Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.1517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 40 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 1.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.31 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9853 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8443 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6391 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5867 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5108 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5597 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3933 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3001 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2907 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3006 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.294 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2502 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1865 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1778 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1812 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1922 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1806 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1521 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3363 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3019 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1689 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1938 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 36 Vanuatu 0.2583 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 United Arab Emirates 0.2572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Bahrain 0.2544 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Guinea 0.253 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Brunei Darussalam 0.2459 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Benin 0.2429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Nicaragua 0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 40 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.