Brazil - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Brazil was $222,559,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $571,009,000,000 in 2011 and $2,984,287,000 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 $2,984,287,000
1961 $3,254,004,000
1962 $3,906,482,000
1963 $4,433,910,000
1964 $3,945,921,000
1965 $4,363,220,000
1966 $5,383,557,000
1967 $5,175,745,000
1968 $6,408,491,000
1969 $8,372,888,000
1970 $8,694,949,000
1971 $10,390,960,000
1972 $12,393,180,000
1973 $18,427,700,000
1974 $26,692,660,000
1975 $33,202,200,000
1976 $35,293,370,000
1977 $38,879,500,000
1978 $46,130,430,000
1979 $51,213,070,000
1980 $54,869,960,000
1981 $60,840,760,000
1982 $59,417,400,000
1983 $33,915,350,000
1984 $32,901,530,000
1985 $42,806,690,000
1986 $51,195,730,000
1987 $65,594,460,000
1988 $75,061,420,000
1989 $93,360,240,000
1990 $78,800,400,000
1991 $67,729,750,000
1992 $62,140,860,000
1993 $76,776,250,000
1994 $116,346,000,000
1995 $133,036,000,000
1996 $146,843,000,000
1997 $156,893,000,000
1998 $156,891,000,000
1999 $104,275,000,000
2000 $123,900,000,000
2001 $104,951,000,000
2002 $88,954,590,000
2003 $94,099,720,000
2004 $119,887,000,000
2005 $153,405,000,000
2006 $197,340,000,000
2007 $276,899,000,000
2008 $366,633,000,000
2009 $313,331,000,000
2010 $481,556,000,000
2011 $571,009,000,000
2012 $527,983,000,000
2013 $536,448,000,000
2014 $504,678,000,000
2015 $313,794,000,000
2016 $268,807,000,000
2017 $301,801,000,000
2018 $289,362,000,000
2019 $289,241,000,000
2020 $222,559,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Brazil was 1,147,330,000,000.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,187,480,000,000.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 0.00 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 local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 0.00
1961 0.00
1962 0.00
1963 0.00
1964 0.00
1965 0.00
1966 0.00
1967 0.01
1968 0.01
1969 0.01
1970 0.01
1971 0.02
1972 0.03
1973 0.04
1974 0.07
1975 0.10
1976 0.14
1977 0.20
1978 0.30
1979 0.50
1980 1.05
1981 2.06
1982 3.88
1983 7.11
1984 22.10
1985 96.53
1986 254.24
1987 935.71
1988 7,151.27
1989 114,497.00
1990 2,329,127.00
1991 11,917,820.00
1992 121,362,600.00
1993 2,938,735,000.00
1994 77,333,340,000.00
1995 122,083,000,000.00
1996 147,592,000,000.00
1997 169,129,000,000.00
1998 182,075,000,000.00
1999 189,148,000,000.00
2000 226,666,000,000.00
2001 246,597,000,000.00
2002 259,780,000,000.00
2003 289,590,000,000.00
2004 350,684,000,000.00
2005 373,447,000,000.00
2006 429,279,000,000.00
2007 539,138,000,000.00
2008 672,320,000,000.00
2009 626,483,000,000.00
2010 847,166,000,000.00
2011 955,201,000,000.00
2012 1,031,190,000,000.00
2013 1,156,630,000,000.00
2014 1,187,480,000,000.00
2015 1,043,960,000,000.00
2016 938,490,000,000.00
2017 963,165,000,000.00
2018 1,057,280,000,000.00
2019 1,140,900,000,000.00
2020 1,147,330,000,000.00

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Brazil was 289,979,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 380,733,000,000 in 2013 and 71,910,870,000 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.

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Year Value
1970 71,910,870,000
1971 82,948,090,000
1972 96,812,600,000
1973 117,134,000,000
1974 132,665,000,000
1975 145,579,000,000
1976 155,809,000,000
1977 153,985,000,000
1978 161,295,000,000
1979 167,563,000,000
1980 182,931,000,000
1981 160,265,000,000
1982 149,490,000,000
1983 125,425,000,000
1984 126,973,000,000
1985 138,135,000,000
1986 169,879,000,000
1987 167,943,000,000
1988 159,813,000,000
1989 161,749,000,000
1990 148,652,000,000
1991 160,668,000,000
1992 150,030,000,000
1993 159,521,000,000
1994 182,263,000,000
1995 195,551,000,000
1996 197,112,000,000
1997 213,705,000,000
1998 213,355,000,000
1999 194,419,000,000
2000 203,777,000,000
2001 206,435,000,000
2002 203,455,000,000
2003 195,348,000,000
2004 211,927,000,000
2005 216,073,000,000
2006 230,465,000,000
2007 258,011,000,000
2008 289,713,000,000
2009 283,531,000,000
2010 334,152,000,000
2011 356,988,000,000
2012 359,768,000,000
2013 380,733,000,000
2014 364,650,000,000
2015 313,794,000,000
2016 275,732,000,000
2017 268,680,000,000
2018 282,737,000,000
2019 292,249,000,000
2020 289,979,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Brazil was -0.78 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.98 in 1986 and a minimum value of -16.10 in 1983.

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 15.35
1972 16.71
1973 20.99
1974 13.26
1975 9.73
1976 7.03
1977 -1.17
1978 4.75
1979 3.89
1980 9.17
1981 -12.39
1982 -6.72
1983 -16.10
1984 1.23
1985 8.79
1986 22.98
1987 -1.14
1988 -4.84
1989 1.21
1990 -8.10
1991 8.08
1992 -6.62
1993 6.33
1994 14.26
1995 7.29
1996 0.80
1997 8.42
1998 -0.16
1999 -8.88
2000 4.81
2001 1.30
2002 -1.44
2003 -3.98
2004 8.49
2005 1.96
2006 6.66
2007 11.95
2008 12.29
2009 -2.13
2010 17.85
2011 6.83
2012 0.78
2013 5.83
2014 -4.22
2015 -13.95
2016 -12.13
2017 -2.56
2018 5.23
2019 3.36
2020 -0.78

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Brazil was 735,174,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 965,261,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 182,314,000,000 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 182,314,000,000
1971 210,296,000,000
1972 245,446,000,000
1973 296,967,000,000
1974 336,341,000,000
1975 369,081,000,000
1976 395,017,000,000
1977 390,393,000,000
1978 408,928,000,000
1979 424,817,000,000
1980 463,779,000,000
1981 406,316,000,000
1982 378,998,000,000
1983 317,986,000,000
1984 321,912,000,000
1985 350,210,000,000
1986 430,688,000,000
1987 425,780,000,000
1988 405,170,000,000
1989 410,077,000,000
1990 376,872,000,000
1991 407,338,000,000
1992 380,368,000,000
1993 404,429,000,000
1994 462,087,000,000
1995 495,773,000,000
1996 499,732,000,000
1997 541,800,000,000
1998 540,912,000,000
1999 492,905,000,000
2000 516,629,000,000
2001 523,368,000,000
2002 515,812,000,000
2003 495,260,000,000
2004 537,292,000,000
2005 547,803,000,000
2006 584,291,000,000
2007 654,128,000,000
2008 734,500,000,000
2009 718,827,000,000
2010 847,166,000,000
2011 905,062,000,000
2012 912,110,000,000
2013 965,261,000,000
2014 924,487,000,000
2015 795,554,000,000
2016 699,054,000,000
2017 681,177,000,000
2018 716,815,000,000
2019 740,929,000,000
2020 735,174,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Brazil was 15.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.90 in 1989, while its lowest value was 14.63 in 2017.

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
1960 17.52
1961 18.84
1962 20.31
1963 19.04
1964 18.82
1965 19.42
1966 19.03
1967 16.65
1968 18.89
1969 22.52
1970 20.54
1971 21.26
1972 21.21
1973 22.04
1974 24.31
1975 25.70
1976 23.04
1977 22.05
1978 23.03
1979 23.14
1980 23.11
1981 23.58
1982 21.90
1983 17.88
1984 17.47
1985 20.30
1986 19.96
1987 23.17
1988 24.34
1989 26.90
1990 20.17
1991 19.77
1992 18.93
1993 20.85
1994 22.15
1995 17.29
1996 17.27
1997 17.76
1998 18.16
1999 17.39
2000 18.90
2001 18.74
2002 17.45
2003 16.86
2004 17.91
2005 17.20
2006 17.82
2007 19.82
2008 21.62
2009 18.80
2010 21.80
2011 21.83
2012 21.42
2013 21.69
2014 20.55
2015 17.41
2016 14.97
2017 14.63
2018 15.10
2019 15.40
2020 15.40

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts