Emerging markets 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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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Estonia	3,098.39$ per capita	2005
2	Hungary	2,563.73$ per capita	2005
3	Latvia	2,350.65$ per capita	2005
4	Lithuania	1,878.42$ per capita	2005
5	Chile	1,626.08$ per capita	2005
6	Mexico	1,624.36$ per capita	2005
7	Poland	1,512.82$ per capita	2005
8	Turkey	1,246.2$ per capita	2005
9	Venezuela	1,142.26$ per capita	2005
10	Russia	1,114.83$ per capita	2005
11	Romania	1,034.04$ per capita	2005
12	Malaysia	1,025.02$ per capita	2005
13	Argentina	1,014.42$ per capita	2005
14	Bulgaria	964$ per capita	2005
15	South Africa	931.5$ per capita	2005
16	Brazil	878.53$ per capita	2005
17	Thailand	869.96$ per capita	2005
18	China	744.28$ per capita	2005
19	Peru	527.62$ per capita	2005
20	Colombia	522.15$ per capita	2005
21	Ukraine	337.17$ per capita	2005
22	Indonesia	289.56$ per capita	2005
23	India	245.5$ per capita	2005
24	Philippines	180.54$ per capita	2005
25	Pakistan	119.71$ per capita	2005

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