IBRD only - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in IBRD only was 32.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 32.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 17.69 in 1963.

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
1960 23.93
1961 18.76
1962 17.70
1963 17.69
1964 18.97
1965 19.94
1966 20.11
1967 18.83
1968 18.55
1969 19.97
1970 21.24
1971 21.71
1972 22.27
1973 21.93
1974 22.39
1975 25.92
1976 26.77
1977 26.75
1978 26.60
1979 24.78
1980 24.73
1981 25.50
1982 25.07
1983 24.83
1984 24.16
1985 23.80
1986 24.16
1987 23.80
1988 24.31
1989 25.01
1990 22.89
1991 22.09
1992 23.17
1993 23.92
1994 24.22
1995 23.58
1996 23.63
1997 23.67
1998 23.49
1999 22.80
2000 22.93
2001 23.56
2002 24.02
2003 24.93
2004 25.92
2005 26.19
2006 26.60
2007 27.56
2008 28.58
2009 30.21
2010 29.93
2011 30.38
2012 30.97
2013 31.31
2014 31.36
2015 31.65
2016 31.16
2017 31.04
2018 32.04
2019 31.99
2020 32.50

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts