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Australia — Gross capital formation (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1861–2031 · 171 observations

About this series

Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

The gross capital formation reading for Australia was 451.84B USD in 2025. The previous reading was 441.48B USD in 2024; the period change was +2.35%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 372.31B USD, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 24.5% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
2031647.90B USD
2030619.72B USD
2029592.16B USD
2028567.32B USD
2027542.90B USD
15 earlier values
2026518.25B USD
2025451.84B USD
2024441.48B USD
2023417.14B USD
2022413.13B USD
2021386.67B USD
2020306.56B USD
2019315.16B USD
2018344.01B USD
2017338.51B USD
2016308.60B USD
2015321.56B USD
2014383.31B USD
2013411.28B USD
2012443.47B USD

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.