Uruguay - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Uruguay was 16.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 22.86 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1960.

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
1960 0.00
1961 0.00
1962 0.00
1963 0.00
1964 0.00
1965 0.00
1966 0.00
1967 0.00
1968 0.00
1969 0.00
1970 3.40
1971 16.59
1972 14.92
1973 6.74
1974 14.52
1975 18.75
1976 21.63
1977 21.50
1978 22.68
1979 22.86
1980 16.73
1981 21.73
1982 20.43
1983 13.68
1984 10.96
1985 9.63
1986 9.89
1987 11.39
1988 13.58
1989 12.95
1990 12.14
1991 13.44
1992 14.20
1993 14.75
1994 14.55
1995 13.53
1996 13.96
1997 16.03
1998 16.38
1999 15.24
2000 14.32
2001 13.66
2002 12.35
2003 12.52
2004 14.37
2005 16.55
2006 18.24
2007 18.58
2008 20.55
2009 18.74
2010 19.07
2011 19.12
2012 22.15
2013 21.84
2014 21.44
2015 19.79
2016 17.01
2017 16.34
2018 14.99
2019 15.40
2020 16.36

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts