Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Australia

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Australia in 2025 — 439,936,366,702 US$. Ranked 11 in the world out of 131. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,389%.

2025 440B US$ +2.94% vs 2024
World rank 11of 131
Period maximum 440B US$2025
Period minimum 5.66B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Australia, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 5,874,400,940 US$1962: 5,662,720,906 US$1964: 7,304,641,169 US$1966: 8,906,241,425 US$1968: 10,791,201,727 US$1970: 13,629,282,181 US$1972: 15,834,112,150 US$1974: 27,195,283,714 US$1976: 27,763,562,247 US$1978: 30,591,183,676 US$1980: 40,626,183,844 US$1982: 57,890,323,293 US$1984: 51,535,393,566 US$1986: 51,966,284,275 US$1988: 66,049,528,233 US$1990: 90,132,995,976 US$1992: 72,741,017,828 US$1994: 78,349,360,083 US$1996: 99,487,026,186 US$1998: 102,492,708,404 US$2000: 109,245,982,602 US$2002: 96,601,834,309 US$2004: 166,349,409,589 US$2006: 205,850,862,310 US$2008: 302,083,165,466 US$2010: 307,708,704,001 US$2012: 428,915,548,351 US$2014: 392,428,119,093 US$2016: 307,118,086,897 US$2018: 351,903,698,881 US$2020: 297,933,100,095 US$2022: 401,860,261,952 US$2024: 427,370,089,725 US$2025: 439,936,366,702 US$
Change over the period: +434B (+7,389.04%) Average annual rate: 6.87 %
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 440B +12.57B +2.94%
2024 427B +13.3B +3.21%
2023 414B +12.21B +3.04%
2022 402B +44.79B +12.54%
2021 357B +59.14B +19.85%
2020 298B −27.84B −8.55%
2019 326B −26.13B −7.42%
2018 352B +31.43B +9.81%
2017 320B +13.36B +4.35%
2016 307B −47.92B −13.5%
2015 355B −37.39B −9.53%
2014 392B −47.17B −10.73%
2013 440B +10.68B +2.49%
2012 429B +58.79B +15.88%
2011 370B +62.42B +20.29%
2010 308B +53.56B +21.07%
2009 254B −47.93B −15.87%
2008 302B +66.94B +28.47%
2007 235B +29.29B +14.23%
2006 206B +14.84B +7.77%
2005 191B +24.67B +14.83%
2004 166B +45.03B +37.12%
2003 121B +24.72B +25.59%
2002 96.6B +7.79B +8.78%
2001 88.81B −20.44B −18.71%
2000 109B +7.37B +7.23%
1999 102B −615M −0.6%
1998 102B −5.79B −5.35%
1997 108B +8.8B +8.84%
1996 99.49B +3.79B +3.96%
1995 95.7B +17.35B +22.15%
1994 78.35B +4.68B +6.35%
1993 73.67B +929M +1.28%
1992 72.74B −6.21B −7.86%
1991 78.95B −11.18B −12.41%
1990 90.13B +1.34B +1.51%
1989 88.79B +22.74B +34.43%
1988 66.05B +14.22B +27.43%
1987 51.83B −133M −0.26%
1986 51.97B +1.38B +2.73%
1985 50.58B −952M −1.85%
1984 51.54B +6.68B +14.9%
1983 44.85B −13.04B −22.52%
1982 57.89B +7.16B +14.12%
1981 50.73B +10.1B +24.87%
1980 40.63B +3.06B +8.13%
1979 37.57B +6.98B +22.81%
1978 30.59B +836M +2.81%
1977 29.76B +1.99B +7.18%
1976 27.76B +1.68B +6.44%
1975 26.08B −1.11B −4.09%
1974 27.2B +9.07B +50.08%
1973 18.12B +2.29B +14.44%
1972 15.83B +1.32B +9.1%
1971 14.51B +884M +6.48%
1970 13.63B +1.29B +10.47%
1969 12.34B +1.55B +14.33%
1968 10.79B +769M +7.68%
1967 10.02B +1.12B +12.53%
1966 8.91B +195M +2.24%
1965 8.71B +1.41B +19.26%
1964 7.3B +665M +10.02%
1963 6.64B +977M +17.25%
1962 5.66B −860M −13.19%
1961 6.52B +648M +11.04%
1960 5.87B

About the indicator

Gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories in current US dollars — what is commonly called investment in the economy. It covers the construction of buildings and structures, purchases of machinery and equipment, roads and networks, as well as the build-up of inventories. The word gross means that the wear of existing capital is not deducted: part of these outlays merely replaces what is retiring rather than adding to the stock.

Important: This concerns outlays on physical capital inside the country, not financial investment and not inflows of foreign capital.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.