Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4286 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3718 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3842 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3795 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Turkmenistan 0.466 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Algeria 0.4527 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Mauritania 0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Bhutan 0.426 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 23.22 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 3.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3766 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8097 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP 22.73 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.3857 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4286 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1527 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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