Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Northern America

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Northern America in 2024 — 6,835,574,981,900 US$. Since 2010, the indicator has risen by 114.2%.

2024 6.84T US$ +4.85% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6.84T US$2024
Period minimum 3.19T US$2010

Trend over time

2010–2024 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Northern America, 2010–20243T4T5T6T7T201020122014201620182020202220242010: 3,190,625,988,545 US$2011: 3,403,089,743,679 US$2012: 3,698,157,352,924 US$2013: 3,900,807,807,738 US$2014: 4,130,189,518,443 US$2015: 4,289,489,598,354 US$2016: 4,276,634,129,236 US$2017: 4,538,483,841,046 US$2018: 4,859,723,559,964 US$2019: 5,070,564,404,256 US$2020: 4,958,637,706,072 US$2021: 5,571,287,905,163 US$2022: 6,290,723,133,269 US$2023: 6,519,171,307,007 US$2024: 6,835,574,981,900 US$
Change over the period: +3.64T (+114.24%) Average annual rate: 5.59 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern America

Northern America 6.84T US$
World 29.36T US$
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 6.84T +316B +4.85%
2023 6.52T +228B +3.63%
2022 6.29T +719B +12.91%
2021 5.57T +613B +12.36%
2020 4.96T −112B −2.21%
2019 5.07T +211B +4.34%
2018 4.86T +321B +7.08%
2017 4.54T +262B +6.12%
2016 4.28T −12.86B −0.3%
2015 4.29T +159B +3.86%
2014 4.13T +229B +5.88%
2013 3.9T +203B +5.48%
2012 3.7T +295B +8.67%
2011 3.4T +212B +6.66%
2010 3.19T

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.