United Arab Emirates: Capital investment, in dollars

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 United Arab Emirates

Capital investment, billion USD

 Latest value 79.63
 Year 2020
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 2001 - 2020
 Average 68.49
 Min - Max 23.25 - 99.27
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2020 is 79.63 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 93.72 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 136.00 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 163 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 2001 to 2020 is 68.49 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 23.25 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 99.27 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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United Arab Emirates - Capital investment, in dollars - Recent values chart

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United Arab Emirates - Capital investment, in dollars - historical chart - 2001-2020




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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