Korea vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita

Korea
10,263 current US$ per person
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1,916 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
25th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
24th

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 10,263 current US$ per person against 1,916 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8,347 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 5.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Korea ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 226.23 current US$ per person 264.35 current US$ per person 38.12 current US$ per person Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 921.23 current US$ per person 428.89 current US$ per person 492.34 current US$ per person Korea
1990s 3,595 current US$ per person 686.06 current US$ per person 2,909 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 5,541 current US$ per person 1,004 current US$ per person 4,537 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 9,009 current US$ per person 1,740 current US$ per person 7,269 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 10,957 current US$ per person 1,671 current US$ per person 9,286 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita, Korea or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 10,263 current US$ per person against 1,916 current US$ per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita between Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
8,347 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Korea and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
224 places, 10,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.