Gross domestic savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 62,668 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
62,668 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
up 12.3%
Rank
27th
of 41 groups
All-time high
64,963 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
832.48 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 62,668 current US$ per square kilometre for gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 64,963 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 832.48 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1962.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,056 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 832.48 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1963 | 947.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 1,297 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 1,384 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 1,347 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 1,384 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 1,650 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 1,782 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 1,845 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 2,092 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 3,110 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1974 | 4,211 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 1975 | 4,496 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 4,625 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 5,213 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 6,156 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 6,622 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 8,848 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1981 | 9,703 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 8,464 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 7,017 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 7,977 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 8,701 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 7,429 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1987 | 9,062 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1988 | 9,661 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 12,208 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1990 | 11,279 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 11,211 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 11,746 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 14,250 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 16,596 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 16,668 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17,515 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 19,642 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 20,636 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 19,562 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 22,018 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 21,894 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 19,993 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 19,780 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 25,216 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2005 | 30,034 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 37,507 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 45,054 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 52,937 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 47,512 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 60,270 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 63,957 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 64,963 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 61,766 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 60,296 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 49,156 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 46,953 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 51,824 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 51,601 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 50,939 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 42,704 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 52,560 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 55,783 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 62,668 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,222 current US$ per square kilometre | 832.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,650 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,015 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,782 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,907 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,017 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,208 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,911 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,211 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,636 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,194 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,780 current US$ per square kilometre | 52,937 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,172 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 64,963 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,428 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,704 current US$ per square kilometre | 62,668 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 24 Italy 1.93 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Austria 1.74 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Czechia 1.48 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 France 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Mauritius 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,282 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8365 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 11,192 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,578 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9584 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,017 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 62,668 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 64,963 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 832.48 current US$ per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.