What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.

What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Name: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.2%

Rank

42nd

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

All-time low

0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1962	0.2206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1963	0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1964	0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1965	0.2275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1966	0.2222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1967	0.216 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1968	0.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1969	0.238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1970	0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1971	0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1972	0.2324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1973	0.2341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1974	0.2512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1975	0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1976	0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1977	0.2685 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1978	0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1979	0.263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1980	0.2587 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1981	0.2594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1982	0.2389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1983	0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
1984	0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1985	0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1986	0.2006 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1987	0.2218 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1988	0.2397 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1989	0.2457 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1990	0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1991	0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1992	0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1993	0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1994	0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1995	0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1996	0.1933 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1997	0.2013 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1998	0.2086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1999	0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2000	0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2001	0.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2002	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2003	0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2004	0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2005	0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2006	0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2007	0.2137 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2008	0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2009	0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
2010	0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2011	0.2243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2012	0.2173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2013	0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2014	0.2089 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2015	0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2016	0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2017	0.1814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2018	0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2019	0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2020	0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2021	0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
2022	0.1968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2023	0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2024	0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2025	0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2594 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1809 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

39 Sri Lanka 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 Switzerland 0.2949 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Nepal 0.294 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Congo 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Botswana 0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 Korea 0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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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Indicator: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 10,917 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

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.