Zambia - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Zambia was $5,848,491,000 as of 2020. Over the past 10 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $10,608,950,000 in 2017 and $5,848,491,000 in 2020.

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
2010 $6,054,845,000
2011 $7,892,793,000
2012 $8,098,479,000
2013 $9,543,456,000
2014 $9,246,792,000
2015 $9,096,556,000
2016 $8,007,420,000
2017 $10,608,950,000
2018 $10,167,080,000
2019 $9,151,428,000
2020 $5,848,491,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Zambia was 107,285,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 117,962,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 29,045,700,000 in 2010.

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
2010 29,045,700,000
2011 38,364,500,000
2012 41,685,300,000
2013 51,510,800,000
2014 56,914,000,000
2015 78,496,000,000
2016 82,562,910,000
2017 100,971,000,000
2018 106,330,000,000
2019 117,962,000,000
2020 107,285,000,000

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 9,096,556,000

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
2010 29,045,700,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Zambia was 32.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 42.80 in 2015, while its lowest value was 29.88 in 2010.

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
2010 29.88
2011 33.64
2012 31.75
2013 34.04
2014 34.07
2015 42.80
2016 38.21
2017 41.00
2018 38.64
2019 39.26
2020 32.29

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts