United Arab Emirates - Gross capital formation

Gross capital formation (current US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (current US$) in United Arab Emirates was $93,724,840,000 as of 2019. Over the past 18 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $99,269,100,000 in 2018 and $23,247,800,000 in 2001.

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
2001 $23,247,800,000
2002 $24,758,810,000
2003 $27,517,550,000
2004 $29,533,120,000
2005 $36,424,850,000
2006 $42,802,750,000
2007 $64,992,760,000
2008 $79,178,100,000
2009 $80,206,030,000
2010 $78,593,560,000
2011 $81,219,430,000
2012 $81,978,430,000
2013 $75,126,820,000
2014 $89,369,190,000
2015 $91,822,890,000
2016 $92,902,150,000
2017 $97,541,310,000
2018 $99,269,100,000
2019 $93,724,840,000

Gross capital formation (current LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (current LCU) in United Arab Emirates was 344,204,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 364,566,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 85,377,560,000 in 2001.

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
2001 85,377,560,000
2002 90,926,740,000
2003 101,058,000,000
2004 108,460,000,000
2005 133,770,000,000
2006 157,193,000,000
2007 238,686,000,000
2008 290,782,000,000
2009 294,557,000,000
2010 288,635,000,000
2011 298,278,000,000
2012 301,066,000,000
2013 275,903,000,000
2014 328,208,000,000
2015 337,220,000,000
2016 341,183,000,000
2017 358,220,000,000
2018 364,566,000,000
2019 344,204,000,000

Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Gross capital formation (constant 2010 US$) in United Arab Emirates was 82,318,790,000 as of 2020. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 104,682,000,000 in 2017 and 31,412,660,000 in 2001.

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.

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Year Value
2001 31,412,660,000
2002 33,160,020,000
2003 35,449,250,000
2004 36,473,440,000
2005 43,120,320,000
2006 49,527,500,000
2007 69,059,340,000
2008 69,076,190,000
2009 75,250,060,000
2010 68,355,040,000
2011 67,227,850,000
2012 66,542,890,000
2013 65,621,560,000
2014 80,815,990,000
2015 91,822,890,000
2016 95,287,850,000
2017 104,682,000,000
2018 92,598,290,000
2019 79,227,150,000
2020 82,318,790,000

Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in United Arab Emirates was 3.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.44 in 2007 and a minimum value of -14.44 in 2019.

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
2002 5.56
2003 6.90
2004 2.89
2005 18.22
2006 14.86
2007 39.44
2008 0.02
2009 8.94
2010 -9.16
2011 -1.65
2012 -1.02
2013 -1.38
2014 23.15
2015 13.62
2016 3.77
2017 9.86
2018 -11.54
2019 -14.44
2020 3.90

Gross capital formation (constant LCU)

The value for Gross capital formation (constant LCU) in United Arab Emirates was 347,598,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 442,029,000,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 132,643,000,000 in 2001.

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
2001 132,643,000,000
2002 140,021,000,000
2003 149,687,000,000
2004 154,012,000,000
2005 182,079,000,000
2006 209,134,000,000
2007 291,609,000,000
2008 291,680,000,000
2009 317,750,000,000
2010 288,635,000,000
2011 283,875,000,000
2012 280,983,000,000
2013 277,092,000,000
2014 341,252,000,000
2015 387,730,000,000
2016 402,361,000,000
2017 442,029,000,000
2018 391,004,000,000
2019 334,543,000,000
2020 347,598,000,000

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in United Arab Emirates was 22.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 31.63 in 2009, while its lowest value was 19.26 in 2013.

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.

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Year Value
2001 22.50
2002 22.55
2003 22.13
2004 19.98
2005 20.17
2006 19.27
2007 25.20
2008 25.10
2009 31.63
2010 27.12
2011 23.16
2012 21.88
2013 19.26
2014 22.17
2015 25.64
2016 26.02
2017 25.30
2018 23.51
2019 22.46

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts