Capital stock, Private sector … stock square kilometre Purchasing in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Capital stock, Private sector … stock square kilometre Purchasing was 0.022 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power in United Kingdom, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in United Kingdom is 0.022 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in United Kingdom peaked at 0.022 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Capital stock, Private sector … stock square kilometre Purchasing in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0151 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0202 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0207 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.021 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0213 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.022 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0067 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.022 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0031 units per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 units per square kilometre | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0157 units per square kilometre | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0189 units per square kilometre | 0.0173 units per square kilometre | 0.0205 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | 0.022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 13 Barbados 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Israel 0.0277 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Germany 0.0274 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Kuwait 0.021 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Italy 0.019 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Mauritius 0.0183 units per square kilometre compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 571.28 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in United Kingdom?
- Capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in United Kingdom was 0.022 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.022 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.