Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in China
China: Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices in China, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0029 units per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 226.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in China peaked at 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
China ranks 74th of 171 countries 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 fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +162.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.027 units per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +162.8% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 71 Belgium 0.0034 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Barbados 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Luxembourg 0.0032 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Sweden 0.0025 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Mexico 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Ireland 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in China?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in China was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices?
- China ranks 74th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, 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, Current prices, Domestic currency 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, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current 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, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.