Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia
South Asia: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
8th
of 40 groups
All-time high
0.5887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1966
All-time low
0.2526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1983
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 0.2945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia peaked at 0.5887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.2526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
South Asia ranks 8th of 40 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Asia, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4449 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4529 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4527 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4865 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4525 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4184 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3433 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2907 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3822 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.253 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3125 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3305 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3474 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3491 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3227 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.357 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3867 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3664 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3727 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3657 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3973 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3817 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3586 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3444 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3231 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3102 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3195 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3253 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2927 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2921 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4823 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3791 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2907 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4558 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3428 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3125 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3867 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3444 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2909 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 5 Bhutan 0.4185 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Algeria 0.4127 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Togo 0.4016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 China 0.3775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Lesotho 0.3404 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Ethiopia 0.3295 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added 2.28 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 688.36 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 686.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.16 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.2% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.9% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4983 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia?
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Asia was 0.2945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5887 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2526 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does South Asia rank for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 40 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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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