Kenya - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Kenya was $19,869,440,000 as of 2020. Over the past 56 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $19,869,440,000 in 2020 and $130,480,000 in 1964.

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
1964 $130,480,000
1965 $143,640,000
1966 $216,719,900
1967 $248,639,900
1968 $271,319,900
1969 $282,519,900
1970 $391,187,800
1971 $425,319,800
1972 $470,287,800
1973 $647,603,300
1974 $764,927,400
1975 $591,241,700
1976 $703,393,900
1977 $1,066,216,000
1978 $1,579,945,000
1979 $1,130,468,000
1980 $1,780,521,000
1981 $1,570,600,000
1982 $1,405,957,000
1983 $1,251,151,000
1984 $1,226,588,000
1985 $1,553,687,000
1986 $1,575,816,000
1987 $1,936,067,000
1988 $2,126,364,000
1989 $2,059,354,000
1990 $2,071,433,000
1991 $1,709,407,000
1992 $1,389,054,000
1993 $1,012,915,000
1994 $1,379,109,000
1995 $1,973,887,000
1996 $1,807,339,000
1997 $1,985,858,000
1998 $2,352,671,000
1999 $2,001,644,000
2000 $2,212,522,000
2001 $2,440,115,000
2002 $1,990,334,000
2003 $2,456,585,000
2004 $2,730,171,000
2005 $3,307,180,000
2006 $4,812,221,000
2007 $6,537,681,000
2008 $7,040,013,000
2009 $8,054,090,000
2010 $9,655,044,000
2011 $10,257,760,000
2012 $12,516,330,000
2013 $13,817,460,000
2014 $17,037,790,000
2015 $15,498,990,000
2016 $14,475,560,000
2017 $16,951,460,000
2018 $17,865,230,000
2019 $19,215,760,000
2020 $19,869,440,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Kenya was 2,115,120,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,115,120,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 932,000,100 in 1964.

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
1964 932,000,100
1965 1,026,000,000
1966 1,548,000,000
1967 1,776,000,000
1968 1,938,000,000
1969 2,018,000,000
1970 2,794,200,000
1971 3,038,000,000
1972 3,359,200,000
1973 4,534,000,000
1974 5,463,800,000
1975 4,341,602,000
1976 5,885,399,000
1977 8,824,601,000
1978 12,212,000,000
1979 8,450,600,000
1980 13,211,800,000
1981 14,210,000,000
1982 15,356,320,000
1983 16,654,720,000
1984 17,679,880,000
1985 25,530,360,000
1986 25,568,780,000
1987 31,857,000,000
1988 37,736,800,000
1989 42,366,000,000
1990 47,466,400,000
1991 47,022,200,000
1992 44,750,860,000
1993 58,750,400,000
1994 77,299,890,000
1995 101,517,000,000
1996 103,226,000,000
1997 116,633,000,000
1998 142,023,000,000
1999 140,768,000,000
2000 168,540,000,000
2001 191,703,000,000
2002 156,737,000,000
2003 186,542,000,000
2004 216,158,000,000
2005 249,871,000,000
2006 346,965,000,000
2007 440,101,000,000
2008 486,995,000,000
2009 623,000,000,000
2010 765,000,000,000
2011 911,000,000,000
2012 1,058,000,000,000
2013 1,190,000,000,000
2014 1,498,000,000,000
2015 1,521,670,000,000
2016 1,469,330,000,000
2017 1,752,970,000,000
2018 1,809,780,000,000
2019 1,959,810,000,000
2020 2,115,120,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Kenya was 17,604,750,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 17,604,750,000 in 2020 and 825,607,200 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 constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 1,376,783,000
1961 892,322,000
1962 825,607,200
1963 986,399,600
1964 830,311,100
1965 893,737,000
1966 1,333,626,000
1967 1,423,669,000
1968 1,999,149,000
1969 2,049,323,000
1970 2,822,920,000
1971 2,862,654,000
1972 2,628,914,000
1973 3,179,382,000
1974 3,008,207,000
1975 2,060,567,000
1976 2,306,469,000
1977 3,133,089,000
1978 3,880,700,000
1979 2,930,172,000
1980 3,330,232,000
1981 3,172,938,000
1982 2,452,021,000
1983 2,208,108,000
1984 2,223,940,000
1985 2,847,262,000
1986 2,324,519,000
1987 2,841,525,000
1988 2,891,662,000
1989 3,184,679,000
1990 2,961,914,000
1991 2,729,550,000
1992 2,232,124,000
1993 2,566,253,000
1994 2,799,458,000
1995 3,034,728,000
1996 3,337,689,000
1997 3,622,973,000
1998 4,375,944,000
1999 4,019,993,000
2000 4,466,780,000
2001 5,008,219,000
2002 3,987,833,000
2003 4,386,838,000
2004 4,721,445,000
2005 5,346,588,000
2006 7,029,370,000
2007 7,602,864,000
2008 8,677,621,000
2009 9,640,223,000
2010 11,099,940,000
2011 11,454,730,000
2012 12,955,000,000
2013 13,796,360,000
2014 16,158,270,000
2015 15,498,990,000
2016 14,894,520,000
2017 16,679,970,000
2018 16,289,730,000
2019 17,036,760,000
2020 17,604,750,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Kenya was 3.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.22 in 1966 and a minimum value of -35.19 in 1961.

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 -35.19
1962 -7.48
1963 19.48
1964 -15.82
1965 7.64
1966 49.22
1967 6.75
1968 40.42
1969 2.51
1970 37.75
1971 1.41
1972 -8.17
1973 20.94
1974 -5.38
1975 -31.50
1976 11.93
1977 35.84
1978 23.86
1979 -24.49
1980 13.65
1981 -4.72
1982 -22.72
1983 -9.95
1984 0.72
1985 28.03
1986 -18.36
1987 22.24
1988 1.76
1989 10.13
1990 -6.99
1991 -7.85
1992 -18.22
1993 14.97
1994 9.09
1995 8.40
1996 9.98
1997 8.55
1998 20.78
1999 -8.13
2000 11.11
2001 12.12
2002 -20.37
2003 10.01
2004 7.63
2005 13.24
2006 31.47
2007 8.16
2008 14.14
2009 11.09
2010 15.14
2011 3.20
2012 13.10
2013 6.49
2014 17.12
2015 -4.08
2016 -3.90
2017 11.99
2018 -2.34
2019 4.59
2020 3.33

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Kenya was 1,736,690,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,736,690,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 81,445,470,000 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 constant local currency.

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

Year Value
1960 135,819,000,000
1961 88,026,830,000
1962 81,445,470,000
1963 97,307,510,000
1964 81,909,510,000
1965 88,166,420,000
1966 131,561,000,000
1967 140,444,000,000
1968 197,214,000,000
1969 202,164,000,000
1970 278,479,000,000
1971 282,399,000,000
1972 259,340,000,000
1973 313,643,000,000
1974 296,757,000,000
1975 203,273,000,000
1976 227,531,000,000
1977 309,077,000,000
1978 382,828,000,000
1979 289,059,000,000
1980 328,525,000,000
1981 313,008,000,000
1982 241,890,000,000
1983 217,828,000,000
1984 219,390,000,000
1985 280,880,000,000
1986 229,312,000,000
1987 280,314,000,000
1988 285,260,000,000
1989 314,166,000,000
1990 292,190,000,000
1991 269,268,000,000
1992 220,197,000,000
1993 253,159,000,000
1994 276,164,000,000
1995 299,373,000,000
1996 329,260,000,000
1997 357,403,000,000
1998 431,683,000,000
1999 396,569,000,000
2000 440,644,000,000
2001 494,057,000,000
2002 393,396,000,000
2003 432,758,000,000
2004 465,767,000,000
2005 527,436,000,000
2006 693,442,000,000
2007 750,016,000,000
2008 856,040,000,000
2009 951,000,000,000
2010 1,095,000,000,000
2011 1,130,000,000,000
2012 1,278,000,000,000
2013 1,361,000,000,000
2014 1,594,000,000,000
2015 1,528,960,000,000
2016 1,469,330,000,000
2017 1,645,470,000,000
2018 1,606,970,000,000
2019 1,680,660,000,000
2020 1,736,690,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Kenya was 19.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 29.79 in 1978, while its lowest value was 13.06 in 1964.

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
1964 13.06
1965 14.39
1966 18.61
1967 20.17
1968 20.05
1969 19.37
1970 24.40
1971 23.92
1972 22.32
1973 25.81
1974 25.76
1975 18.14
1976 20.24
1977 23.72
1978 29.79
1979 18.13
1980 24.51
1981 22.91
1982 21.86
1983 20.93
1984 19.81
1985 25.32
1986 21.77
1987 24.29
1988 25.45
1989 24.86
1990 24.16
1991 20.97
1992 16.92
1993 17.61
1994 19.29
1995 21.82
1996 15.00
1997 15.14
1998 16.69
1999 15.52
2000 17.41
2001 18.79
2002 15.14
2003 16.48
2004 16.96
2005 17.65
2006 18.63
2007 20.46
2008 19.61
2009 19.02
2010 21.26
2011 21.89
2012 22.19
2013 22.40
2014 24.95
2015 22.10
2016 19.35
2017 20.66
2018 19.38
2019 19.11
2020 19.67

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts