Vanuatu: Capital investment, percent of GDP

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 Vanuatu

Capital investment as percent of GDP

 Latest value 56.07
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1983 - 2022
 Average 27.29
 Min - Max 16.85 - 56.07
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 56.07 percent, an increase from 55.06 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 24.83 percent, based on data from 154 countries. Historically, the average for Vanuatu from 1983 to 2022 is 27.29 percent. The minimum value, 16.85 percent, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 56.07 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Vanuatu - Capital investment, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

Historical series
Vanuatu - Capital investment, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1983-2022




The capital investment in Vanuatu 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 (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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 Capital investment, percent of GDP 56.07 2022 percent
 Capital investment, in dollars 0.57 2022 billion U.S. dollars
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