Swaziland

Capital Investment

12.6
percent of GDP
Dec 60Dec 62Dec 66Dec 69Dec 72Dec 75Dec 79Dec 82Dec 85Dec 89Dec 92Dec 95Dec 98Dec 01Dec 04Dec 10Dec 140.00015.0030.0045.0060.00
  • Swaziland
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

161
Ukraine13.82
162
Bermuda13.53
163
Namibia13.19
164
South Africa12.91
165
Eritrea12.63
166
Swaziland12.6
167
Tunisia12.32
168
Egypt12.23
170
Puerto Rico11.51
171
Burundi11.45

Africa Ranking

35
Somalia15.5
36
Libya14.16
37
Namibia13.19
39
Eritrea12.63
40
Swaziland12.6
41
Tunisia12.32
42
Egypt12.23
44
Burundi11.45
45
Comoros10.81

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Definition of Capital Investment

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.

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