North America - Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) in North America was 15.78 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 20.54 in 1979, while its lowest value was 13.00 in 2009.

Definition: Private investment covers gross outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.31
1961 14.84
1962 15.02
1963 15.30
1964 15.65
1965 16.19
1966 16.02
1967 15.41
1968 15.69
1969 17.02
1970 15.85
1971 16.89
1972 17.83
1973 18.72
1974 17.76
1975 15.27
1976 17.25
1977 19.05
1978 20.34
1979 20.54
1980 18.55
1981 19.68
1982 17.38
1983 17.54
1984 20.31
1985 19.12
1986 18.54
1987 18.38
1988 17.89
1989 17.72
1990 16.66
1991 15.33
1992 15.54
1993 16.14
1994 17.24
1995 17.25
1996 17.74
1997 18.60
1998 19.15
1999 19.56
2000 19.84
2001 18.23
2002 17.60
2003 17.70
2004 18.64
2005 19.38
2006 19.40
2007 18.29
2008 16.48
2009 13.00
2010 14.01
2011 14.41
2012 15.31
2013 15.78

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts