Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in United States
United States: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5276 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5276 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.089 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in United States, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in United States stood at 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in United States peaked at 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.089 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
United States ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in United States, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.089 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0973 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1045 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1119 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1075 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0997 million USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1077 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1188 million USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1315 million USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.139 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.133 million USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1355 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1288 million USD per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1381 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1589 million USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.17 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1754 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1785 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1826 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1879 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1877 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.18 million USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1874 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.197 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.209 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2198 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2366 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2536 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2771 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3002 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3193 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.318 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3126 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3258 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3453 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3663 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3761 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3739 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3587 million USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3138 million USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3209 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3357 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3589 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3736 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3956 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.413 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.425 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4431 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4654 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.479 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4751 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5009 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5111 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6883 million USD per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1107 million USD per square kilometre | 0.089 million USD per square kilometre | 0.139 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1589 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1288 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1879 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2248 million USD per square kilometre | 0.18 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3002 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.341 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3126 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3761 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.401 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3209 million USD per square kilometre | 0.479 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4751 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 45 Slovenia 0.5581 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 0.537 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 Spain 0.5352 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 Portugal 0.4936 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Slovakia 0.4839 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Lebanon 0.4815 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in United States?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in United States was 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5276 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does United States rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- United States ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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 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.