Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Guatemala
Guatemala: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1255 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
90th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1255 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0238 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Guatemala, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Guatemala stood at 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Guatemala peaked at 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Guatemala 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0258 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0257 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0422 million USD per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0461 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0495 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0469 million USD per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0456 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0406 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0293 million USD per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0267 million USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.025 million USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.026 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0302 million USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 0.034 million USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0325 million USD per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0337 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0468 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0456 million USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0495 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0594 million USD per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0698 million USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0739 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0673 million USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0686 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.075 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0726 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0718 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0748 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0866 million USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0909 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0856 million USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0744 million USD per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0728 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.078 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0808 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.082 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0856 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0842 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0828 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0862 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.09 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0979 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0935 million USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1121 million USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1169 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0962 million USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2391 million USD per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0347 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0495 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0336 million USD per square kilometre | 0.025 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0456 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0503 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0325 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0739 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0768 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0673 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0909 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.084 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0728 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0979 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0935 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 87 New Caledonia 0.1388 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 88 Rwanda 0.1354 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 0.135 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 91 Armenia 0.1254 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 92 Latvia 0.1251 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 0.1159 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 865.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 47.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 34.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Guatemala?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in Guatemala was 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Guatemala rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- Guatemala ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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.