Euro area - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Euro area was 21.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 27.40 in 1971, while its lowest value was 19.48 in 2014.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes 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. 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 27.20
1971 27.40
1972 27.20
1973 27.00
1974 26.25
1975 25.19
1976 24.55
1977 24.49
1978 24.36
1979 24.51
1980 25.24
1981 24.50
1982 23.42
1983 22.81
1984 22.14
1985 21.98
1986 21.87
1987 22.23
1988 22.95
1989 23.55
1990 23.94
1991 23.69
1992 23.13
1993 21.80
1994 21.66
1995 21.63
1996 21.44
1997 21.34
1998 21.78
1999 22.35
2000 22.77
2001 22.34
2002 21.64
2003 21.53
2004 21.63
2005 21.98
2006 22.65
2007 23.14
2008 22.83
2009 21.03
2010 20.56
2011 20.63
2012 20.12
2013 19.53
2014 19.48
2015 19.89
2016 20.26
2017 20.60
2018 20.95
2019 22.14
2020 21.89

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts