Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Central America

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Central America in 2025 — 476,264,988,616 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,286.1%.

2025 476B US$ −8.75% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 522B US$2024
Period minimum 2.91B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Central America, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,906,519,169 US$1962: 3,089,251,500 US$1964: 4,359,000,472 US$1966: 5,669,781,890 US$1968: 6,774,158,571 US$1970: 9,474,818,614 US$1972: 10,816,738,965 US$1974: 19,802,546,948 US$1976: 23,357,309,805 US$1978: 29,098,894,143 US$1980: 58,684,584,091 US$1982: 45,091,525,548 US$1984: 39,818,201,770 US$1986: 28,977,027,833 US$1988: 46,285,007,366 US$1990: 66,514,612,718 US$1992: 93,347,692,522 US$1994: 145,860,560,784 US$1996: 95,707,239,071 US$1998: 142,045,694,218 US$2000: 180,940,133,546 US$2002: 181,221,232,932 US$2004: 200,022,597,626 US$2006: 255,127,921,371 US$2008: 316,683,513,020 US$2010: 291,418,298,175 US$2012: 352,415,665,997 US$2014: 357,204,870,401 US$2016: 328,575,919,248 US$2018: 358,841,911,467 US$2020: 272,628,924,376 US$2022: 410,440,962,994 US$2024: 521,926,459,765 US$2025: 476,264,988,616 US$
Change over the period: +473B (+16,286.09%) Average annual rate: 8.16 %
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 476B −45.66B −8.75%
2024 522B +21.86B +4.37%
2023 500B +89.63B +21.84%
2022 410B +59.89B +17.09%
2021 351B +77.92B +28.58%
2020 273B −77.3B −22.09%
2019 350B −8.91B −2.48%
2018 359B +12.62B +3.64%
2017 346B +17.65B +5.37%
2016 329B −16.51B −4.78%
2015 345B −12.12B −3.39%
2014 357B +6.08B +1.73%
2013 351B −1.29B −0.37%
2012 352B +13.64B +4.03%
2011 339B +47.35B +16.25%
2010 291B +45.13B +18.32%
2009 246B −70.39B −22.23%
2008 317B +30.98B +10.84%
2007 286B +30.58B +11.99%
2006 255B +36.65B +16.78%
2005 218B +18.45B +9.22%
2004 200B +23.04B +13.02%
2003 177B −4.24B −2.34%
2002 181B +4.47B +2.53%
2001 177B −4.19B −2.32%
2000 181B +25.12B +16.12%
1999 156B +13.78B +9.7%
1998 142B +19.23B +15.66%
1997 123B +27.11B +28.33%
1996 95.71B +10.08B +11.78%
1995 85.62B −60.24B −41.3%
1994 146B +16.12B +12.43%
1993 130B +36.39B +38.98%
1992 93.35B +13.55B +16.98%
1991 79.8B +13.28B +19.97%
1990 66.51B +10.53B +18.8%
1989 55.99B +9.7B +20.96%
1988 46.29B +13.55B +41.4%
1987 32.73B +3.76B +12.96%
1986 28.98B −15.26B −34.49%
1985 44.23B +4.42B +11.09%
1984 39.82B +4.22B +11.85%
1983 35.6B −9.49B −21.05%
1982 45.09B −29.24B −39.34%
1981 74.33B +15.65B +26.66%
1980 58.68B +18.97B +47.76%
1979 39.72B +10.62B +36.49%
1978 29.1B +6.04B +26.21%
1977 23.06B −301M −1.29%
1976 23.36B −453M −1.9%
1975 23.81B +4.01B +20.24%
1974 19.8B +5.75B +40.87%
1973 14.06B +3.24B +29.96%
1972 10.82B +1.28B +13.42%
1971 9.54B +61.89M +0.65%
1970 9.47B +1.91B +25.17%
1969 7.57B +795M +11.74%
1968 6.77B +389M +6.1%
1967 6.38B +715M +12.61%
1966 5.67B +414M +7.88%
1965 5.26B +897M +20.57%
1964 4.36B +706M +19.32%
1963 3.65B +564M +18.26%
1962 3.09B +72.56M +2.41%
1961 3.02B +110M +3.79%
1960 2.91B

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.