United Kingdom: Capital investment, in dollars

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 United Kingdom

Capital investment, billion USD

 Latest value 580.40
 Year 2023
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1970 - 2023
 Average 290.26
 Min - Max 31.89 - 580.40
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 580.4 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 558.6 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 the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2023 is 290.26 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 31.89 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 580.4 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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United Kingdom - Capital investment, in dollars - Recent values chart

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United Kingdom - 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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