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

The highest recorded value was 0.2677 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.

How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.

Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.9%

Rank

40th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

All-time low

0.1784 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1962	0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1963	0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1964	0.2139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1965	0.2191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1966	0.2162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1967	0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1968	0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1969	0.2301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1970	0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1971	0.2277 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1972	0.2239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1973	0.2252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1974	0.2477 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1975	0.2672 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1976	0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1977	0.262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1978	0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1979	0.2581 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1980	0.2539 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1981	0.2558 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1982	0.2324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1983	0.1912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
1984	0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1985	0.1983 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1986	0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1987	0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1988	0.2353 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1989	0.2414 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1990	0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1991	0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1992	0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1993	0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1994	0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1995	0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1996	0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1997	0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1998	0.2123 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1999	0.1978 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2000	0.2027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2001	0.1924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2002	0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2003	0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2004	0.201 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2005	0.1989 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2006	0.2052 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2007	0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2008	0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2009	0.1996 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2010	0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2011	0.2281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2012	0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2013	0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2014	0.2143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2015	0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2016	0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2017	0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2018	0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2019	0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2020	0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2021	0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.1%
2022	0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2023	0.1933 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2024	0.1939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2025	0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2466 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2558 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2345 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1924 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

37 Samoa 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Kiribati 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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

See the full ranking of 230 places →

More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (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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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.