Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in United States
United States: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in United States is 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in United States peaked at 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
United States ranks 135th of 194 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per in United States, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0143 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0305 million SLC per square kilometre | +113.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0346 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0368 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.038 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0432 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.051 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0609 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0701 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0734 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0818 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0822 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0889 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1035 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1122 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.118 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1222 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1285 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1357 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1386 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1353 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1412 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1504 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1623 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.174 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1879 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2021 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2202 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2396 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.259 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2603 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2569 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2704 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2951 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3264 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3474 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3527 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3429 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2977 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3013 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3195 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3467 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3645 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3931 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.413 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4251 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4809 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5023 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.504 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.551 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6077 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4 million SLC per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +113.9% | 0.0143 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0305 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0392 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0701 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1046 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0734 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1357 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1752 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1353 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2396 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3009 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2569 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3527 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3996 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3013 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5023 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5777 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.504 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 132 Cyprus 0.7251 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 133 Palestine 0.7146 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 134 Slovenia 0.6778 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 136 Spain 0.598 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 137 Portugal 0.5892 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 138 Slovakia 0.573 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, per in United States?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in United States was 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6482 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does United States rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
- United States ranks 135th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, 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 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 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 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.