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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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Economy Statistics > Gross fixed capital formation > current US$ (1978) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
474,500,000,000 $
1978
American Economy
# 2
Japan :
300,134,500,000 $
1978
Japanese Economy
# 3
Germany :
162,856,700,000 $
1978
German Economy
# 4
France :
110,465,000,000 $
1978
French Economy
# 5
Italy :
73,029,210,000 $
1978
Italian Economy
# 6
United Kingdom :
61,760,310,000 $
1978
British Economy
# 7
Canada :
48,194,090,000 $
1978
Canadian Economy
# 8
Brazil :
44,592,290,000 $
1978
Brazilian Economy
# 9
China :
43,654,470,000 $
1978
Chinese Economy
# 10
Spain :
35,823,130,000 $
1978
Spanish Economy
# 11
Australia :
34,822,020,000 $
1978
Australian Economy
# 12
Netherlands :
33,344,270,000 $
1978
Dutch Economy
# 13
Iran :
27,587,090,000 $
1978
Iranian Economy
# 14
Saudi Arabia :
24,072,310,000 $
1978
Saudi Economy
# 15
India :
23,240,180,000 $
1978
Indian Economy
# 16
Belgium :
23,145,250,000 $
1978
Belgian Economy
# 17
Switzerland :
22,230,370,000 $
1978
Swiss Economy
# 18
Mexico :
21,597,600,000 $
1978
Mexican Economy
# 19
Sweden :
19,227,710,000 $
1978
Swedish Economy
# 20
Venezuela :
18,756,350,000 $
1978
Venezuelan Economy
# 21
Korea, South :
16,719,010,000 $
1978
Korean Economy
# 22
Argentina :
16,159,750,000 $
1978
Argentine Economy
# 23
Austria :
14,544,210,000 $
1978
Austrian Economy
# 24
Norway :
14,230,590,000 $
1978
Norwegian Economy
# 25
Denmark :
13,276,520,000 $
1978
Danish Economy
# 26
Algeria :
12,809,200,000 $
1978
Algerian Economy
# 27
South Africa :
11,757,600,000 $
1978
South African Economy
# 28
Greece :
11,751,390,000 $
1978
Greek Economy
# 29
Turkey :
10,979,760,000 $
1978
Turkish Economy
# 30
Nigeria :
10,138,200,000 $
1978
Nigerian Economy
# 31
Finland :
9,022,383,000 $
1978
Finnish Economy
# 32
United Arab Emirates :
6,659,175,000 $
1978
Emirati Economy
# 33
Portugal :
6,488,139,000 $
1978
Portuguese Economy
# 34
Thailand :
6,063,139,000 $
1978
Thai Economy
# 35
Philippines :
5,728,942,000 $
1978
Philippine Economy
# 36
Hungary :
5,655,515,000 $
1978
Hungarian Economy
# 37
Libya :
5,174,784,000 $
1978
Libyan Economy
# 38
Hong Kong :
4,820,579,000 $
1978
Hong Kong Economy
# 39
New Zealand :
4,086,997,000 $
1978
New Zealand Economy
# 40
Egypt :
4,070,649,000 $
1978
Egyptian Economy
# 41
Malaysia :
3,967,203,000 $
1978
Malaysian Economy
# 42
Ireland :
3,740,562,000 $
1978
Irish Economy
# 43
Colombia :
3,581,020,000 $
1978
Colombian Economy
# 44
Morocco :
3,295,654,000 $
1978
Moroccan Economy
# 45
Israel :
3,177,444,000 $
1978
Israeli Economy
# 46
Pakistan :
3,081,313,000 $
1978
Pakistani Economy
# 47
Kuwait :
2,886,353,000 $
1978
Kuwaiti Economy
# 48
Singapore :
2,805,165,000 $
1978
Singapore Economy
# 49
Chile :
2,757,424,000 $
1978
Chilean Economy
# 50
Syria :
2,732,304,000 $
1978
Syrian Economy
# 51
Peru :
2,412,205,000 $
1978
Peruvian Economy
# 52
Côte d'Ivoire :
2,343,556,000 $
1978
Ivoirian Economy
# 53
Cameroon :
1,989,535,000 $
1978
Cameroonian Economy
# 54
Ecuador :
1,917,919,000 $
1978
Ecuadorian Economy
# 55
Tunisia :
1,852,608,000 $
1978
Tunisian Economy
# 56
Puerto Rico :
1,730,000,000 $
1978
Puerto Rican Economy
# 57
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,532,584,000 $
1978
Congolese Economy
# 58
Kenya :
1,329,990,000 $
1978
Kenyan Economy
# 59
Guatemala :
1,217,700,000 $
1978
Guatemalan Economy
# 60
Uruguay :
1,107,059,000 $
1978
Uruguayan Economy
# 61
Dominican Republic :
1,031,900,000 $
1978
Dominican Economy
# 62
Gabon :
992,731,800 $
1978
Gabonese Economy
# 63
Trinidad and Tobago :
967,833,300 $
1978
Tobagonian Economy
# 64
Luxembourg :
946,074,000 $
1978
Luxembourg Economy
# 65
Sudan :
872,368,400 $
1978
Sudanese Economy
# 66
Jordan :
864,785,300 $
1978
Jordanian Economy
# 67
Oman :
813,549,200 $
1978
Omani Economy
# 68
Costa Rica :
811,248,600 $
1978
Costa Rican Economy
# 69
El Salvador :
727,920,000 $
1978
Salvadoran Economy
# 70
Paraguay :
644,888,900 $
1978
Paraguayan Economy
# 71
Iceland :
628,674,700 $
1978
Icelandic Economy
# 72
Zimbabwe :
577,146,800 $
1978
Zimbabwean Economy
# 73
Bolivia :
546,300,000 $
1978
Bolivian Economy
# 74
Sri Lanka :
545,843,600 $
1978
Sri Lankan Economy
# 75
Zambia :
545,704,300 $
1978
Zambian Economy
# 76
Honduras :
466,000,000 $
1978
Honduran Economy
# 77
Cyprus :
455,614,900 $
1978
Cypriot Economy
# 78
Papua New Guinea :
378,755,800 $
1978
Papua New Guinean Economy
# 79
Jamaica :
353,014,100 $
1978
Jamaican Economy
# 80
Nicaragua :
302,505,800 $
1978
Nicaraguan Economy
# 81
Malawi :
292,861,000 $
1978
Malawian Economy
# 82
Nepal :
267,794,000 $
1978
Nepalese Economy
# 83
Suriname :
267,226,900 $
1978
Surinamese Economy
# 84
Senegal :
247,274,700 $
1978
Senegalese Economy
# 85
Madagascar :
246,182,900 $
1978
Malagasy Economy
# 86
Congo, Republic of the :
205,623,600 $
1978
Congolese Economy
# 87
Mali :
194,628,500 $
1978
Malian Economy
# 88
Ghana :
185,340,300 $
1978
Ghanaian Economy
# 89
Fiji :
176,783,200 $
1978
Fijian Economy
# 90
Botswana :
170,108,700 $
1978
Motswana -Batswana Economy
# 91
Swaziland :
166,628,300 $
1978
Swazi Economy
# 92
Malta :
156,460,800 $
1978
Maltese Economy
# 93
Somalia :
127,348,100 $
1978
Somali Economy
# 94
Barbados :
125,391,500 $
1978
Barbadian Economy
# 95
Rwanda :
121,930,200 $
1978
Rwandan Economy
# 96
Guyana :
96,800,000 $
1978
Guyanese Economy
# 97
Bahamas, The :
85,900,000 $
1978
Bahamian Economy
# 98
Burundi :
85,656,660 $
1978
Burundian Economy
# 99
Lesotho :
59,770,120 $
1978
Basotho Economy
# 100
Central African Republic :
55,394,300 $
1978
Central African Economy
# 101
Seychelles :
36,447,480 $
1978
Seychellois Economy
# 102
Antigua and Barbuda :
14,444,440 $
1978
Barbudan Economy
# 103
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
11,888,890 $
1978
Saint Vincentian Economy
# 104
Dominica :
10,377,780 $
1978
Dominican Economy
# 105
Tonga :
10,259,130 $
1978
Tongan Economy
# 106
Kiribati :
9,357,903 $
1978
- Economy
# 107
Grenada :
5,814,815 $
1978
Grenadian Economy
Total :
1,859,533,533,718 $
Weighted average:
17,378,818,072.1 $
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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