Middle income - Gross capital formation (annual % growth)
The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Middle income was -0.12 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.65 in 2002 and a minimum value of -25.08 in 1998.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1996 | -14.92 |
| 1997 | -0.21 |
| 1998 | -25.08 |
| 1999 | -10.22 |
| 2000 | -2.46 |
| 2001 | 1.40 |
| 2002 | 50.65 |
| 2003 | -15.06 |
| 2004 | 45.78 |
| 2005 | 4.49 |
| 2006 | 19.96 |
| 2007 | 35.80 |
| 2008 | 9.30 |
| 2009 | 7.39 |
| 2010 | 13.94 |
| 2011 | 7.75 |
| 2012 | 5.97 |
| 2013 | 5.62 |
| 2014 | 5.24 |
| 2015 | 1.92 |
| 2016 | 4.68 |
| 2017 | 6.16 |
| 2018 | 5.87 |
| 2019 | 3.12 |
| 2020 | -0.12 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
