France - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in France was $626,328,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $707,079,000,000 in 2008 and $15,915,770,000 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 $15,915,770,000
1961 $17,045,110,000
1962 $19,641,270,000
1963 $22,043,450,000
1964 $25,839,370,000
1965 $27,599,820,000
1966 $30,775,270,000
1967 $33,290,380,000
1968 $35,705,840,000
1969 $40,313,170,000
1970 $41,853,080,000
1971 $45,458,740,000
1972 $56,271,780,000
1973 $74,636,120,000
1974 $83,143,750,000
1975 $89,824,080,000
1976 $98,512,700,000
1977 $104,967,000,000
1978 $123,198,000,000
1979 $152,613,000,000
1980 $180,568,000,000
1981 $144,769,000,000
1982 $139,189,000,000
1983 $121,774,000,000
1984 $112,660,000,000
1985 $117,092,000,000
1986 $167,848,000,000
1987 $207,974,000,000
1988 $237,826,000,000
1989 $248,802,000,000
1990 $309,802,000,000
1991 $299,577,000,000
1992 $307,762,000,000
1993 $258,523,000,000
1994 $283,221,000,000
1995 $328,435,000,000
1996 $315,070,000,000
1997 $282,615,000,000
1998 $310,851,000,000
1999 $318,995,000,000
2000 $307,106,000,000
2001 $305,356,000,000
2002 $320,034,000,000
2003 $390,788,000,000
2004 $463,979,000,000
2005 $493,272,000,000
2006 $539,240,000,000
2007 $642,927,000,000
2008 $707,079,000,000
2009 $576,185,000,000
2010 $580,521,000,000
2011 $665,316,000,000
2012 $607,225,000,000
2013 $626,688,000,000
2014 $648,585,000,000
2015 $553,996,000,000
2016 $559,122,000,000
2017 $608,205,000,000
2018 $665,846,000,000
2019 $664,879,000,000
2020 $626,328,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in France was 548,354,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 593,921,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11,979,000,000 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 local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 11,979,000,000
1961 12,829,000,000
1962 14,783,000,000
1963 16,591,000,000
1964 19,448,000,000
1965 20,773,000,000
1966 23,163,000,000
1967 25,056,000,000
1968 26,874,000,000
1969 31,922,000,000
1970 35,437,000,000
1971 38,399,000,000
1972 43,273,000,000
1973 50,663,000,000
1974 60,961,000,000
1975 58,718,000,000
1976 72,131,000,000
1977 78,494,000,000
1978 84,760,000,000
1979 98,985,000,000
1980 116,322,000,000
1981 119,941,000,000
1982 139,453,000,000
1983 141,489,000,000
1984 150,097,000,000
1985 160,392,000,000
1986 177,231,000,000
1987 190,567,000,000
1988 215,970,000,000
1989 241,985,000,000
1990 257,167,000,000
1991 257,666,000,000
1992 248,364,000,000
1993 223,209,000,000
1994 239,718,000,000
1995 249,906,000,000
1996 245,723,000,000
1997 251,471,000,000
1998 279,579,000,000
1999 299,308,000,000
2000 332,505,000,000
2001 340,940,000,000
2002 338,455,000,000
2003 345,475,000,000
2004 373,003,000,000
2005 396,492,000,000
2006 429,468,000,000
2007 469,126,000,000
2008 480,759,000,000
2009 413,100,000,000
2010 437,892,000,000
2011 477,972,000,000
2012 472,626,000,000
2013 471,862,000,000
2014 488,208,000,000
2015 499,315,000,000
2016 505,123,000,000
2017 538,386,000,000
2018 563,820,000,000
2019 593,921,000,000
2020 548,354,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in France was 572,910,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 629,770,000,000 in 2019 and 121,019,000,000 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.

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Year Value
1960 121,019,000,000
1961 125,593,000,000
1962 137,163,000,000
1963 146,618,000,000
1964 165,492,000,000
1965 170,600,000,000
1966 185,636,000,000
1967 196,528,000,000
1968 207,752,000,000
1969 231,582,000,000
1970 243,446,000,000
1971 250,262,000,000
1972 263,414,000,000
1973 286,890,000,000
1974 295,798,000,000
1975 252,217,000,000
1976 275,586,000,000
1977 278,507,000,000
1978 280,102,000,000
1979 295,669,000,000
1980 304,695,000,000
1981 281,570,000,000
1982 291,213,000,000
1983 273,303,000,000
1984 272,337,000,000
1985 279,300,000,000
1986 298,736,000,000
1987 313,908,000,000
1988 344,583,000,000
1989 373,798,000,000
1990 389,761,000,000
1991 378,130,000,000
1992 368,296,000,000
1993 332,233,000,000
1994 355,124,000,000
1995 368,381,000,000
1996 356,694,000,000
1997 365,618,000,000
1998 403,580,000,000
1999 432,606,000,000
2000 469,594,000,000
2001 473,084,000,000
2002 463,800,000,000
2003 465,426,000,000
2004 496,158,000,000
2005 510,254,000,000
2006 529,833,000,000
2007 562,256,000,000
2008 561,433,000,000
2009 485,650,000,000
2010 501,979,000,000
2011 537,037,000,000
2012 523,605,000,000
2013 524,924,000,000
2014 541,925,000,000
2015 553,996,000,000
2016 558,086,000,000
2017 588,312,000,000
2018 606,650,000,000
2019 629,770,000,000
2020 572,910,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in France was -9.03 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 12.87 in 1964 and a minimum value of -14.73 in 1975.

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 3.78
1962 9.21
1963 6.89
1964 12.87
1965 3.09
1966 8.81
1967 5.87
1968 5.71
1969 11.47
1970 5.12
1971 2.80
1972 5.26
1973 8.91
1974 3.11
1975 -14.73
1976 9.27
1977 1.06
1978 0.57
1979 5.56
1980 3.05
1981 -7.59
1982 3.42
1983 -6.15
1984 -0.35
1985 2.56
1986 6.96
1987 5.08
1988 9.77
1989 8.48
1990 4.27
1991 -2.98
1992 -2.60
1993 -9.79
1994 6.89
1995 3.73
1996 -3.17
1997 2.50
1998 10.38
1999 7.19
2000 8.55
2001 0.74
2002 -1.96
2003 0.35
2004 6.60
2005 2.84
2006 3.84
2007 6.12
2008 -0.15
2009 -13.50
2010 3.36
2011 6.98
2012 -2.50
2013 0.25
2014 3.24
2015 2.23
2016 0.74
2017 5.42
2018 3.12
2019 3.81
2020 -9.03

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in France was 516,362,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 567,610,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 109,074,000,000 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 local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 109,074,000,000
1961 113,197,000,000
1962 123,624,000,000
1963 132,146,000,000
1964 149,157,000,000
1965 153,761,000,000
1966 167,313,000,000
1967 177,130,000,000
1968 187,246,000,000
1969 208,724,000,000
1970 219,417,000,000
1971 225,560,000,000
1972 237,414,000,000
1973 258,573,000,000
1974 266,602,000,000
1975 227,323,000,000
1976 248,384,000,000
1977 251,018,000,000
1978 252,455,000,000
1979 266,486,000,000
1980 274,621,000,000
1981 253,778,000,000
1982 262,469,000,000
1983 246,327,000,000
1984 245,456,000,000
1985 251,732,000,000
1986 269,250,000,000
1987 282,924,000,000
1988 310,571,000,000
1989 336,903,000,000
1990 351,290,000,000
1991 340,807,000,000
1992 331,944,000,000
1993 299,440,000,000
1994 320,072,000,000
1995 332,020,000,000
1996 321,487,000,000
1997 329,530,000,000
1998 363,745,000,000
1999 389,906,000,000
2000 423,244,000,000
2001 426,389,000,000
2002 418,021,000,000
2003 419,487,000,000
2004 447,186,000,000
2005 459,890,000,000
2006 477,537,000,000
2007 506,759,000,000
2008 506,017,000,000
2009 437,714,000,000
2010 452,432,000,000
2011 484,030,000,000
2012 471,923,000,000
2013 473,112,000,000
2014 488,435,000,000
2015 499,315,000,000
2016 503,001,000,000
2017 530,243,000,000
2018 546,771,000,000
2019 567,610,000,000
2020 516,362,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in France was 23.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.12 in 1974, while its lowest value was 19.45 in 1997.

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 25.58
1961 25.27
1962 25.98
1963 26.01
1964 27.49
1965 27.18
1966 27.97
1967 27.98
1968 27.51
1969 28.41
1970 28.19
1971 27.39
1972 27.65
1973 28.23
1974 29.12
1975 24.89
1976 26.46
1977 25.58
1978 24.31
1979 24.86
1980 25.75
1981 23.52
1982 23.80
1983 21.75
1984 21.23
1985 21.17
1986 21.76
1987 22.26
1988 23.34
1989 24.27
1990 24.41
1991 23.60
1992 21.96
1993 19.54
1994 20.32
1995 20.51
1996 19.62
1997 19.45
1998 20.68
1999 21.36
2000 22.49
2001 22.16
2002 21.32
2003 21.19
2004 21.89
2005 22.45
2006 23.24
2007 24.16
2008 24.13
2009 21.33
2010 21.95
2011 23.22
2012 22.63
2013 22.29
2014 22.71
2015 22.71
2016 22.61
2017 23.44
2018 23.86
2019 24.36
2020 23.81

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts