IDA blend - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in IDA blend was $229,720,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $229,720,000,000 in 2020 and $32,439,650,000 in 1993.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1981 $188,408,000,000
1982 $160,337,000,000
1983 $100,346,000,000
1984 $64,771,250,000
1985 $54,325,200,000
1986 $50,981,530,000
1987 $47,480,300,000
1988 $42,902,800,000
1989 $43,976,500,000
1990 $51,457,570,000
1991 $46,748,530,000
1992 $43,853,960,000
1993 $32,439,650,000
1994 $34,449,630,000
1995 $39,180,240,000
1996 $42,666,600,000
1997 $43,367,070,000
1998 $44,851,910,000
1999 $43,240,540,000
2000 $48,721,970,000
2001 $47,212,670,000
2002 $48,872,780,000
2003 $57,536,760,000
2004 $68,108,500,000
2005 $83,669,880,000
2006 $112,753,000,000
2007 $114,603,000,000
2008 $132,761,000,000
2009 $129,503,000,000
2010 $133,467,000,000
2011 $142,929,000,000
2012 $155,826,000,000
2013 $167,592,000,000
2014 $187,605,000,000
2015 $180,261,000,000
2016 $165,495,000,000
2017 $161,872,000,000
2018 $191,385,000,000
2019 $222,079,000,000
2020 $229,720,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in IDA blend was 188,513,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 196,953,000,000 in 2018 and 81,270,500,000 in 1987.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1981 159,882,000,000
1982 139,005,000,000
1983 116,288,000,000
1984 91,513,940,000
1985 85,657,990,000
1986 84,586,900,000
1987 81,270,500,000
1988 82,352,730,000
1989 86,691,110,000
1990 95,383,580,000
1991 95,254,200,000
1992 97,298,060,000
1993 103,822,000,000
1994 104,381,000,000
1995 100,311,000,000
1996 106,545,000,000
1997 108,758,000,000
1998 111,646,000,000
1999 110,483,000,000
2000 118,228,000,000
2001 102,733,000,000
2002 106,463,000,000
2003 122,757,000,000
2004 111,156,000,000
2005 118,860,000,000
2006 153,316,000,000
2007 138,552,000,000
2008 140,425,000,000
2009 146,424,000,000
2010 152,777,000,000
2011 141,654,000,000
2012 148,387,000,000
2013 157,468,000,000
2014 174,425,000,000
2015 180,261,000,000
2016 177,895,000,000
2017 179,977,000,000
2018 196,953,000,000
2019 196,795,000,000
2020 188,513,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in IDA blend was -4.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.99 in 2006 and a minimum value of -21.30 in 1984.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1982 -13.06
1983 -16.34
1984 -21.30
1985 -6.40
1986 -1.25
1987 -3.92
1988 1.33
1989 5.27
1990 10.03
1991 -0.14
1992 2.15
1993 6.71
1994 0.54
1995 -3.90
1996 6.21
1997 2.08
1998 2.66
1999 -1.04
2000 7.01
2001 -13.11
2002 3.63
2003 15.30
2004 -9.45
2005 6.93
2006 28.99
2007 -9.63
2008 1.35
2009 4.27
2010 4.34
2011 -7.28
2012 4.75
2013 6.12
2014 10.77
2015 3.35
2016 -1.31
2017 1.17
2018 9.43
2019 -0.08
2020 -4.21

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in IDA blend was 23.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 77.52 in 1981, while its lowest value was 17.14 in 2013.

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
1981 77.52
1982 72.18
1983 59.53
1984 44.78
1985 37.38
1986 38.91
1987 35.42
1988 31.17
1989 33.15
1990 35.17
1991 31.82
1992 29.71
1993 24.44
1994 25.84
1995 25.07
1996 24.74
1997 24.63
1998 25.80
1999 23.82
2000 23.57
2001 22.88
2002 21.43
2003 22.44
2004 21.82
2005 22.42
2006 24.15
2007 21.28
2008 20.75
2009 21.34
2010 18.80
2011 17.55
2012 17.30
2013 17.14
2014 17.88
2015 17.82
2016 17.57
2017 17.50
2018 19.81
2019 22.24
2020 23.89

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts