South Asia - Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) in South Asia was -9.32 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.48 in 1961 and a minimum value of -9.32 in 2020.

Definition: Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. 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
1961 18.48
1962 8.06
1963 12.75
1964 8.23
1965 6.83
1966 -2.59
1967 5.04
1968 3.44
1969 -0.62
1970 -2.15
1971 7.69
1972 2.50
1973 -1.66
1974 3.19
1975 -0.28
1976 12.40
1977 11.93
1978 6.31
1979 1.50
1980 4.05
1981 0.76
1982 7.30
1983 7.14
1984 2.78
1985 5.37
1986 8.38
1987 9.24
1988 2.05
1989 7.67
1990 13.56
1991 -4.97
1992 9.94
1993 1.24
1994 4.96
1995 10.24
1996 5.21
1997 6.78
1998 8.68
1999 13.15
2000 -0.05
2001 17.46
2002 -0.35
2003 5.65
2004 10.94
2005 15.29
2006 13.62
2007 14.12
2008 3.81
2009 6.43
2010 9.53
2011 10.75
2012 5.48
2013 1.98
2014 3.10
2015 6.93
2016 8.43
2017 8.16
2018 9.83
2019 4.67
2020 -9.32

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts