Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Argentina
Argentina: Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent was 1.86 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices in Argentina, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Argentina stood at 1.86.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Argentina peaked at 2.67 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4883, in 2002.
Argentina ranks 156th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.31 | — |
| 1961 | 1.32 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 1.36 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.47 | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 1.42 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.35 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 1.4 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 1.42 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.4 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.33 | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 1.37 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.43 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.41 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.26 | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 1.25 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.39 | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 1.58 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 1.42 | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 1.42 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.47 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.32 | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 1.1 | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 1.06 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9922 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9162 | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9495 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.05 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 1.03 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8676 | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7456 | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8878 | +19.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | +21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9166 | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 1.25 | +36.8% |
| 1995 | 1.3 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.22 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9226 | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9015 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4883 | -45.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7867 | +61.1% |
| 2004 | 1.27 | +61.8% |
| 2005 | 1.57 | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 1.89 | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.25 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 2.51 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 2.54 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.55 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.67 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.44 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 1.86 | -23.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.86 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.85, 48% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.86 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.38, 55% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, General government … General Percent in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +61.8% | 0.7867 | 1.27 |
| 2003 | +61.1% | 0.4883 | 0.7867 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 1.25 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 0.8676 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 0.7456 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 0.4883 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 1.86 | 2.67 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Argentina?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices in Argentina was 1.86 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4883 in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices?
- Argentina ranks 156th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, constant prices rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.