Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United States
United States: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita was 0.0185 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United States, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0185 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0185 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million USD per person, in 1970.
United States ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +111.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 1980 | 0.003 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.004 million USD per person | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.005 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.005 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.006 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0064 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0103 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 million USD per person | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0094 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.012 million USD per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0139 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0152 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0185 million USD per person | +5.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0185 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per person, 2.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +111.6% | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0029 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 million USD per person | 0.0049 million USD per person | 0.0079 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0093 million USD per person | 0.0082 million USD per person | 0.0107 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0114 million USD per person | 0.0089 million USD per person | 0.0139 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 million USD per person | 0.0139 million USD per person | 0.0185 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 7 Norway 0.0206 million USD per person compare
- 8 Cayman Islands 0.0204 million USD per person compare
- 9 Singapore 0.0195 million USD per person compare
- 11 Ireland 0.0183 million USD per person compare
- 12 Greenland 0.0176 million USD per person compare
- 13 Australia 0.0171 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in United States?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in United States was 0.0185 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does United States rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita?
- United States ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.