Gross capital formation in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Gross capital formation was 1.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Post-demographic dividend, 1971–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2024, gross capital formation in Post-demographic dividend stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 487.9% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 10.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -15.7%, in 2009.
That places Post-demographic dividend 34th out of 38 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.8% | — |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +195.7% |
| 1973 | 9.7% | +80.9% |
| 1974 | -2.2% | -122.6% |
| 1975 | -10.4% | +373.5% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | -186.0% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | -59.0% |
| 1978 | 5.1% | +39.1% |
| 1979 | 6.2% | +21.6% |
| 1980 | -2.3% | -137.6% |
| 1981 | -1.5% | -37.1% |
| 1982 | -4.0% | +171.8% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | -177.0% |
| 1984 | 10.8% | +254.4% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -62.3% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | +73.1% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 3.0% | -53.9% |
| 1991 | -1.4% | -147.0% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | -89.2% |
| 1993 | -1.7% | +1004.5% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -415.9% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -27.4% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -35.3% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | +37.6% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +23.6% |
| 2001 | -1.5% | -126.5% |
| 2002 | -1.2% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -296.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +107.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -52.9% |
| 2008 | -3.1% | -249.0% |
| 2009 | -15.7% | +409.2% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -147.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -46.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -69.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +120.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +64.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -71.1% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +314.7% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -50.3% |
| 2020 | -4.4% | -322.7% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -275.5% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -54.0% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | -109.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -487.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | -10.4% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | -4.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | -1.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -15.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -4.4% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- Services, value added 39.90 trillion current US$ (2021)
- Trade 58.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 563.66 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added -0.3% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 7.16 trillion current US$ (2021)
- Trade in services 16.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 11.81 trillion current US$ (2021)
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.0% (2021)
- GDP 53.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP 67.38 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Post-demographic dividend?
- Gross capital formation in Post-demographic dividend was 1.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.7% in 2009.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for gross capital formation?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 38 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.