Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in United Kingdom, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in United Kingdom is 0.0019 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
United Kingdom ranks 18th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation … Private square kilometre Purchasing in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 6.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 15 Japan 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Germany 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Lebanon 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Brunei 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Mauritius 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Denmark 0.0016 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in United Kingdom?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in United Kingdom was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- United Kingdom ranks 18th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices International Monetary Fund
- 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.