Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 1,699 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1,699 constant 2015 US$ per person for gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1,831 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 894.13 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1970.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 894.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 924.27 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 988.33 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 1,092 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 1,178 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 1,251 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 1,296 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1,294 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,330 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1,386 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1,369 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1,216 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 956.68 constant 2015 US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 1984 | 948.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 947.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 985.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 1,074 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 1,097 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1,134 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 984.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 973.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1,049 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 1,100 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,212 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 1,070 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 1,116 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,220 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 1,257 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,156 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 1,173 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,121 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1,071 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1,067 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,160 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1,229 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 1,340 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 1,488 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 1,611 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1,461 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 1,631 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 1,762 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 1,804 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,831 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,786 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,698 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1,584 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1,575 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1,588 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,556 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1,355 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1,566 constant 2015 US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 1,637 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1,657 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1,678 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 1,699 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,163 constant 2015 US$ per person | 894.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,386 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,112 constant 2015 US$ per person | 947.88 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,395 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,114 constant 2015 US$ per person | 973.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,257 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,272 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,067 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,611 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,681 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,556 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,831 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,599 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,355 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,699 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 12 Denmark 13,244 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 13 Belgium 10,850 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 14 Austria 10,721 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 15 Netherlands 10,522 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 16 Japan 10,089 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 17 Israel 10,084 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 18 Korea 10,044 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 180.24 billion BoP, current US$ (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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 276.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1,699 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,831 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 894.13 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Gross fixed capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.