Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Mexico
Mexico: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico is 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico peaked at 2.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Mexico ranks 107th of 163 countries 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 (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 2.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 2.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 2.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1966 | 2.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 2.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 2.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 2.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.84 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 1.65 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8069 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6193 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.649 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6691 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4842 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3179 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3608 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3716 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3682 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2351 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2286 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2282 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.224 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2028 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2374 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2439 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1911 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1841 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.709 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8326 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3928 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3179 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2446 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2286 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2028 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1802 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2015 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 104 Seychelles 0.1652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Spain 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Belize 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Serbia 0.1607 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Peru 0.1605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Estonia 0.1586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Mexico
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 124.78 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7963 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 91.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico?
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Mexico was 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1618 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 107th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.