2009 2,572,570,000,000
2010 2,809,980,000,000
2011 2,969,180,000,000
2012 3,242,790,000,000
2013 3,426,420,000,000
2014 3,646,750,000,000
2015 3,859,760,000,000
2016 3,844,980,000,000
2017 4,049,750,000,000
2018 4,340,400,000,000
2019 4,566,250,000,000
2020 4,419,380,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in United States was 4,157,010,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,328,250,000,000 in 2019 and 850,729,000,000 in 1970.

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
1970 850,729,000,000
1971 897,094,000,000
1972 967,220,000,000
1973 1,054,150,000,000
1974 1,003,250,000,000
1975 878,677,000,000
1976 1,010,230,000,000
1977 1,121,570,000,000
1978 1,241,350,000,000
1979 1,289,180,000,000
1980 1,189,860,000,000
1981 1,270,430,000,000
1982 1,141,150,000,000
1983 1,240,090,000,000
1984 1,534,520,000,000
1985 1,571,400,000,000
1986 1,599,860,000,000
1987 1,655,840,000,000
1988 1,683,810,000,000
1989 1,744,810,000,000
1990 1,726,890,000,000
1991 1,636,160,000,000
1992 1,726,240,000,000
1993 1,819,100,000,000
1994 1,983,450,000,000
1995 2,040,270,000,000
1996 2,195,160,000,000
1997 2,403,300,000,000
1998 2,611,440,000,000
1999 2,819,080,000,000
2000 2,990,990,000,000
2001 2,871,580,000,000
2002 2,885,140,000,000
2003 3,004,340,000,000
2004 3,239,430,000,000
2005 3,421,130,000,000
2006 3,525,720,000,000
2007 3,468,630,000,000
2008 3,253,100,000,000
2009 2,713,220,000,000
2010 2,996,950,000,000
2011 3,123,370,000,000
2012 3,362,710,000,000
2013 3,519,600,000,000
2014 3,674,290,000,000
2015 3,859,760,000,000
2016 3,841,500,000,000
2017 3,985,430,000,000
2018 4,188,870,000,000
2019 4,328,250,000,000
2020 4,157,010,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in United States was -3.96 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.74 in 1984 and a minimum value of -16.60 in 2009.

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
1971 5.45
1972 7.82
1973 8.99
1974 -4.83
1975 -12.42
1976 14.97
1977 11.02
1978 10.68
1979 3.85
1980 -7.70
1981 6.77
1982 -10.18
1983 8.67
1984 23.74
1985 2.40
1986 1.81
1987 3.50
1988 1.69
1989 3.62
1990 -1.03
1991 -5.25
1992 5.51
1993 5.38
1994 9.03
1995 2.86
1996 7.59
1997 9.48
1998 8.66
1999 7.95
2000 6.10
2001 -3.99
2002 0.47
2003 4.13
2004 7.82
2005 5.61
2006 3.06
2007 -1.62
2008 -6.21
2009 -16.60
2010 10.46
2011 4.22
2012 7.66
2013 4.67
2014 4.39
2015 5.05
2016 -0.47
2017 3.75
2018 5.10
2019 3.33
2020 -3.96

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in United States was 4,157,010,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,328,250,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 850,729,000,000 in 1970.

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
1970 850,729,000,000
1971 897,094,000,000
1972 967,220,000,000
1973 1,054,150,000,000
1974 1,003,250,000,000
1975 878,677,000,000
1976 1,010,230,000,000
1977 1,121,570,000,000
1978 1,241,350,000,000
1979 1,289,180,000,000
1980 1,189,860,000,000
1981 1,270,430,000,000
1982 1,141,150,000,000
1983 1,240,090,000,000
1984 1,534,520,000,000
1985 1,571,400,000,000
1986 1,599,860,000,000
1987 1,655,840,000,000
1988 1,683,810,000,000
1989 1,744,810,000,000
1990 1,726,890,000,000
1991 1,636,160,000,000
1992 1,726,240,000,000
1993 1,819,100,000,000
1994 1,983,450,000,000
1995 2,040,270,000,000
1996 2,195,160,000,000
1997 2,403,300,000,000
1998 2,611,440,000,000
1999 2,819,080,000,000
2000 2,990,990,000,000
2001 2,871,580,000,000
2002 2,885,140,000,000
2003 3,004,340,000,000
2004 3,239,430,000,000
2005 3,421,130,000,000
2006 3,525,720,000,000
2007 3,468,630,000,000
2008 3,253,100,000,000
2009 2,713,220,000,000
2010 2,996,950,000,000
2011 3,123,370,000,000
2012 3,362,710,000,000
2013 3,519,600,000,000
2014 3,674,290,000,000
2015 3,859,760,000,000
2016 3,841,500,000,000
2017 3,985,430,000,000
2018 4,188,870,000,000
2019 4,328,250,000,000
2020 4,157,010,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in United States was 21.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 25.11 in 1979, while its lowest value was 17.80 in 2009.

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
1970 21.41
1971 21.92
1972 22.58
1973 23.33
1974 22.69
1975 20.28
1976 22.04
1977 23.53
1978 24.83
1979 25.11
1980 23.31
1981 24.28
1982 22.07
1983 22.25
1984 25.10
1985 24.19
1986 23.74
1987 23.62
1988 22.83
1989 22.51
1990 21.53
1991 20.11
1992 20.08
1993 20.39
1994 21.28
1995 21.27
1996 21.70
1997 22.41
1998 22.96
1999 23.42
2000 23.68
2001 22.18
2002 21.71
2003 21.74
2004 22.66
2005 23.38
2006 23.54
2007 22.59
2008 21.12
2009 17.80
2010 18.74
2011 19.10
2012 20.02
2013 20.41
2014 20.81
2015 21.16
2016 20.51
2017 20.72
2018 21.06
2019 21.30
2020 21.09

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts