Gross capital formation (also known as 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.
| Date | Valeur | Modifier , % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 418 293 787 | 10,76 % |
| 2021 | 13 017 145 391 | 6,95 % |
| 2020 | 12 171 666 478 | -4,47 % |
| 2019 | 12 740 628 964 | 2,05 % |
| 2018 | 12 484 106 970 | 10,88 % |
| 2017 | 11 259 502 833 | 8,87 % |
| 2016 | 10 341 956 070 | 6,31 % |
| 2015 | 9 728 061 038 | 11,36 % |
| 2014 | 8 735 370 360 | -3,69 % |
| 2013 | 9 069 672 898 | 4,27 % |
| 2012 | 8 698 237 841 | -4,92 % |
| 2011 | 9 148 002 740 |