Gross capital formation in % of GDP

25.1 (%) in 2017

In 2017, gross capital formation for Austria was 25.1 %. Though Austria gross capital formation fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1998 - 2017 period ending at 25.1 % in 2017.

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Gross capital formation (also known as 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.

Date Value Change, %
2017 25.1 3.34%
2016 24.3 2.19%
2015 23.8 1.16%
2014 23.5 -0.81%
2013 23.7 -1.06%
2012 24.0 -0.68%
2011 24.1 6.78%
2010 22.6 -0.74%
2009 22.8 -6.92%
2008 24.5 -0.48%
2007 24.6 4.13%
2006 23.6