Gross capital formation in % of GDP

11.8 (%) in 2017

In 2017, gross capital formation for Eswatini was 11.8 %. Though Eswatini gross capital formation fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1998 - 2017 period ending at 11.8 % 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 11.8 -5.38%
2016 12.4 8.71%
2015 11.4 -7.10%
2014 12.3 1.73%
2013 12.1 -1.20%
2012 12.3 -5.00%
2011 12.9 -10.95%
2010 14.5 -5.85%
2009 15.4 -2.02%
2008 15.7 -2.13%
2007 16.0 -2.64%
2006 16.5