Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Latin America & Caribbean

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 1,401,574,432,712 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,964.4%.

2025 1.4T US$ +3.46% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.4T US$2025
Period minimum 17.38B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 17,379,701,527 US$1962: 19,706,856,499 US$1964: 24,081,052,224 US$1966: 28,838,205,008 US$1968: 31,333,356,065 US$1970: 40,961,354,698 US$1972: 50,287,236,945 US$1974: 94,348,076,912 US$1976: 112,180,288,601 US$1978: 152,711,960,958 US$1980: 198,412,396,359 US$1982: 189,962,541,560 US$1984: 146,923,881,096 US$1986: 150,011,079,245 US$1988: 210,588,740,074 US$1990: 225,699,152,919 US$1992: 262,231,323,537 US$1994: 413,044,314,187 US$1996: 413,524,110,491 US$1998: 491,505,886,232 US$2000: 470,183,183,178 US$2002: 390,431,431,838 US$2004: 476,137,876,511 US$2006: 689,073,282,137 US$2008: 1,047,196,380,326 US$2010: 1,159,539,669,270 US$2012: 1,364,553,781,830 US$2014: 1,309,536,245,882 US$2016: 971,250,084,495 US$2018: 1,054,750,848,535 US$2020: 810,290,566,212 US$2022: 1,231,001,232,404 US$2024: 1,354,738,536,773 US$2025: 1,401,574,432,712 US$
Change over the period: +1.38T (+7,964.43%) Average annual rate: 6.99 %
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.4T +46.84B +3.46%
2024 1.35T +38.51B +2.93%
2023 1.32T +85.23B +6.92%
2022 1.23T +146B +13.48%
2021 1.08T +274B +33.88%
2020 810B −207B −20.36%
2019 1.02T −37.35B −3.54%
2018 1.05T +1.07B +0.1%
2017 1.05T +82.43B +8.49%
2016 971B −94.08B −8.83%
2015 1.07T −244B −18.65%
2014 1.31T −74.94B −5.41%
2013 1.38T +19.92B +1.46%
2012 1.36T −14.13B −1.02%
2011 1.38T +219B +18.9%
2010 1.16T +303B +35.34%
2009 857B −190B −18.18%
2008 1.05T +194B +22.79%
2007 853B +164B +23.77%
2006 689B +119B +20.82%
2005 570B +94.19B +19.78%
2004 476B +76.87B +19.25%
2003 399B +8.84B +2.26%
2002 390B −46.25B −10.59%
2001 437B −33.5B −7.13%
2000 470B +53.61B +12.87%
1999 417B −74.93B −15.25%
1998 492B +19.76B +4.19%
1997 472B +58.22B +14.08%
1996 414B +35.88B +9.5%
1995 378B −35.4B −8.57%
1994 413B +77.68B +23.16%
1993 335B +73.14B +27.89%
1992 262B +25.34B +10.7%
1991 237B +11.19B +4.96%
1990 226B −13.77B −5.75%
1989 239B +28.88B +13.71%
1988 211B +31.9B +17.85%
1987 179B +28.68B +19.12%
1986 150B −1.04B −0.69%
1985 151B +4.12B +2.81%
1984 147B +7.64B +5.49%
1983 139B −50.68B −26.68%
1982 190B −37.78B −16.59%
1981 228B +29.34B +14.78%
1980 198B +32.99B +19.95%
1979 165B +12.71B +8.32%
1978 153B +27.91B +22.37%
1977 125B +12.62B +11.25%
1976 112B +5.52B +5.18%
1975 107B +12.31B +13.05%
1974 94.35B +27.58B +41.31%
1973 66.77B +16.48B +32.77%
1972 50.29B +4.9B +10.81%
1971 45.38B +4.42B +10.8%
1970 40.96B +3.47B +9.25%
1969 37.49B +6.16B +19.66%
1968 31.33B +2.59B +9.03%
1967 28.74B −99.4M −0.34%
1966 28.84B +2.23B +8.38%
1965 26.61B +2.53B +10.5%
1964 24.08B +3.68B +18.02%
1963 20.4B +697M +3.53%
1962 19.71B −767M −3.74%
1961 20.47B +3.09B +17.8%
1960 17.38B

About the indicator

Gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories in current US dollars — what is commonly called investment in the economy. It covers the construction of buildings and structures, purchases of machinery and equipment, roads and networks, as well as the build-up of inventories. The word gross means that the wear of existing capital is not deducted: part of these outlays merely replaces what is retiring rather than adding to the stock.

Important: This concerns outlays on physical capital inside the country, not financial investment and not inflows of foreign capital.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.