Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — South America

Gross capital formation in US dollars in South America in 2025 — 789,408,191,800 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,464.8%.

2025 789B US$ +6.89% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 979B US$2013
Period minimum 12.02B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — South America, 1960–20250250B500B750B1T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12,024,828,395 US$1962: 13,884,683,686 US$1964: 16,321,517,124 US$1966: 19,248,119,976 US$1968: 20,159,101,382 US$1970: 25,791,655,349 US$1972: 32,011,844,526 US$1974: 63,368,987,409 US$1976: 75,557,902,936 US$1978: 106,742,122,534 US$1980: 118,228,128,203 US$1982: 124,683,783,448 US$1984: 87,132,278,118 US$1986: 101,948,037,136 US$1988: 139,191,897,801 US$1990: 130,930,968,418 US$1992: 138,129,280,237 US$1994: 222,921,832,980 US$1996: 268,219,466,150 US$1998: 289,416,680,702 US$2000: 226,909,917,323 US$2002: 153,079,417,000 US$2004: 215,045,688,890 US$2006: 347,158,119,460 US$2008: 608,842,979,902 US$2010: 743,672,382,705 US$2012: 957,555,134,519 US$2014: 898,765,986,023 US$2016: 589,802,571,969 US$2018: 625,526,371,203 US$2020: 479,306,141,423 US$2022: 729,884,862,467 US$2024: 738,547,117,459 US$2025: 789,408,191,800 US$
Change over the period: +777B (+6,464.82%) Average annual rate: 6.65 %
Gross capital formation in US dollars — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 789B +50.86B +6.89%
2024 739B +13.26B +1.83%
2023 725B −4.6B −0.63%
2022 730B +72.43B +11.02%
2021 657B +178B +37.17%
2020 479B −117B −19.6%
2019 596B −29.4B −4.7%
2018 626B −26.07B −4%
2017 652B +61.79B +10.48%
2016 590B −75.87B −11.4%
2015 666B −233B −25.94%
2014 899B −79.93B −8.17%
2013 979B +21.15B +2.21%
2012 958B +61.25B +6.83%
2011 896B +153B +20.52%
2010 744B +234B +45.91%
2009 510B −99.17B −16.29%
2008 609B +144B +30.92%
2007 465B +118B +33.96%
2006 347B +69.1B +24.85%
2005 278B +63.01B +29.3%
2004 215B +47.5B +28.35%
2003 168B +14.46B +9.45%
2002 153B −46.41B −23.26%
2001 199B −27.42B −12.09%
2000 227B +23.36B +11.48%
1999 204B −85.87B −29.67%
1998 289B −3.02B −1.03%
1997 292B +24.21B +9.03%
1996 268B +19.94B +8.03%
1995 248B +25.36B +11.38%
1994 223B +54.32B +32.21%
1993 169B +30.48B +22.06%
1992 138B +11.31B +8.92%
1991 127B −4.11B −3.14%
1990 131B −23.91B −15.44%
1989 155B +15.64B +11.24%
1988 139B +14.82B +11.91%
1987 124B +22.43B +22%
1986 102B +14.6B +16.71%
1985 87.35B +217M +0.25%
1984 87.13B +1.34B +1.56%
1983 85.79B −38.89B −31.19%
1982 125B −5.55B −4.26%
1981 130B +12B +10.15%
1980 118B +11.15B +10.42%
1979 107B +334M +0.31%
1978 107B +18.77B +21.34%
1977 87.97B +12.41B +16.43%
1976 75.56B +5.68B +8.13%
1975 69.87B +6.51B +10.27%
1974 63.37B +19.62B +44.85%
1973 43.75B +11.74B +36.66%
1972 32.01B +2.73B +9.31%
1971 29.29B +3.49B +13.55%
1970 25.79B +1.11B +4.51%
1969 24.68B +4.52B +22.42%
1968 20.16B +1.82B +9.9%
1967 18.34B −905M −4.7%
1966 19.25B +1.51B +8.53%
1965 17.74B +1.41B +8.66%
1964 16.32B +2.45B +17.66%
1963 13.87B −13.18M −0.09%
1962 13.88B −730M −4.99%
1961 14.61B +2.59B +21.54%
1960 12.02B

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.