China - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in China was $6,410,860,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $6,410,860,000,000 in 2020 and $7,429,488,000 in 1962.

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 $23,638,550,000
1961 $11,415,600,000
1962 $7,429,488,000
1963 $11,034,740,000
1964 $14,537,460,000
1965 $19,089,240,000
1966 $23,364,740,000
1967 $17,391,450,000
1968 $17,665,850,000
1969 $19,933,440,000
1970 $30,438,110,000
1971 $33,570,880,000
1972 $35,525,460,000
1973 $45,658,690,000
1974 $47,877,400,000
1975 $57,259,420,000
1976 $51,138,650,000
1977 $59,267,210,000
1978 $56,233,030,000
1979 $64,710,340,000
1980 $66,147,550,000
1981 $64,535,520,000
1982 $65,587,900,000
1983 $73,648,730,000
1984 $89,365,470,000
1985 $120,899,000,000
1986 $113,467,000,000
1987 $101,876,000,000
1988 $122,063,000,000
1989 $129,400,000,000
1990 $123,261,000,000
1991 $135,087,000,000
1992 $166,804,000,000
1993 $192,494,000,000
1994 $226,014,000,000
1995 $285,282,000,000
1996 $324,265,000,000
1997 $341,590,000,000
1998 $358,248,000,000
1999 $373,159,000,000
2000 $406,686,000,000
2001 $476,043,000,000
2002 $531,654,000,000
2003 $657,808,000,000
2004 $818,258,000,000
2005 $922,299,000,000
2006 $1,098,390,000,000
2007 $1,437,260,000,000
2008 $1,941,970,000,000
2009 $2,313,940,000,000
2010 $2,833,950,000,000
2011 $3,523,540,000,000
2012 $3,944,050,000,000
2013 $4,440,570,000,000
2014 $4,800,370,000,000
2015 $4,782,440,000,000
2016 $4,788,900,000,000
2017 $5,295,110,000,000
2018 $6,085,020,000,000
2019 $6,176,230,000,000
2020 $6,410,860,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in China was 44,240,100,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,240,100,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 18,289,910,000 in 1962.

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 58,193,390,000
1961 28,102,930,000
1962 18,289,910,000
1963 27,165,330,000
1964 35,788,310,000
1965 46,993,880,000
1966 57,519,320,000
1967 42,814,270,000
1968 43,489,800,000
1969 49,072,140,000
1970 74,932,540,000
1971 82,644,780,000
1972 79,758,200,000
1973 90,833,400,000
1974 93,897,150,000
1975 106,491,000,000
1976 99,280,580,000
1977 110,107,000,000
1978 138,333,000,000
1979 148,834,000,000
1980 158,754,000,000
1981 162,630,000,000
1982 171,840,000,000
1983 192,223,000,000
1984 250,223,000,000
1985 355,442,000,000
1986 391,461,000,000
1987 454,367,000,000
1988 593,224,000,000
1989 639,236,000,000
1990 644,657,000,000
1991 775,398,000,000
1992 1,062,540,000,000
1993 1,544,050,000,000
1994 1,947,940,000,000
1995 2,382,300,000,000
1996 2,696,010,000,000
1997 2,831,710,000,000
1998 2,965,970,000,000
1999 3,089,120,000,000
2000 3,366,710,000,000
2001 3,940,250,000,000
2002 4,400,500,000,000
2003 5,444,680,000,000
2004 6,772,560,000,000
2005 7,557,600,000,000
2006 8,757,860,000,000
2007 10,933,900,000,000
2008 13,494,200,000,000
2009 15,807,500,000,000
2010 19,186,700,000,000
2011 22,767,300,000,000
2012 24,896,000,000,000
2013 27,512,900,000,000
2014 29,490,600,000,000
2015 29,782,700,000,000
2016 31,819,800,000,000
2017 35,788,600,000,000
2018 40,258,500,000,000
2019 42,667,900,000,000
2020 44,240,100,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in China was 6,369,390,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 25 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,369,390,000,000 in 2020 and 472,674,000,000 in 1995.

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
1995 472,674,000,000
1996 534,096,000,000
1997 561,059,000,000
1998 608,852,000,000
1999 647,374,000,000
2000 694,484,000,000
2001 841,086,000,000
2002 950,637,000,000
2003 1,176,800,000,000
2004 1,402,800,000,000
2005 1,552,550,000,000
2006 1,791,440,000,000
2007 2,105,120,000,000
2008 2,397,700,000,000
2009 2,898,020,000,000
2010 3,358,210,000,000
2011 3,654,640,000,000
2012 3,928,830,000,000
2013 4,296,920,000,000
2014 4,618,030,000,000
2015 4,782,440,000,000
2016 5,128,650,000,000
2017 5,452,990,000,000
2018 5,821,570,000,000
2019 6,053,580,000,000
2020 6,369,390,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in China was 5.22 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.79 in 2003 and a minimum value of 3.56 in 2015.

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
1996 12.99
1997 5.05
1998 8.52
1999 6.33
2000 7.28
2001 21.11
2002 13.02
2003 23.79
2004 19.20
2005 10.67
2006 15.39
2007 17.51
2008 13.90
2009 20.87
2010 15.88
2011 8.83
2012 7.50
2013 9.37
2014 7.47
2015 3.56
2016 7.24
2017 6.32
2018 6.76
2019 3.99
2020 5.22

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in China was 39,665,400,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 25 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,665,400,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,943,580,000,000 in 1995.

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
1995 2,943,580,000,000
1996 3,326,090,000,000
1997 3,494,000,000,000
1998 3,791,630,000,000
1999 4,031,520,000,000
2000 4,324,900,000,000
2001 5,237,860,000,000
2002 5,920,090,000,000
2003 7,328,520,000,000
2004 8,735,960,000,000
2005 9,668,500,000,000
2006 11,156,200,000,000
2007 13,109,700,000,000
2008 14,931,700,000,000
2009 18,047,400,000,000
2010 20,913,200,000,000
2011 22,759,200,000,000
2012 24,466,800,000,000
2013 26,759,100,000,000
2014 28,758,800,000,000
2015 29,782,700,000,000
2016 31,938,700,000,000
2017 33,958,500,000,000
2018 36,253,800,000,000
2019 37,698,700,000,000
2020 39,665,400,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in China was 43.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 46.66 in 2011, while its lowest value was 15.74 in 1962.

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 39.58
1961 22.81
1962 15.74
1963 21.76
1964 24.35
1965 27.10
1966 30.45
1967 23.86
1968 24.94
1969 25.01
1970 32.87
1971 33.64
1972 31.25
1973 32.96
1974 33.21
1975 35.04
1976 33.22
1977 33.88
1978 37.60
1979 36.30
1980 34.61
1981 32.95
1982 31.98
1983 31.93
1984 34.38
1985 39.06
1986 37.73
1987 37.32
1988 39.08
1989 37.21
1990 34.16
1991 35.24
1992 39.07
1993 43.28
1994 40.05
1995 38.84
1996 37.54
1997 35.52
1998 34.81
1999 34.11
2000 33.57
2001 35.54
2002 36.15
2003 39.62
2004 41.85
2005 40.35
2006 39.91
2007 40.48
2008 42.27
2009 45.36
2010 46.56
2011 46.66
2012 46.23
2013 46.40
2014 45.82
2015 43.23
2016 42.63
2017 43.01
2018 43.79
2019 43.25
2020 43.54

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts