Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in High income
High income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in High income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
High income recorded 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in High income peaked at 0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
High income ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.2672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2831 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 27 Saudi Arabia 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Cambodia 0.3152 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Mongolia 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Lesotho 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Viet Nam 0.308 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Maldives 0.3079 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Qatar 0.3064 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for High income
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added -0.3% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 8.09 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 8,995 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 15.39 trillion current US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 12.75 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added -0.3% (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 31,473 current US$ per person (2021)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.691 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in High income?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in High income was 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2843 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does High income rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- High income ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.