Gross capital formation in % of GDP

33.1 (%) in 2017

In 2017, gross capital formation for Seychelles was 33.1 %. Though Seychelles gross capital formation fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 1998 - 2017 period ending at 33.1 % 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 33.1 -8.95%
2016 36.4 -1.23%
2015 36.9 -6.37%
2014 39.4 16.31%
2013 33.8 -15.45%
2012 40.0 10.48%
2011 36.2 2.40%
2010 35.4 39.10%
2009 25.4 3.46%
2008 24.6 -9.60%
2007 27.2 1.06%
2006 26.9