Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in India
India: Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic was 0.015 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices in India, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in India is 0.015 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 164.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in India peaked at 0.015 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
India ranks 40th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 India, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.015 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.015 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0305 units per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
- 37 Benin 0.0159 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Senegal 0.0155 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cape Verde 0.0153 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Seychelles 0.0138 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Equatorial Guinea 0.0138 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Madagascar 0.0135 units per square kilometre compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0511 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in India?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in India was 0.015 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does India rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices?
- India ranks 40th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.
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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.