Jamaica: Capital investment, percent of GDP

The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Jamaica from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in . See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time. The value of that indicator for is percent.

The capital investment in Jamaica and other countries is calculated as the purchases of new plant and equipment by firms, as percent of GDP. A high number is good for long-term economic growth as current investment leads to greater future production.

Definition: Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.