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.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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| Chile | 1,61,92,14,841 | 9,02,06,87,035 | 17,29,55,71,434 | 28,45,98,79,208 | 53,78,88,86,631 | 66,94,21,20,815 | 76,92,35,38,615 | 76,23,24,23,896 | 65,26,14,01,204 | 62,07,77,80,900 | 59,10,57,07,515 | 62,55,98,18,644 | 71,49,65,34,083 | 69,68,89,47,587 | 53,67,85,18,359 | 77,42,78,60,207 | 76,42,75,91,574 |
| Andorra | 2,82,10,330 | 34,94,08,228 | 38,07,02,999 | 92,85,85,061 | 76,86,89,813 | 74,56,04,223 | 58,78,79,358 | 54,94,51,646 | 58,46,63,548 | 52,95,13,519 | 54,25,59,793 | 58,20,53,155 | 65,87,38,449 | 65,71,99,504 | 59,17,73,384 | 71,77,86,355 | 72,52,14,815 |
| Panama | 30,91,34,780 | 89,58,61,313 | 2,80,51,00,000 | 2,83,90,00,000 | 11,28,58,35,621 | 13,43,79,37,506 | 17,72,13,01,332 | 20,21,74,50,753 | 22,39,60,72,107 | 23,57,06,76,964 | 24,05,33,65,940 | 26,68,85,86,051 | 27,75,07,76,096 | 26,58,37,13,238 | 14,15,61,49,442 | 21,82,19,80,539 | 26,26,59,52,593 |
| Colombia | 2,86,37,01,188 | 14,61,27,76,520 | 15,83,00,98,656 | 31,53,56,43,837 | 62,72,51,15,656 | 77,02,23,25,595 | 81,99,08,37,082 | 84,76,30,79,902 | 91,47,95,35,270 | 69,77,14,48,918 | 65,52,32,57,228 | 67,36,49,42,243 | 70,83,49,01,643 | 69,08,27,89,206 | 51,50,56,87,720 | 60,43,02,31,656 | 75,12,50,97,089 |
| Argentina | 7,33,50,32,969 | 19,63,44,51,991 | 45,69,08,48,314 | 37,89,40,52,169 | 75,51,18,76,947 | 97,54,09,34,324 | 95,94,76,49,517 | 1,06,13,91,15,668 | 97,88,91,91,837 | 1,10,08,95,22,148 | 98,47,82,03,613 | 1,17,22,12,54,009 | 87,19,29,74,491 | 63,62,60,77,096 | 55,60,50,95,309 | 88,10,22,26,730 | 1,11,23,75,00,485 |
| Dominican Republic | 39,61,01,714 | 2,18,95,76,709 | 6,68,30,67,744 | 8,79,70,17,021 | 14,02,34,76,350 | 14,46,79,89,342 | 14,73,72,75,686 | 14,23,90,37,500 | 15,52,50,20,423 | 16,68,02,66,651 | 17,38,59,07,138 | 17,97,70,68,349 | 22,06,95,86,957 | 23,12,78,58,120 | 20,01,20,84,500 | 29,54,72,86,344 | 39,44,33,21,476 |
| Peru | 77,51,93,798 | 5,26,04,07,384 | 10,15,61,60,458 | 13,14,96,00,127 | 35,05,33,16,225 | 41,56,78,44,305 | 47,40,35,65,304 | 51,44,89,98,894 | 49,52,61,76,127 | 46,13,18,26,943 | 42,25,84,88,124 | 43,70,35,73,989 | 47,43,80,42,966 | 47,56,85,85,055 | 37,11,47,87,535 | 48,94,97,10,162 | 53,75,46,93,678 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 41,68,993 | 7,52,55,474 | 81,70,11,698 | 1,81,48,06,830 | 6,20,26,29,773 | 6,83,59,22,105 | 9,21,29,08,912 | 6,65,03,71,935 | 6,24,04,05,922 | 3,25,45,41,648 | 1,87,70,66,251 | 1,71,19,97,666 | 1,63,73,22,529 | 1,23,77,47,685 | 46,12,88,144 | 58,46,27,712 | 1,60,45,08,331 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6,59,09,09,091 | 6,31,24,22,250 | 28,31,46,23,266 | 33,47,38,60,510 | 86,52,58,64,051 | 73,02,00,73,205 | 1,01,40,97,87,145 | 1,01,26,02,28,823 | 90,08,34,28,660 | 1,06,08,31,41,628 | 29,46,03,110 | 19,02,88,68,893 | -43,76,59,29,856 | 31,39,86,30,517 | 12,33,19,66,392 | 12,48,35,88,517 | 10,02,61,68,904 |
| Bolivia | 16,83,50,168 | 61,00,02,370 | 1,52,36,63,207 | 1,36,10,95,769 | 3,34,18,32,298 | 4,74,84,33,120 | 4,78,66,41,078 | 5,83,07,09,330 | 6,94,03,51,211 | 6,69,28,61,571 | 7,14,71,05,759 | 8,33,45,27,689 | 8,29,77,86,012 | 8,12,79,49,873 | 5,77,95,04,192 | 6,78,44,86,795 | 7,31,27,97,386 |
| Brazil | 6,77,61,52,307 | 78,30,37,19,014 | 1,23,90,02,59,740 | 1,53,40,45,60,761 | 4,81,55,58,98,908 | 5,71,00,94,33,571 | 5,27,98,34,99,467 | 5,36,44,76,69,301 | 5,04,67,79,61,467 | 3,13,79,44,10,626 | 2,68,80,71,46,961 | 3,01,80,11,48,436 | 2,89,36,19,41,365 | 2,91,94,19,89,682 | 2,37,88,68,02,873 | 3,20,44,28,19,771 | 3,48,36,93,55,093 |
| Mexico | 11,72,74,39,988 | 74,21,82,92,985 | 1,65,21,93,89,900 | 1,97,48,11,59,735 | 2,57,91,19,32,394 | 2,98,05,74,30,760 | 3,05,96,75,36,554 | 3,01,07,22,70,117 | 3,04,19,34,71,256 | 2,87,98,91,55,092 | 2,70,75,53,59,137 | 2,84,49,13,56,008 | 2,94,94,77,93,399 | 2,88,70,42,25,925 | 2,26,48,60,52,501 | 2,83,84,29,49,707 | 3,32,24,39,03,544 |
| Ecuador | 55,96,35,000 | 3,66,66,41,000 | 3,89,79,64,000 | 8,98,09,30,000 | 19,50,14,56,000 | 22,31,03,55,000 | 24,43,93,62,000 | 27,08,06,15,000 | 28,80,32,39,000 | 26,67,94,23,000 | 24,96,34,72,000 | 27,40,92,23,000 | 28,77,04,33,000 | 28,00,64,67,000 | 21,88,93,74,000 | 23,72,66,52,000 | 25,59,08,26,000 |
| Guatemala | 26,79,53,365 | 1,14,19,22,002 | 3,77,48,82,381 | 5,97,70,75,521 | 6,41,23,97,171 | 8,07,73,09,434 | 8,38,66,57,848 | 8,39,60,29,379 | 8,71,89,91,519 | 9,22,10,46,127 | 9,15,63,02,038 | 9,74,21,21,032 | 10,11,22,92,817 | 11,05,86,66,579 | 10,49,73,35,924 | 14,51,12,00,251 | 15,82,72,26,244 |
| Spain | 11,62,48,49,427 | 1,43,98,33,57,407 | 1,59,01,03,80,958 | 3,38,90,96,15,480 | 3,16,86,45,77,890 | 3,04,21,13,04,362 | 2,44,23,94,48,526 | 2,33,23,09,08,198 | 2,45,14,98,80,453 | 2,27,02,81,87,717 | 2,31,05,51,80,868 | 2,54,77,92,55,092 | 2,90,99,07,34,079 | 2,90,42,86,30,502 | 2,61,62,68,71,932 | 3,12,11,45,23,167 | 3,04,14,89,90,810 |
| Nicaragua | 17,38,29,136 | 59,84,25,886 | 1,44,91,37,870 | 1,74,10,41,258 | 2,17,56,25,277 | 3,02,83,45,850 | 3,26,61,55,237 | 3,39,42,65,272 | 3,43,09,92,923 | 4,27,05,12,988 | 4,14,53,12,482 | 4,12,41,09,197 | 3,13,57,71,842 | 2,18,82,17,438 | 2,42,43,83,580 | 3,30,95,18,127 | 3,43,65,04,580 |
| Costa Rica | 18,89,18,425 | 1,46,34,76,693 | 3,10,58,56,664 | 3,80,12,78,466 | 7,46,91,83,227 | 8,57,31,25,596 | 9,37,74,65,211 | 9,98,12,74,586 | 9,99,91,94,023 | 10,64,14,05,351 | 11,11,55,78,797 | 10,93,21,47,358 | 11,46,64,97,269 | 10,34,81,09,482 | 10,08,50,36,679 | 12,63,96,73,628 | 12,72,63,12,775 |
| El Salvador | 12,29,18,364 | 66,54,42,389 | 2,08,22,85,972 | 2,73,45,21,062 | 3,07,55,68,244 | 3,60,84,65,614 | 3,78,73,88,864 | 3,74,27,21,901 | 3,70,46,97,744 | 3,75,40,95,811 | 3,86,27,70,000 | 4,16,57,80,000 | 4,78,04,28,753 | 4,93,12,90,415 | 4,26,29,63,760 | 6,06,77,68,213 | 6,48,65,34,457 |
| Cuba | 1,47,60,04,428 | 7,10,46,96,985 | 3,82,22,00,000 | 4,59,45,00,000 | 6,48,00,00,000 | 5,88,81,61,209 | 6,27,20,00,000 | 7,24,70,00,000 | 6,13,90,00,000 | 8,18,78,23,186 | 8,73,50,00,000 | 9,98,80,00,000 | 12,04,00,00,000 | 11,88,90,00,000 | 10,60,10,00,000 | 10,00,45,54,343 | 8,09,97,39,742 |
| Paraguay | 16,05,13,395 | 2,20,64,00,420 | 2,33,59,44,638 | 2,60,09,66,155 | 6,49,76,20,991 | 8,32,48,18,555 | 7,07,50,11,624 | 8,47,67,85,678 | 9,14,91,56,956 | 7,92,25,87,670 | 7,14,79,88,767 | 8,03,34,25,471 | 9,16,41,95,888 | 8,22,42,27,798 | 7,10,11,25,856 | 9,58,74,67,805 | 11,22,37,05,344 |
| Honduras | 16,58,64,736 | 76,96,07,034 | 2,03,31,89,028 | 2,69,51,77,312 | 3,46,56,23,363 | 4,60,46,70,279 | 4,55,13,92,902 | 4,02,56,06,219 | 4,38,27,56,281 | 5,26,97,23,299 | 5,07,69,39,200 | 5,74,26,03,055 | 6,39,52,95,053 | 5,70,32,36,757 | 4,48,78,82,850 | 6,83,57,97,815 | 7,43,21,13,798 |
| Uruguay | 46,12,33,871 | 1,12,11,18,591 | 3,29,95,32,835 | 3,07,30,10,711 | 7,81,82,78,577 | 10,12,19,39,403 | 11,99,80,04,805 | 13,35,16,37,153 | 12,65,88,60,846 | 11,06,67,39,330 | 10,17,12,49,150 | 10,56,79,49,639 | 9,74,62,50,075 | 8,89,53,71,307 | 8,79,80,53,600 | 11,81,64,71,878 | 13,37,78,71,358 |
| Portugal | 2,27,55,25,089 | 21,82,15,96,663 | 34,04,58,19,632 | 46,05,74,46,650 | 50,25,47,23,113 | 45,52,67,58,630 | 33,95,33,58,928 | 33,12,26,55,345 | 35,16,63,68,716 | 31,60,18,59,697 | 32,66,02,85,079 | 38,13,27,12,330 | 44,32,02,11,856 | 44,37,97,29,884 | 43,78,32,08,360 | 52,71,03,42,923 | 52,62,97,01,811 |