South Asia - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in South Asia was $957,324,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,067,880,000,000 in 2019 and $6,908,170,000 in 1960.

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
1960 $6,908,170,000
1961 $7,104,860,000
1962 $8,542,466,000
1963 $9,313,041,000
1964 $11,034,660,000
1965 $12,999,060,000
1966 $10,619,260,000
1967 $10,455,800,000
1968 $10,377,060,000
1969 $12,257,820,000
1970 $13,549,630,000
1971 $14,772,360,000
1972 $13,735,450,000
1973 $18,387,640,000
1974 $22,053,880,000
1975 $22,700,730,000
1976 $24,070,770,000
1977 $28,823,590,000
1978 $37,688,910,000
1979 $40,993,910,000
1980 $48,259,260,000
1981 $51,184,320,000
1982 $53,660,430,000
1983 $54,591,250,000
1984 $56,036,290,000
1985 $64,576,350,000
1986 $67,262,270,000
1987 $80,245,740,000
1988 $88,880,170,000
1989 $92,615,900,000
1990 $108,147,000,000
1991 $82,268,520,000
1992 $92,321,510,000
1993 $89,175,500,000
1994 $110,545,000,000
1995 $124,332,000,000
1996 $129,849,000,000
1997 $144,971,000,000
1998 $140,773,000,000
1999 $162,725,000,000
2000 $159,647,000,000
2001 $162,849,000,000
2002 $173,291,000,000
2003 $217,264,000,000
2004 $300,036,000,000
2005 $363,970,000,000
2006 $425,624,000,000
2007 $577,184,000,000
2008 $530,779,000,000
2009 $615,065,000,000
2010 $763,354,000,000
2011 $823,581,000,000
2012 $813,834,000,000
2013 $747,694,000,000
2014 $825,022,000,000
2015 $815,987,000,000
2016 $841,263,000,000
2017 $996,409,000,000
2018 $1,057,810,000,000
2019 $1,067,880,000,000
2020 $957,324,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in South Asia was 957,023,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,052,070,000,000 in 2019 and 24,330,080,000 in 1960.

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
1960 24,330,080,000
1961 26,395,900,000
1962 29,976,040,000
1963 32,560,140,000
1964 35,894,160,000
1965 40,346,070,000
1966 39,629,430,000
1967 39,377,020,000
1968 40,367,620,000
1969 41,994,710,000
1970 43,447,070,000
1971 45,752,150,000
1972 43,372,370,000
1973 50,007,240,000
1974 49,660,870,000
1975 46,073,270,000
1976 53,124,370,000
1977 61,229,220,000
1978 71,971,830,000
1979 67,419,800,000
1980 74,202,120,000
1981 72,064,670,000
1982 76,582,710,000
1983 81,239,700,000
1984 85,429,460,000
1985 91,831,250,000
1986 95,665,840,000
1987 105,592,000,000
1988 114,162,000,000
1989 122,319,000,000
1990 140,332,000,000
1991 124,124,000,000
1992 138,339,000,000
1993 143,137,000,000
1994 164,223,000,000
1995 175,608,000,000
1996 179,893,000,000
1997 199,530,000,000
1998 208,316,000,000
1999 235,359,000,000
2000 228,403,000,000
2001 237,034,000,000
2002 251,643,000,000
2003 286,622,000,000
2004 358,960,000,000
2005 413,813,000,000
2006 468,348,000,000
2007 542,348,000,000
2008 524,562,000,000
2009 600,697,000,000
2010 677,091,000,000
2011 704,513,000,000
2012 740,208,000,000
2013 718,324,000,000
2014 774,272,000,000
2015 815,987,000,000
2016 849,997,000,000
2017 943,094,000,000
2018 1,034,330,000,000
2019 1,052,070,000,000
2020 957,023,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in South Asia was -9.03 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.24 in 2004 and a minimum value of -11.55 in 1991.

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
1961 8.49
1962 13.56
1963 8.62
1964 10.24
1965 12.40
1966 -1.78
1967 -0.64
1968 2.52
1969 4.03
1970 3.46
1971 5.31
1972 -5.20
1973 15.30
1974 -0.69
1975 -7.22
1976 15.30
1977 15.26
1978 17.54
1979 -6.32
1980 10.06
1981 -2.88
1982 6.27
1983 6.08
1984 5.16
1985 7.49
1986 4.18
1987 10.38
1988 8.12
1989 7.15
1990 14.73
1991 -11.55
1992 11.45
1993 3.47
1994 14.73
1995 6.93
1996 2.44
1997 10.92
1998 4.40
1999 12.98
2000 -2.96
2001 3.78
2002 6.16
2003 13.90
2004 25.24
2005 15.28
2006 13.18
2007 15.80
2008 -3.28
2009 14.51
2010 12.72
2011 4.05
2012 5.07
2013 -2.96
2014 7.79
2015 5.39
2016 4.17
2017 10.95
2018 9.67
2019 1.72
2020 -9.03

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in South Asia was 28.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 38.37 in 2007, while its lowest value was 14.12 in 1961.

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
1960 14.65
1961 14.12
1962 15.90
1963 15.41
1964 15.95
1965 17.50
1966 17.00
1967 15.21
1968 14.40
1969 15.48
1970 15.80
1971 16.20
1972 14.98
1973 17.54
1974 17.37
1975 16.70
1976 18.15
1977 18.77
1978 21.56
1979 20.94
1980 20.45
1981 20.46
1982 20.73
1983 19.92
1984 20.54
1985 21.77
1986 21.41
1987 23.01
1988 23.71
1989 24.49
1990 26.56
1991 22.71
1992 24.00
1993 23.40
1994 25.57
1995 25.91
1996 24.73
1997 26.32
1998 25.21
1999 27.20
2000 25.32
2001 25.21
2002 25.57
2003 27.47
2004 32.72
2005 34.64
2006 35.58
2007 38.37
2008 34.75
2009 36.54
2010 37.04
2011 36.21
2012 35.38
2013 31.69
2014 31.92
2015 30.23
2016 28.75
2017 29.76
2018 30.78
2019 29.69
2020 28.27

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts