Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in United States
United States: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 was 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in United States stood at 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in United States peaked at 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.089 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places United States 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in United States, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.089 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0973 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1045 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1119 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1075 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0997 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1077 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1188 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1315 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.139 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.133 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1355 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1288 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1381 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1589 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1754 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1785 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1826 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1879 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1877 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1874 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.197 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.209 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2198 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2366 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2536 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2771 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3002 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3193 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.318 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3126 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3258 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3453 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3663 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3761 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3739 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3587 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3138 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3209 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3357 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3589 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3736 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3956 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.413 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.425 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4431 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4654 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.479 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4751 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5009 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5111 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.92 million SLC per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1107 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.089 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.139 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1589 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1288 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1879 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2248 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.18 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3002 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.341 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3126 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3761 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.401 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3209 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.479 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5037 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4751 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 125 South Africa 0.5744 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 126 Tuvalu 0.5587 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 127 Eswatini 0.539 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 129 Slovenia 0.5031 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 130 Spain 0.4824 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 131 Kuwait 0.4807 million SLC per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in United States?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in United States was 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5276 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does United States rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015?
- United States ranks 128th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.