Nicaragua - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Nicaragua was $2,420,469,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,270,531,000 in 2015 and ($87,694,740) in 1979.

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.

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Year Value
1960 $33,317,270
1961 $35,697,060
1962 $45,692,260
1963 $50,927,820
1964 $67,110,510
1965 $118,514,300
1966 $139,471,400
1967 $137,957,100
1968 $123,428,600
1969 $141,885,700
1970 $144,400,000
1971 $146,428,600
1972 $113,171,400
1973 $262,257,100
1974 $479,042,900
1975 $340,657,200
1976 $320,071,400
1977 $573,971,500
1978 $264,328,600
1979 ($87,694,740)
1980 $367,347,400
1981 $577,650,000
1982 $462,895,600
1983 $616,750,000
1984 $690,310,300
1985 $620,997,700
1986 $487,476,800
1987 $608,441,400
1988 $703,794,800
1989 $278,237,600
1990 $194,580,600
1991 $309,319,600
1992 $375,140,000
1993 $341,911,800
1994 $677,267,300
1995 $783,753,000
1996 $955,454,700
1997 $1,153,929,000
1998 $1,197,032,000
1999 $1,602,517,000
2000 $1,361,346,000
2001 $1,293,892,000
2002 $1,171,912,000
2003 $1,184,273,000
2004 $1,397,370,000
2005 $1,636,291,000
2006 $1,910,852,000
2007 $2,323,766,000
2008 $2,855,115,000
2009 $1,925,318,000
2010 $2,175,601,000
2011 $3,028,322,000
2012 $3,266,148,000
2013 $3,394,235,000
2014 $3,430,962,000
2015 $4,270,531,000
2016 $4,145,313,000
2017 $4,124,103,000
2018 $3,135,783,000
2019 $2,227,060,000
2020 $2,420,469,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Nicaragua was 83,124,000,000.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123,933,000,000.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of -0.17 in 1979.

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
1960 0.07
1961 0.07
1962 0.10
1963 0.11
1964 0.14
1965 0.17
1966 0.20
1967 0.19
1968 0.17
1969 0.20
1970 0.20
1971 0.21
1972 0.16
1973 0.37
1974 0.67
1975 0.48
1976 0.45
1977 0.80
1978 0.37
1979 -0.17
1980 0.70
1981 1.16
1982 1.06
1983 1.48
1984 2.00
1985 5.34
1986 14.72
1987 85.18
1988 17,314.62
1989 840,300.00
1990 30,160,000.00
1991 1,500,200,000.00
1992 1,875,700,000.00
1993 2,092,500,000.00
1994 4,551,237,000.00
1995 5,901,661,000.00
1996 8,059,260,000.00
1997 10,902,430,000.00
1998 12,667,110,000.00
1999 18,925,730,000.00
2000 17,275,480,000.00
2001 17,394,830,000.00
2002 16,699,740,000.00
2003 17,887,260,000.00
2004 22,260,100,000.00
2005 27,380,550,000.00
2006 33,575,000,000.00
2007 42,870,000,000.00
2008 55,309,000,000.00
2009 39,160,000,000.00
2010 46,463,000,000.00
2011 67,908,000,000.00
2012 76,907,000,000.00
2013 83,915,000,000.00
2014 89,064,000,000.00
2015 116,401,000,000.00
2016 118,643,000,000.00
2017 123,933,000,000.00
2018 98,944,000,000.00
2019 73,764,000,000.00
2020 83,124,000,000.00

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Nicaragua was 2,607,227,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,310,813,000 in 2017 and -518,157,200 in 1979.

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 524,760,300
1961 573,442,600
1962 716,290,600
1963 790,524,000
1964 1,055,714,000
1965 1,226,163,000
1966 1,380,618,000
1967 1,380,249,000
1968 1,204,550,000
1969 1,385,662,000
1970 1,401,781,000
1971 1,447,961,000
1972 969,873,500
1973 1,982,401,000
1974 2,788,427,000
1975 1,650,565,000
1976 1,689,691,000
1977 2,890,837,000
1978 1,186,668,000
1979 -518,157,200
1980 1,431,269,000
1981 2,188,613,000
1982 1,803,707,000
1983 1,961,197,000
1984 1,978,422,000
1985 1,966,611,000
1986 1,942,331,000
1987 1,912,432,000
1988 1,350,186,000
1989 1,168,857,000
1990 1,021,080,000
1991 1,144,936,000
1992 1,200,293,000
1993 979,837,300
1994 1,239,051,000
1995 1,419,998,000
1996 1,714,713,000
1997 2,079,317,000
1998 2,149,231,000
1999 2,807,748,000
2000 2,334,652,000
2001 2,138,732,000
2002 1,986,981,000
2003 1,966,452,000
2004 2,176,561,000
2005 2,422,930,000
2006 2,419,437,000
2007 2,856,989,000
2008 3,141,917,000
2009 2,149,497,000
2010 2,379,803,000
2011 3,073,891,000
2012 3,247,414,000
2013 3,360,260,000
2014 3,345,488,000
2015 4,270,531,000
2016 4,259,289,000
2017 4,310,813,000
2018 3,228,606,000
2019 2,274,090,000
2020 2,607,227,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Nicaragua was 14.65 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.40 in 1973 and a minimum value of -376.22 in 1980.

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 9.28
1962 24.91
1963 10.36
1964 33.55
1965 16.15
1966 12.60
1967 -0.03
1968 -12.73
1969 15.04
1970 1.16
1971 3.29
1972 -33.02
1973 104.40
1974 40.66
1975 -40.81
1976 2.37
1977 71.09
1978 -58.95
1979 -143.66
1980 -376.22
1981 52.91
1982 -17.59
1983 8.73
1984 0.88
1985 -0.60
1986 -1.23
1987 -1.54
1988 -29.40
1989 -13.43
1990 -12.64
1991 12.13
1992 4.83
1993 -18.37
1994 26.45
1995 14.60
1996 20.75
1997 21.26
1998 3.36
1999 30.64
2000 -16.85
2001 -8.39
2002 -7.10
2003 -1.03
2004 10.68
2005 11.32
2006 -0.14
2007 18.08
2008 9.97
2009 -31.59
2010 10.71
2011 29.17
2012 5.65
2013 3.47
2014 -0.44
2015 27.65
2016 -0.26
2017 1.21
2018 -25.10
2019 -29.56
2020 14.65

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Nicaragua was 36,181,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59,822,000,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of -7,190,570,000 in 1979.

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 7,282,203,000
1961 7,957,777,000
1962 9,940,107,000
1963 10,970,260,000
1964 14,650,350,000
1965 17,015,710,000
1966 19,159,110,000
1967 19,153,990,000
1968 16,715,770,000
1969 19,229,110,000
1970 19,452,790,000
1971 20,093,640,000
1972 13,459,130,000
1973 27,510,160,000
1974 38,695,560,000
1975 22,905,220,000
1976 23,448,180,000
1977 40,116,710,000
1978 16,467,620,000
1979 -7,190,570,000
1980 19,862,000,000
1981 30,371,820,000
1982 25,030,400,000
1983 27,215,920,000
1984 27,454,960,000
1985 27,291,040,000
1986 26,954,110,000
1987 26,539,200,000
1988 18,736,800,000
1989 16,220,460,000
1990 14,169,730,000
1991 15,888,500,000
1992 16,656,700,000
1993 13,597,400,000
1994 17,194,560,000
1995 19,705,600,000
1996 23,795,410,000
1997 28,855,100,000
1998 29,825,310,000
1999 38,963,680,000
2000 32,398,430,000
2001 29,679,610,000
2002 27,573,730,000
2003 27,288,850,000
2004 30,204,560,000
2005 33,623,480,000
2006 33,575,000,000
2007 39,647,000,000
2008 43,601,000,000
2009 29,829,000,000
2010 33,025,000,000
2011 42,657,000,000
2012 45,065,000,000
2013 46,631,000,000
2014 46,426,000,000
2015 59,263,000,000
2016 59,107,000,000
2017 59,822,000,000
2018 44,804,000,000
2019 31,558,000,000
2020 36,181,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 19.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was -5.74 in 1979.

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
1960 14.88
1961 14.84
1962 17.22
1963 17.39
1964 19.62
1965 20.92
1966 22.99
1967 20.99
1968 17.74
1969 18.97
1970 18.59
1971 17.72
1972 12.85
1973 23.98
1974 31.50
1975 21.42
1976 17.32
1977 25.63
1978 12.34
1979 -5.74
1980 16.78
1981 23.59
1982 18.78
1983 22.48
1984 22.23
1985 23.14
1986 16.89
1987 15.80
1988 26.75
1989 27.46
1990 19.28
1991 20.78
1992 20.92
1993 19.47
1994 17.53
1995 18.93
1996 22.18
1997 26.29
1998 25.82
1999 33.00
2000 26.65
2001 24.31
2002 22.43
2003 22.25
2004 24.11
2005 25.89
2006 28.25
2007 31.30
2008 33.60
2009 23.20
2010 24.84
2011 30.98
2012 31.01
2013 30.90
2014 28.88
2015 33.48
2016 31.20
2017 29.92
2018 24.07
2019 17.66
2020 19.18

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts