Zimbabwe: Capital investment, percent of GDP

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 Zimbabwe

Capital investment as percent of GDP

 Latest value 14.65
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2022
 Average 15.16
 Min - Max 1.53 - 24.74
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 14.65 percent, a decline from 15.51 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 24.55 percent, based on data from 142 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1960 to 2022 is 15.16 percent. The minimum value, 1.53 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 24.74 percent was recorded in 1974. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Zimbabwe - Capital investment, percent of GDP - Recent values chart

Historical series
Zimbabwe - Capital investment, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1960-2022




The capital investment in Zimbabwe 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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