Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in World
World: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square was 0.1864 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in World, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in World is 0.1864 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in World peaked at 0.1864 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square in World, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0417 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.044 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0476 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0472 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0472 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0502 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0526 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0557 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0571 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0578 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0582 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0572 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0577 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0599 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0624 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0649 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0671 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0714 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0741 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0773 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0767 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0632 million USD per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0629 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0651 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0677 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0716 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0747 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0772 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0801 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0841 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0855 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.086 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0901 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0957 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1024 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.109 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1153 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1178 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1134 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1197 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1266 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1298 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1345 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.145 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1498 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1565 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1636 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1688 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.165 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1741 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1796 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1864 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0482 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0571 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0572 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0741 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0717 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0629 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0801 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0999 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0841 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1178 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1434 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1197 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1688 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1763 million USD per square kilometre | 0.165 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1864 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.49 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -14.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 163.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in World?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square in World was 0.1864 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1864 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0392 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does World rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per square rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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- 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.