Gross capital formation in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross capital formation was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.7% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 140.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 19.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -22.1%, in 1983.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 40 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.
Gross capital formation in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.2% | — |
| 1972 | 9.4% | +79.9% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | +51.4% |
| 1974 | 13.6% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | -54.6% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -59.4% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +35.6% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | -13.3% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | +49.6% |
| 1980 | 12.2% | +176.1% |
| 1981 | -0.5% | -104.3% |
| 1982 | -14.6% | +2680.6% |
| 1983 | -22.1% | +51.1% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -113.7% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +330.2% |
| 1986 | -0.3% | -102.5% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -1303.5% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -72.9% |
| 1989 | -3.5% | -434.3% |
| 1990 | -2.9% | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | -440.7% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -28.7% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +135.8% |
| 1995 | -7.1% | -151.4% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -188.2% |
| 1997 | 12.1% | +92.1% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -73.7% |
| 1999 | -7.5% | -337.7% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -154.8% |
| 2001 | -3.4% | -182.5% |
| 2002 | -6.3% | +84.4% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -116.2% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +1117.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -72.7% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +222.6% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | -14.6% | -245.9% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -231.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -51.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -101.4% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -1855.6% |
| 2014 | -2.2% | -193.4% |
| 2015 | -6.7% | +209.6% |
| 2016 | -6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -133.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -73.0% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -644.1% |
| 2020 | -12.6% | +310.5% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -254.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -82.5% |
| 2023 | -1.1% | -133.3% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -417.3% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -25.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross capital formation in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -2680.6% | -0.5% | -14.6% |
| 2013 | +1855.6% | -0.1% | 2.3% |
| 1987 | +1303.5% | -0.3% | 3.9% |
| 2004 | +1117.1% | 1.0% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 2.5% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.8% | -22.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | -7.5% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | -14.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -6.7% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | -12.6% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gross capital formation in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.1% in 1983.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross capital formation?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.