Switzerland - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in Switzerland was $213,314,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $213,314,000,000 in 2020 and $10,116,530,000 in 1970.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $10,116,530,000
1971 $12,240,400,000
1972 $14,692,350,000
1973 $19,473,070,000
1974 $22,383,920,000
1975 $18,870,220,000
1976 $17,813,660,000
1977 $19,029,420,000
1978 $27,855,940,000
1979 $34,426,810,000
1980 $41,814,980,000
1981 $35,248,160,000
1982 $35,779,240,000
1983 $36,153,970,000
1984 $31,825,810,000
1985 $33,132,350,000
1986 $50,791,720,000
1987 $62,760,940,000
1988 $70,116,170,000
1989 $69,228,360,000
1990 $92,641,740,000
1991 $85,177,970,000
1992 $81,012,500,000
1993 $75,108,700,000
1994 $85,270,040,000
1995 $98,874,840,000
1996 $93,769,310,000
1997 $76,593,730,000
1998 $82,720,370,000
1999 $80,019,550,000
2000 $75,252,030,000
2001 $78,324,510,000
2002 $79,615,890,000
2003 $91,971,550,000
2004 $96,221,510,000
2005 $110,887,000,000
2006 $120,424,000,000
2007 $128,379,000,000
2008 $152,071,000,000
2009 $153,904,000,000
2010 $151,606,000,000
2011 $200,154,000,000
2012 $177,438,000,000
2013 $173,463,000,000
2014 $186,469,000,000
2015 $173,354,000,000
2016 $172,191,000,000
2017 $176,985,000,000
2018 $182,510,000,000
2019 $185,048,000,000
2020 $213,314,000,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in Switzerland was 200,268,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 200,268,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 44,239,600,000 in 1970.

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
1970 44,239,600,000
1971 50,600,600,000
1972 56,114,480,000
1973 61,628,360,000
1974 66,688,420,000
1975 48,709,700,000
1976 44,527,020,000
1977 45,737,200,000
1978 49,806,430,000
1979 57,241,460,000
1980 70,069,350,000
1981 69,234,440,000
1982 72,642,580,000
1983 75,890,790,000
1984 74,781,110,000
1985 81,409,510,000
1986 91,369,230,000
1987 93,589,110,000
1988 102,601,000,000
1989 113,251,000,000
1990 128,698,000,000
1991 122,145,000,000
1992 113,920,000,000
1993 110,981,000,000
1994 116,624,000,000
1995 116,920,000,000
1996 115,899,000,000
1997 111,160,000,000
1998 119,928,000,000
1999 120,205,000,000
2000 127,086,000,000
2001 132,180,000,000
2002 124,089,000,000
2003 123,858,000,000
2004 119,651,000,000
2005 138,076,000,000
2006 150,988,000,000
2007 154,106,000,000
2008 164,708,000,000
2009 167,463,000,000
2010 158,111,000,000
2011 177,745,000,000
2012 166,381,000,000
2013 160,784,000,000
2014 170,834,000,000
2015 166,832,000,000
2016 169,676,000,000
2017 174,276,000,000
2018 178,473,000,000
2019 183,896,000,000
2020 200,268,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in Switzerland was 191,576,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 191,576,000,000 in 2020 and 77,349,710,000 in 1976.

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
1970 102,427,000,000
1971 107,277,000,000
1972 107,750,000,000
1973 110,640,000,000
1974 113,582,000,000
1975 81,587,570,000
1976 77,349,710,000
1977 78,050,180,000
1978 83,688,990,000
1979 95,702,100,000
1980 109,484,000,000
1981 101,113,000,000
1982 102,685,000,000
1983 107,076,000,000
1984 99,306,190,000
1985 102,160,000,000
1986 117,094,000,000
1987 117,322,000,000
1988 119,954,000,000
1989 129,188,000,000
1990 144,625,000,000
1991 132,544,000,000
1992 126,585,000,000
1993 125,624,000,000
1994 131,845,000,000
1995 135,758,000,000
1996 134,819,000,000
1997 129,142,000,000
1998 141,830,000,000
1999 143,279,000,000
2000 144,657,000,000
2001 148,174,000,000
2002 145,425,000,000
2003 146,681,000,000
2004 139,364,000,000
2005 156,781,000,000
2006 163,303,000,000
2007 157,933,000,000
2008 166,792,000,000
2009 170,478,000,000
2010 164,074,000,000
2011 185,486,000,000
2012 172,562,000,000
2013 160,511,000,000
2014 172,196,000,000
2015 173,354,000,000
2016 171,843,000,000
2017 176,397,000,000
2018 180,946,000,000
2019 186,959,000,000
2020 191,576,000,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Switzerland was 2.47 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.62 in 1986 and a minimum value of -28.17 in 1975.

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
1971 4.74
1972 0.44
1973 2.68
1974 2.66
1975 -28.17
1976 -5.19
1977 0.91
1978 7.22
1979 14.35
1980 14.40
1981 -7.65
1982 1.55
1983 4.28
1984 -7.26
1985 2.87
1986 14.62
1987 0.20
1988 2.24
1989 7.70
1990 11.95
1991 -8.35
1992 -4.50
1993 -0.76
1994 4.95
1995 2.97
1996 -0.69
1997 -4.21
1998 9.83
1999 1.02
2000 0.96
2001 2.43
2002 -1.86
2003 0.86
2004 -4.99
2005 12.50
2006 4.16
2007 -3.29
2008 5.61
2009 2.21
2010 -3.76
2011 13.05
2012 -6.97
2013 -6.98
2014 7.28
2015 0.67
2016 -0.87
2017 2.65
2018 2.58
2019 3.32
2020 2.47

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in Switzerland was 184,369,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 184,369,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 74,439,920,000 in 1976.

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
1970 98,573,480,000
1971 103,242,000,000
1972 103,697,000,000
1973 106,478,000,000
1974 109,309,000,000
1975 78,518,350,000
1976 74,439,920,000
1977 75,114,040,000
1978 80,540,720,000
1979 92,101,910,000
1980 105,365,000,000
1981 97,309,570,000
1982 98,822,050,000
1983 103,048,000,000
1984 95,570,420,000
1985 98,316,750,000
1986 112,689,000,000
1987 112,909,000,000
1988 115,441,000,000
1989 124,328,000,000
1990 139,184,000,000
1991 127,558,000,000
1992 121,823,000,000
1993 120,898,000,000
1994 126,885,000,000
1995 130,651,000,000
1996 129,747,000,000
1997 124,283,000,000
1998 136,495,000,000
1999 137,889,000,000
2000 139,215,000,000
2001 142,600,000,000
2002 139,954,000,000
2003 141,163,000,000
2004 134,121,000,000
2005 150,883,000,000
2006 157,160,000,000
2007 151,992,000,000
2008 160,517,000,000
2009 164,065,000,000
2010 157,902,000,000
2011 178,508,000,000
2012 166,070,000,000
2013 154,473,000,000
2014 165,718,000,000
2015 166,832,000,000
2016 165,379,000,000
2017 169,761,000,000
2018 174,139,000,000
2019 179,925,000,000
2020 184,369,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Switzerland was 28.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 34.83 in 1990, while its lowest value was 23.73 in 2004.

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
1980 34.09
1981 31.38
1982 31.07
1983 31.51
1984 29.05
1985 29.83
1986 31.90
1987 31.47
1988 32.50
1989 33.24
1990 34.83
1991 31.65
1992 28.92
1993 27.57
1994 28.27
1995 28.00
1996 27.54
1997 25.95
1998 27.22
1999 26.81
2000 26.89
2001 27.27
2002 25.67
2003 25.33
2004 23.73
2005 26.37
2006 27.13
2007 26.01
2008 26.66
2009 27.57
2010 25.12
2011 27.72
2012 25.64
2013 24.34
2014 25.39
2015 24.69
2016 24.75
2017 25.12
2018 24.81
2019 25.29
2020 28.36

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts