Gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP reached 11.5 % in 1962 in Paraguay, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 12.9 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP in Paraguay reached an all time high of 27.4 % in 1981 and an all time low of 10.2 % in 1963. When compared to Paraguay's main peers, gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP in Argentina amounted to 21.7 %, 9.97 % in Bolivia and 15.5 % in Chile in 1962.
Paraguay has been ranked 46th within the group of 55 countries we follow in terms of gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP.
Gross fixed capital formation includes: land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); purchases of plant, machinery, and equipment, and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings.
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Argentina | % | 17.2% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 16.0% | 15.6% | ||||
| Bolivia | % | 19.0% | 18.4% | 19.1% | 21.0% | 21.4% | ||||
| Brazil | % | 20.6% | 20.7% | 20.9% | 19.9% | 17.8% | ||||
| Chile | % | 23.1% | 24.9% | 24.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | ||||
| Paraguay | % | 21.0% | 19.5% | 19.0% | 19.8% | 19.1% | ||||
| Peru | % | 23.3% | 25.0% | 25.3% | 24.5% | 23.1% | ||||
| Uruguay | % | 19.1% | 22.2% | 21.8% | 21.4% | 19.8% | ||||
| Venezuela | % | 17.7% | 20.3% | 22.2% | 21.6% | ... | ... | ... |
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