Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in World
World: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in World, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in World is 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.008 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0159 million USD per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0287 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0319 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0322 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 million USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0314 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0321 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.037 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0418 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0477 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0492 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0547 million USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0555 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0483 million USD per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0482 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0519 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0577 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0592 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0581 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0575 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0601 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0622 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0611 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0618 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0796 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0881 million USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0971 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1108 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1221 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1124 million USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1225 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1394 million USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1421 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1467 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1521 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.145 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1464 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1575 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1703 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1744 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1706 million USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.196 million USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2024 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0172 million USD per square kilometre | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0287 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0313 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0492 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0551 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0482 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0601 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0865 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0611 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1221 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1496 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1225 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1744 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1948 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1706 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- 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$) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in World?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in World was 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2103 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does World rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ 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.