Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United States
United States: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0148 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United States, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United States is 0.0148 million USD per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0148 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.004 million USD per person, in 1970.
United States ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.004 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0046 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 million USD per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 million USD per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 million USD per person | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.007 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 million USD per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.008 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 million USD per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0099 million USD per person | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.01 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0103 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0115 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0094 million USD per person | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.012 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.013 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0131 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0138 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.014 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0148 million USD per person | +3.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0148 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 million USD per person, 2.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 million USD per person | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0057 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 million USD per person | 0.0051 million USD per person | 0.007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 million USD per person | 0.0065 million USD per person | 0.0099 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 million USD per person | 0.0094 million USD per person | 0.0115 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 million USD per person | 0.0095 million USD per person | 0.0133 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 million USD per person | 0.0131 million USD per person | 0.0148 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United States?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in United States was 0.0148 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does United States rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- United States ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.