Japan - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Japan was $1,290,050,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,715,440,000,000 in 1995 and $87,370,670,000 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 $87,370,670,000
1971 $90,431,130,000
1972 $118,996,000,000
1973 $173,239,000,000
1974 $188,497,000,000
1975 $180,032,000,000
1976 $196,577,000,000
1977 $234,403,000,000
1978 $329,958,000,000
1979 $361,049,000,000
1980 $375,364,000,000
1981 $399,334,000,000
1982 $358,469,000,000
1983 $374,527,000,000
1984 $396,314,000,000
1985 $419,831,000,000
1986 $623,077,000,000
1987 $783,732,000,000
1988 $1,015,140,000,000
1989 $1,034,410,000,000
1990 $1,081,150,000,000
1991 $1,226,770,000,000
1992 $1,269,950,000,000
1993 $1,366,490,000,000
1994 $1,532,260,000,000
1995 $1,715,440,000,000
1996 $1,576,810,000,000
1997 $1,397,620,000,000
1998 $1,212,740,000,000
1999 $1,307,370,000,000
2000 $1,411,880,000,000
2001 $1,214,200,000,000
2002 $1,083,310,000,000
2003 $1,159,760,000,000
2004 $1,254,510,000,000
2005 $1,258,710,000,000
2006 $1,200,000,000,000
2007 $1,180,140,000,000
2008 $1,321,080,000,000
2009 $1,195,590,000,000
2010 $1,300,990,000,000
2011 $1,467,320,000,000
2012 $1,505,680,000,000
2013 $1,272,730,000,000
2014 $1,226,030,000,000
2015 $1,118,580,000,000
2016 $1,242,690,000,000
2017 $1,243,300,000,000
2018 $1,287,240,000,000
2019 $1,326,070,000,000
2020 $1,290,050,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Japan was 137,745,000,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 171,524,000,000,000 in 1996 and a minimum value of 31,453,400,000,000 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 31,453,400,000,000
1971 31,712,200,000,000
1972 36,076,400,000,000
1973 47,069,300,000,000
1974 55,056,700,000,000
1975 53,431,300,000,000
1976 58,295,300,000,000
1977 62,939,400,000,000
1978 69,437,000,000,000
1979 79,120,300,000,000
1980 85,110,400,000,000
1981 88,067,400,000,000
1982 89,286,400,000,000
1983 88,954,500,000,000
1984 94,133,500,000,000
1985 100,145,000,000,000
1986 105,001,000,000,000
1987 113,357,000,000,000
1988 130,092,000,000,000
1989 142,712,000,000,000
1990 156,543,000,000,000
1991 165,254,000,000,000
1992 160,841,000,000,000
1993 151,951,000,000,000
1994 156,609,000,000,000
1995 161,354,000,000,000
1996 171,524,000,000,000
1997 169,099,000,000,000
1998 158,754,000,000,000
1999 148,918,000,000,000
2000 152,152,000,000,000
2001 147,560,000,000,000
2002 135,834,000,000,000
2003 134,455,000,000,000
2004 135,729,000,000,000
2005 138,733,000,000,000
2006 139,559,000,000,000
2007 138,966,000,000,000
2008 136,546,000,000,000
2009 111,872,000,000,000
2010 114,201,000,000,000
2011 117,102,000,000,000
2012 120,139,000,000,000
2013 124,213,000,000,000
2014 129,891,000,000,000
2015 135,398,000,000,000
2016 135,196,000,000,000
2017 139,456,000,000,000
2018 142,141,000,000,000
2019 144,555,000,000,000
2020 137,745,000,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Japan was 1,116,560,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,307,750,000,000 in 1996 and 529,862,000,000 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 529,862,000,000
1971 534,444,000,000
1972 587,056,000,000
1973 656,746,000,000
1974 614,380,000,000
1975 582,437,000,000
1976 603,825,000,000
1977 622,177,000,000
1978 668,854,000,000
1979 711,683,000,000
1980 705,051,000,000
1981 725,778,000,000
1982 725,220,000,000
1983 707,201,000,000
1984 745,568,000,000
1985 819,166,000,000
1986 861,597,000,000
1987 918,877,000,000
1988 1,061,840,000,000
1989 1,159,670,000,000
1990 1,244,590,000,000
1991 1,281,760,000,000
1992 1,235,470,000,000
1993 1,197,660,000,000
1994 1,170,700,000,000
1995 1,220,500,000,000
1996 1,307,750,000,000
1997 1,285,930,000,000
1998 1,223,250,000,000
1999 1,167,830,000,000
2000 1,201,850,000,000
2001 1,188,810,000,000
2002 1,115,640,000,000
2003 1,121,440,000,000
2004 1,141,430,000,000
2005 1,166,440,000,000
2006 1,165,730,000,000
2007 1,155,460,000,000
2008 1,121,930,000,000
2009 942,795,000,000
2010 970,213,000,000
2011 999,830,000,000
2012 1,029,500,000,000
2013 1,055,190,000,000
2014 1,082,670,000,000
2015 1,118,580,000,000
2016 1,126,650,000,000
2017 1,150,430,000,000
2018 1,159,270,000,000
2019 1,170,810,000,000
2020 1,116,560,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Japan was -4.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.56 in 1988 and a minimum value of -15.97 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 0.86
1972 9.84
1973 11.87
1974 -6.45
1975 -5.20
1976 3.67
1977 3.04
1978 7.50
1979 6.40
1980 -0.93
1981 2.94
1982 -0.08
1983 -2.48
1984 5.43
1985 9.87
1986 5.18
1987 6.65
1988 15.56
1989 9.21
1990 7.32
1991 2.99
1992 -3.61
1993 -3.06
1994 -2.25
1995 4.25
1996 7.15
1997 -1.67
1998 -4.87
1999 -4.53
2000 2.91
2001 -1.09
2002 -6.15
2003 0.52
2004 1.78
2005 2.19
2006 -0.06
2007 -0.88
2008 -2.90
2009 -15.97
2010 2.91
2011 3.05
2012 2.97
2013 2.50
2014 2.60
2015 3.32
2016 0.72
2017 2.11
2018 0.77
2019 1.00
2020 -4.63

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Japan was 135,153,000,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 158,295,000,000,000 in 1996 and a minimum value of 64,136,600,000,000 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 64,136,600,000,000
1971 64,691,200,000,000
1972 71,059,600,000,000
1973 79,495,200,000,000
1974 74,367,000,000,000
1975 70,500,600,000,000
1976 73,089,500,000,000
1977 75,310,800,000,000
1978 80,960,700,000,000
1979 86,144,900,000,000
1980 85,342,200,000,000
1981 87,851,100,000,000
1982 87,783,500,000,000
1983 85,602,500,000,000
1984 90,246,500,000,000
1985 99,155,100,000,000
1986 104,291,000,000,000
1987 111,225,000,000,000
1988 128,530,000,000,000
1989 140,371,000,000,000
1990 150,651,000,000,000
1991 155,149,000,000,000
1992 149,547,000,000,000
1993 144,970,000,000,000
1994 141,706,000,000,000
1995 147,734,000,000,000
1996 158,295,000,000,000
1997 155,654,000,000,000
1998 148,067,000,000,000
1999 141,359,000,000,000
2000 145,477,000,000,000
2001 143,898,000,000,000
2002 135,041,000,000,000
2003 135,744,000,000,000
2004 138,163,000,000,000
2005 141,191,000,000,000
2006 141,104,000,000,000
2007 139,861,000,000,000
2008 135,803,000,000,000
2009 114,120,000,000,000
2010 117,438,000,000,000
2011 121,023,000,000,000
2012 124,615,000,000,000
2013 127,724,000,000,000
2014 131,051,000,000,000
2015 135,398,000,000,000
2016 136,374,000,000,000
2017 139,253,000,000,000
2018 140,323,000,000,000
2019 141,720,000,000,000
2020 135,153,000,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Japan was 25.51 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 41.09 in 1970, while its lowest value was 22.59 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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 41.09
1971 37.66
1972 37.42
1973 40.09
1974 39.30
1975 34.52
1976 33.54
1977 32.49
1978 32.55
1979 34.22
1980 33.96
1981 32.76
1982 31.60
1983 30.12
1984 30.06
1985 30.01
1986 29.97
1987 30.94
1988 33.05
1989 33.86
1990 34.51
1991 34.22
1992 32.49
1993 30.68
1994 30.65
1995 30.93
1996 32.03
1997 31.11
1998 29.59
1999 28.20
2000 28.42
2001 27.75
2002 25.90
2003 25.66
2004 25.64
2005 26.05
2006 26.08
2007 25.77
2008 25.87
2009 22.60
2010 22.59
2011 23.54
2012 24.00
2013 24.42
2014 25.04
2015 25.17
2016 24.84
2017 25.21
2018 25.56
2019 25.76
2020 25.51

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts