South and Central Asia Compared by Economy > Gross capital formation > Current US$ > Per capita
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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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Interesting observations about Economy > Gross capital formation > Current US$ > Per capita
- Qatar ranked first for gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita amongst Tourist destinations in 2005.
- 10 of the bottom 160 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are Eurozone.
- 9 of the bottom 179 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are Western European.
- 34 of the bottom 179 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are Catholic.
- 22 of the bottom 62 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are Landlocked.
- 19 of the bottom 167 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are High income OECD.
- 37 of the bottom 178 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are Sparsely populated.
- 41 of the bottom 95 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are Christian.
- 19 of the bottom 142 countries by gross capital formation > current US$ > per capita are European.