Portugal: Capital investment, in dollars

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 Portugal

Capital investment, billion USD

 Latest value 59.32
 Year 2023
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1970 - 2023
 Average 27.58
 Min - Max 2.28 - 62.11
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 59.32 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 54.91 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 182.44 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 149 countries. Historically, the average for Portugal from 1970 to 2023 is 27.58 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 2.28 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 62.11 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Portugal - Capital investment, in dollars - Recent values chart

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Portugal - Capital investment, in dollars - historical chart - 1970-2023




Definition: 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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