Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income is 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income peaked at 0.3624 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1962.
Upper middle income ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2594 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2604 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2587 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2893 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2836 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3532 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 3 Mauritania 0.4433 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Bhutan 0.426 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.4177 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Curaçao 0.4107 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.4068 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 China 0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Gambia 0.4039 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Upper middle income
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation 2.1% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 33.7% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 7.97 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 23.8% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services 2.1% (2025)
- Trade 48.9% (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.57 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.96 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Upper middle income was 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3624 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1962.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.