Libya - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Libya was $25,993,790,000 as of 2008. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $25,993,790,000 in 2008 and $2,768,504,000 in 2002.

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
1990 $5,380,297,000
1991 $4,195,226,000
1992 $4,116,833,000
1993 $4,991,130,000
1994 $4,671,929,000
1995 $3,106,434,000
1996 $4,322,573,000
1997 $3,794,749,000
1998 $3,259,196,000
1999 $3,410,953,000
2000 $4,531,433,000
2001 $3,665,510,000
2002 $2,768,504,000
2003 $5,084,761,000
2004 $3,855,088,000
2005 $4,504,595,000
2006 $11,558,310,000
2007 $17,622,680,000
2008 $25,993,790,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Libya was 31,806,000,000 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,806,000,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 1,159,300,000 in 1992.

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
1990 1,523,700,000
1991 1,177,600,000
1992 1,159,300,000
1993 1,519,300,000
1994 1,627,700,000
1995 1,298,800,000
1996 1,888,100,000
1997 1,749,000,000
1998 1,524,000,000
1999 1,582,000,000
2000 2,321,000,000
2001 2,218,000,000
2002 3,516,000,000
2003 6,508,494,000
2004 5,011,614,000
2005 5,893,812,000
2006 15,183,000,000
2007 22,250,400,000
2008 31,806,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Libya was 29.83 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 29.83 in 2008, while its lowest value was 9.48 in 1999.

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
1990 18.62
1991 13.11
1992 12.15
1993 16.28
1994 16.33
1995 12.16
1996 15.50
1997 12.36
1998 11.96
1999 9.48
2000 11.84
2001 10.75
2002 13.52
2003 19.36
2004 11.64
2005 9.52
2006 21.03
2007 26.10
2008 29.83

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts