Kuwait - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 13.31 as of 1994. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 39.30 in 1991, while its lowest value was 5.81 in 1974.

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
1965 12.68
1966 15.81
1967 18.69
1968 16.51
1969 17.19
1970 12.33
1971 9.16
1972 8.70
1973 9.09
1974 5.81
1975 11.98
1976 14.67
1977 20.12
1978 18.62
1979 11.54
1980 12.56
1981 15.36
1982 23.12
1983 25.10
1984 21.15
1985 19.80
1986 21.66
1987 16.94
1988 13.68
1989 10.81
1990 18.03
1991 39.30
1992 19.87
1993 15.13
1994 13.31

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts