Upper middle income - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in Upper middle income was 34.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 34.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 18.32 in 1963.

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 29.97
1961 21.00
1962 18.48
1963 18.32
1964 20.25
1965 21.25
1966 21.71
1967 19.71
1968 19.17
1969 21.06
1970 22.90
1971 23.18
1972 23.47
1973 23.14
1974 23.93
1975 26.21
1976 25.78
1977 25.14
1978 24.80
1979 24.48
1980 24.79
1981 25.97
1982 25.32
1983 23.68
1984 23.00
1985 23.00
1986 23.35
1987 23.77
1988 24.76
1989 25.51
1990 22.24
1991 21.71
1992 22.80
1993 23.97
1994 24.43
1995 23.56
1996 23.44
1997 23.09
1998 22.86
1999 22.09
2000 22.66
2001 22.99
2002 23.95
2003 25.26
2004 26.13
2005 26.25
2006 26.64
2007 27.22
2008 28.54
2009 30.60
2010 30.69
2011 31.18
2012 31.92
2013 32.62
2014 32.77
2015 33.06
2016 32.60
2017 32.46
2018 33.45
2019 33.41
2020 34.50

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts