Middle Eastern and North Africa Compared by Economy > Gross capital formation > Current US$

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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Iran	63.22 billion$	2005
2	Saudi Arabia	50.32 billion$	2005
3	United Arab Emirates	31.67 billion$	2005
4	Algeria	30.68 billion$	2005
5	Israel	22.78 billion$	2005
6	Egypt	16.12 billion$	2005
7	Kuwait	15.95 billion$	2005
8	Qatar	15.07 billion$	2005
9	Morocco	13.27 billion$	2005
10	Tunisia	6.7 billion$	2005
11	Syria	5.35 billion$	2005
12	Lebanon	4.45 billion$	2005
13	Oman	4.33 billion$	2004
14	Yemen	4.04 billion$	2005
15	Jordan	3.01 billion$	2005
16	Libya	2.7 billion$	2002
17	Bahrain	2.5 billion$	2004

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