Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per square kilometre by country
Gross capital formation (constant LCU) 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.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
20.26 billion constant LCU per square kilometre
Iran
Lowest
-3.85 million constant LCU per square kilometre
Djibouti
Median
1.80 million constant LCU per square kilometre
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
6,614
What the numbers show
Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per square kilometre is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 20.26 billion constant LCU per square kilometre in Iran; the lowest is -3.85 million constant LCU per square kilometre in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.80 million constant LCU per square kilometre, and the mean is 247.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,260.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 245.1%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 143.2%).
Gross capital formation (constant LCU), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 20.26 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 2 | South Korea | 6.94 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Vietnam | 6.71 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2.09 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Macao | 1.71 billion constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 424.40 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 294.97 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Rwanda | 279.83 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 187.57 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 170.65 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 168.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 149.98 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Laos | 149.60 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2016 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 142.32 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 127.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Somalia | 118.14 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 208.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea | 90.45 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 80.42 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Iraq | 68.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 20 | Tanzania | 64.22 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Chile | 63.70 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Armenia | 59.13 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 23 | Maldives | 58.99 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 24 | Comoros | 55.12 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritius | 47.61 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 41.60 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 41.53 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Senegal | 37.48 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 245.1% | volatile |
| 29 | India | 32.86 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 29.47 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 25.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Togo | 22.90 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 167.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 22.90 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 34 | Qatar | 21.98 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2020 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Serbia | 21.18 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 36 | Israel | 19.80 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Albania | 18.08 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 38 | Lebanon | 17.59 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 16.42 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Gabon | 15.69 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Bermuda | 15.24 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 42 | Seychelles | 14.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Denmark | 14.38 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 12.87 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 45 | Madagascar | 12.05 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 11.11 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 47 | Cameroon | 10.23 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Malawi | 9.27 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 49 | Iceland | 8.75 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 140.6% | rising |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 8.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Mongolia | 8.17 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 6.96 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 6.67 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 6.33 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 5.84 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 56 | Bahrain | 5.74 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 5.55 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 5.47 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 59 | China | 5.19 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.87 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 61 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.61 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 4.13 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 63 | Belgium | 4.02 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 64 | San Marino | 3.91 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 65 | Congo | 3.88 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Sweden | 3.23 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 67 | Kenya | 3.10 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Mexico | 3.08 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 69 | Norway | 2.92 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 2.92 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 71 | Mali | 2.78 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 2.72 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Gambia | 2.48 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.40 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 2.36 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Niger | 2.30 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Germany | 2.20 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 78 | Angola | 2.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.94 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 169.5% | rising |
| 80 | Haiti | 1.88 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 81 | Algeria | 1.85 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 1.84 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 1.83 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 84 | Russia | 1.77 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 85 | Ireland | 1.73 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Poland | 1.47 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 87 | Italy | 1.42 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 88 | Chad | 1.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Puerto Rico | 1.41 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 90 | Moldova | 1.39 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 91 | Egypt | 1.30 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Austria | 1.24 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 93 | Brunei | 1.10 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 94 | France | 1.06 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 95 | Malaysia | 1.05 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Guatemala | 909,306 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 842,050 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Ukraine | 842,014 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 712,184 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 697,715 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 101 | Palestine | 693,826 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 102 | Eswatini | 687,110 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 103 | Cyprus | 650,605 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 157.7% | rising |
| 104 | Romania | 635,449 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 632,677 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 106 | South Africa | 587,910 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 107 | United States | 571,075 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 566,331 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 109 | Spain | 535,384 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 110 | Portugal | 503,150 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 111 | Kuwait | 432,653 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 415,108 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 412,013 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 114 | Slovakia | 404,985 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 115 | Panama | 399,551 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Mozambique | 394,191 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Tonga | 369,138 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 118 | Bahamas | 323,227 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 119 | New Zealand | 316,586 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Samoa | 305,054 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 288,706 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 122 | Marshall Islands | 275,376 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 123 | Croatia | 246,939 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 124 | Lesotho | 242,140 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Belarus | 238,542 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Greece | 234,465 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 222,681 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 214,383 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 129 | Estonia | 186,651 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 185,329 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 131 | Finland | 178,760 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 132 | Palau | 176,070 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 133 | Lithuania | 151,869 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 151,408 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 142,334 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 126,307 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 137 | Ghana | 123,807 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 138 | Latvia | 122,265 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 139 | Kiribati | 119,058 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 140 | Montenegro | 101,726 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 99,977 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Peru | 95,120 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Ecuador | 88,070 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 82,170 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Brazil | 80,216 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 77,937 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2014 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Cuba | 77,399 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 148 | Tunisia | 67,714 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Canada | 65,009 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 150 | Bolivia | 59,912 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Namibia | 56,107 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Argentina | 55,886 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 153 | Belize | 44,624 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 154 | Eritrea | 33,106 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2011 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Oman | 30,746 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 156 | East Timor | 27,668 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Yemen | 25,128 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2018 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 17,504 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 159 | Greenland | 15,869 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 8,257 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2006 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 161 | Libya | 5,775 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 4,171 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2004 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 3,754 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Venezuela | 1,698 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Sudan | 57.17 constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 166 | Djibouti | -3.85 million constant LCU per square kilometre | 2023 | down 143.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Gross capital formation (constant LCU) 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.
Gross capital formation (constant LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Gross capital formation (constant LCU) 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.