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 2000 U.S. dollars.
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Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1 United States :
2,102,600,000,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#2 Japan :
1,083,799,000,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#3 China :
777,353,800,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#4 France :
288,717,100,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#5 United Kingdom :
283,064,300,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#6 India :
215,457,100,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#7 Korea, South :
182,705,100,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#8 Canada :
172,552,300,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#9 Mexico :
134,958,000,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#10 Brazil :
128,683,900,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#11 Australia :
125,458,700,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#12 Netherlands :
79,857,660,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#13 Russia :
77,596,190,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#14 Turkey :
65,073,090,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#15 Argentina :
56,205,740,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#16 Belgium :
54,667,400,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#17 Iran :
48,933,630,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#18 Sweden :
47,047,980,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#19 Indonesia :
46,642,080,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#20 Hong Kong :
46,589,300,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#21 Thailand :
44,336,880,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#22 Saudi Arabia :
41,872,470,000 constant 2000 US$
2003 ...
#23 Poland :
40,733,080,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#24 Norway :
40,076,010,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#25 Venezuela :
32,067,310,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#26 South Africa :
29,219,460,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#27 Finland :
26,771,700,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#28 Portugal :
26,650,820,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#29 Chile :
25,502,610,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#30 Malaysia :
24,934,450,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#31 Algeria :
22,842,780,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#32 Colombia :
21,813,680,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#33 Israel :
21,713,680,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#34 Egypt :
21,326,250,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#35 Czech Republic :
20,470,740,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#36 United Arab Emirates :
20,244,850,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#37 Bangladesh :
16,171,120,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#38 New Zealand :
16,042,120,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#39 Vietnam :
15,777,690,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#40 Philippines :
14,682,230,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#41 Pakistan :
13,870,080,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#42 Hungary :
13,860,810,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#43 Peru :
12,704,090,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#44 Romania :
11,464,810,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#45 Morocco :
9,850,885,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#46 Ukraine :
8,709,811,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#47 Slovakia :
7,400,498,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#48 Croatia :
7,342,347,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#49 Kazakhstan :
6,982,643,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#50 Kuwait :
6,893,105,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#51 Slovenia :
6,252,209,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#52 Belarus :
6,202,765,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#53 Ecuador :
5,932,553,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#54 Sri Lanka :
5,798,878,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#55 Tunisia :
5,629,773,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#56 Syria :
5,168,054,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#57 Bulgaria :
4,830,935,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#58 Lithuania :
4,815,175,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#59 Guatemala :
4,728,927,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#60 Costa Rica :
4,539,977,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#61 Azerbaijan :
4,494,509,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#62 Sudan :
4,469,092,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#63 Lebanon :
4,455,320,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#64 Oman :
4,412,723,000 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#65 Dominican Republic :
4,373,948,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#66 Latvia :
3,984,831,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#67 Yemen :
3,409,291,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#68 Iceland :
3,085,171,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#69 Uzbekistan :
2,850,900,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#70 Panama :
2,806,446,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#71 Cameroon :
2,779,937,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#72 Uruguay :
2,722,213,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#73 Jordan :
2,702,304,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#74 Estonia :
2,665,615,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#75 Kenya :
2,625,511,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#76 Tanzania :
2,493,119,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#77 Ethiopia :
2,427,256,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#78 El Salvador :
2,401,785,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#79 Macau :
2,385,368,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#80 Serbia and Montenegro :
2,341,970,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#81 Botswana :
2,096,268,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#82 Ghana :
2,085,709,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#83 Trinidad and Tobago :
2,060,802,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#84 Honduras :
1,946,640,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#85 Congo, Republic of the :
1,730,345,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#86 Uganda :
1,721,869,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#87 Paraguay :
1,559,314,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#88 Georgia :
1,475,310,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#89 Mozambique :
1,467,155,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#90 Gabon :
1,403,113,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#91 Senegal :
1,377,935,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#92 Bolivia :
1,370,904,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#93 Mauritius :
1,341,837,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#94 Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1,235,749,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#95 Cambodia :
1,174,190,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#96 Nicaragua :
1,147,927,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#97 Albania :
1,145,778,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#98 Namibia :
1,073,323,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#99 Madagascar :
1,057,674,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#100 Turkmenistan :
1,009,041,000 constant 2000 US$
2000 ...
#101 Armenia :
961,235,300 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#102 Mali :
930,141,400 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#103 Burkina Faso :
895,598,700 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#104 Macedonia, Republic of :
826,692,100 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#105 Zambia :
787,023,200 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#106 Côte d'Ivoire :
772,410,200 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#107 Laos :
750,213,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#108 Mauritania :
660,466,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#109 Guinea :
604,850,300 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#110 Benin :
551,729,500 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#111 Barbados :
455,537,900 constant 2000 US$
2002 ...
#112 Chad :
453,261,400 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#113 Zimbabwe :
442,369,700 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#114 Moldova :
425,251,700 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#115 Rwanda :
423,582,100 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#116 Mongolia :
399,858,800 constant 2000 US$
2003 ...
#117 Bhutan :
343,665,200 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#118 Swaziland :
327,306,700 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#119 Togo :
311,995,400 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#120 Lesotho :
285,306,300 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#121 Maldives :
277,544,400 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#122 Malawi :
264,128,100 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#123 Kyrgyzstan :
218,576,900 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#124 Belize :
216,760,700 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#125 Antigua and Barbuda :
207,676,300 constant 2000 US$
2002 ...
#126 Tajikistan :
170,094,900 constant 2000 US$
2003 ...
#127 Saint Kitts and Nevis :
160,799,300 constant 2000 US$
2003 ...
#128 Eritrea :
159,391,200 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#129 Guyana :
155,563,200 constant 2000 US$
2002 ...
#130 Grenada :
145,008,100 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#131 Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
137,337,000 constant 2000 US$
2002 ...
#132 Djibouti :
124,374,800 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#133 Gambia, The :
117,577,600 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#134 Cape Verde :
109,851,000 constant 2000 US$
2003 ...
#135 East Timor :
107,748,000 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
81,325,200 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#137 Seychelles :
68,702,890 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#138 Dominica :
48,163,260 constant 2000 US$
2004 ...
#139 Comoros :
28,237,990 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#140 Guinea-Bissau :
21,482,710 constant 2000 US$
2005 ...
#141 São Tomé and Príncipe :
16,706,400 constant 2000 US$
2000 ...
Total :
6,802,004,361,850 constant 2000 US$
Weighted average:
48,241,165,686.9 constant 2000 US$
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 2000 U.S. dollars.
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