South Asia - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in South Asia was 26.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.10 in 2007, while its lowest value was 13.70 in 1960.

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 13.70
1961 14.94
1962 15.29
1963 15.97
1964 16.37
1965 17.06
1966 15.76
1967 15.10
1968 15.19
1969 15.07
1970 14.58
1971 15.47
1972 16.24
1973 15.22
1974 15.41
1975 15.65
1976 17.83
1977 18.35
1978 18.64
1979 19.43
1980 19.18
1981 19.50
1982 20.47
1983 20.15
1984 20.19
1985 20.89
1986 21.87
1987 23.15
1988 22.30
1989 23.10
1990 24.35
1991 22.95
1992 23.59
1993 22.62
1994 22.43
1995 23.68
1996 23.34
1997 24.01
1998 24.00
1999 25.66
2000 24.58
2001 27.47
2002 26.16
2003 26.32
2004 28.24
2005 30.14
2006 31.07
2007 33.10
2008 31.96
2009 31.33
2010 30.86
2011 31.55
2012 30.95
2013 29.19
2014 28.25
2015 27.21
2016 26.99
2017 27.17
2018 28.18
2019 27.95
2020 26.42

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts