Middle income - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Middle income was 32.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.30 in 1976, while its lowest value was 22.25 in 1962.

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 30.55
1961 23.68
1962 22.25
1963 22.29
1964 24.17
1965 25.46
1966 25.44
1967 23.90
1968 23.36
1969 25.06
1970 26.61
1971 27.45
1972 28.19
1973 28.01
1974 28.37
1975 32.25
1976 33.30
1977 33.27
1978 32.91
1979 31.06
1980 31.08
1981 30.63
1982 29.40
1983 27.46
1984 25.57
1985 24.61
1986 24.84
1987 24.23
1988 24.42
1989 25.26
1990 23.35
1991 22.58
1992 23.46
1993 23.94
1994 24.35
1995 23.78
1996 23.77
1997 23.57
1998 23.34
1999 22.73
2000 22.91
2001 23.55
2002 24.03
2003 25.03
2004 26.00
2005 26.25
2006 26.66
2007 27.44
2008 28.44
2009 30.10
2010 29.89
2011 30.24
2012 30.75
2013 31.07
2014 31.17
2015 31.27
2016 30.86
2017 30.84
2018 31.91
2019 31.91
2020 32.44

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts