Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) in Americas
Americas: Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) was 3.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Americas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 3.1% for annual growth of the gross capital formation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 549.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of the gross capital formation in Americas peaked at 12.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -16.0%, in 2009.
Americas ranks 17th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | -3.8% | -164.3% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -86.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -895.5% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +110.3% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -32.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -72.5% |
| 2008 | -2.4% | -291.4% |
| 2009 | -16.0% | +572.9% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -177.7% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -53.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -28.1% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | -155.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -424.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -54.7% |
| 2020 | -5.4% | -365.1% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -274.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -91.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +549.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +895.5% | -0.5% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | -16.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -1.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -5.4% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More economy & growth data for Americas
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 43.65 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 30.48 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 3.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.58 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.08 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 4.78 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 38.59 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.72 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.11 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of the gross capital formation in Americas?
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Americas was 3.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of the gross capital formation recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth of the gross capital formation recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.0% in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for annual growth of the gross capital formation?
- Americas ranks 17th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of the gross capital formation rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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