Bangladesh - Gross capital formation (annual % growth)

The value for Gross capital formation (annual % growth) in Bangladesh was 1.94 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 147.33 in 1974 and a minimum value of -55.64 in 1972.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1961 18.76
1962 61.89
1963 -23.49
1964 25.30
1965 11.85
1966 4.24
1967 12.88
1968 34.92
1969 -7.88
1970 -7.08
1971 -24.08
1972 -55.64
1973 96.48
1974 147.33
1975 -22.09
1976 18.25
1977 26.22
1978 25.81
1979 11.38
1980 17.45
1981 22.86
1982 8.59
1983 4.51
1984 9.96
1985 5.92
1986 5.61
1987 10.29
1988 1.53
1989 4.93
1990 5.52
1991 2.46
1992 4.01
1993 11.16
1994 9.24
1995 9.61
1996 11.95
1997 6.46
1998 9.11
1999 8.59
2000 7.12
2001 7.93
2002 7.42
2003 7.66
2004 8.21
2005 9.76
2006 9.89
2007 7.15
2008 9.82
2009 7.39
2010 8.56
2011 9.56
2012 10.57
2013 5.36
2014 9.86
2015 7.12
2016 8.91
2017 10.15
2018 10.50
2019 8.44
2020 1.94

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts