Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — United Kingdom

Gross capital formation in US dollars in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 788,045,454,642 US$. Ranked 3 in the world out of 131. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 2,331.4%.

2025 788B US$ +11.25% vs 2024
World rank 3of 131
Period maximum 788B US$2025
Period minimum 32.41B US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — United Kingdom, 1970–20250200B400B600B800B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 32,410,587,953 US$1971: 35,859,513,264 US$1972: 40,073,136,863 US$1973: 53,239,468,398 US$1974: 58,148,078,541 US$1975: 58,852,336,283 US$1976: 61,643,570,530 US$1977: 68,030,083,726 US$1978: 84,740,916,587 US$1979: 111,432,221,516 US$1980: 123,274,052,986 US$1981: 106,440,291,399 US$1982: 105,557,669,462 US$1983: 104,945,105,351 US$1984: 104,140,486,832 US$1985: 109,482,276,694 US$1986: 133,078,671,944 US$1987: 172,029,785,913 US$1988: 235,262,141,587 US$1989: 245,632,876,309 US$1990: 257,505,756,392 US$1991: 229,639,971,781 US$1992: 227,852,551,773 US$1993: 200,052,375,525 US$1994: 226,664,986,226 US$1995: 255,254,852,454 US$1996: 272,592,823,713 US$1997: 287,148,002,620 US$1998: 312,212,653,196 US$1999: 313,945,963,436 US$2000: 316,716,598,578 US$2001: 311,298,402,188 US$2002: 334,815,647,482 US$2003: 377,665,306,122 US$2004: 439,804,101,062 US$2005: 469,789,090,909 US$2006: 514,259,429,623 US$2007: 595,324,129,652 US$2008: 538,647,058,824 US$2009: 388,372,020,564 US$2010: 414,911,263,535 US$2011: 441,249,769,651 US$2012: 449,149,913,047 US$2013: 480,221,871,959 US$2014: 568,706,847,114 US$2015: 544,211,229,725 US$2016: 503,348,167,379 US$2017: 516,388,234,702 US$2018: 546,846,373,243 US$2019: 547,204,896,069 US$2020: 497,966,936,911 US$2021: 603,731,486,722 US$2022: 583,658,324,347 US$2023: 631,458,585,467 US$2024: 708,368,700,519 US$2025: 788,045,454,642 US$
Change over the period: +756B (+2,331.44%) Average annual rate: 5.97 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 788B US$
Northern Europe computed 1.47T US$
Gross capital formation in US dollars — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 788B +79.68B +11.25%
2024 708B +76.91B +12.18%
2023 631B +47.8B +8.19%
2022 584B −20.07B −3.32%
2021 604B +106B +21.24%
2020 498B −49.24B −9%
2019 547B +359M +0.07%
2018 547B +30.46B +5.9%
2017 516B +13.04B +2.59%
2016 503B −40.86B −7.51%
2015 544B −24.5B −4.31%
2014 569B +88.48B +18.43%
2013 480B +31.07B +6.92%
2012 449B +7.9B +1.79%
2011 441B +26.34B +6.35%
2010 415B +26.54B +6.83%
2009 388B −150B −27.9%
2008 539B −56.68B −9.52%
2007 595B +81.06B +15.76%
2006 514B +44.47B +9.47%
2005 470B +29.98B +6.82%
2004 440B +62.14B +16.45%
2003 378B +42.85B +12.8%
2002 335B +23.52B +7.55%
2001 311B −5.42B −1.71%
2000 317B +2.77B +0.88%
1999 314B +1.73B +0.56%
1998 312B +25.06B +8.73%
1997 287B +14.56B +5.34%
1996 273B +17.34B +6.79%
1995 255B +28.59B +12.61%
1994 227B +26.61B +13.3%
1993 200B −27.8B −12.2%
1992 228B −1.79B −0.78%
1991 230B −27.87B −10.82%
1990 258B +11.87B +4.83%
1989 246B +10.37B +4.41%
1988 235B +63.23B +36.76%
1987 172B +38.95B +29.27%
1986 133B +23.6B +21.55%
1985 109B +5.34B +5.13%
1984 104B −805M −0.77%
1983 105B −613M −0.58%
1982 106B −883M −0.83%
1981 106B −16.83B −13.66%
1980 123B +11.84B +10.63%
1979 111B +26.69B +31.5%
1978 84.74B +16.71B +24.56%
1977 68.03B +6.39B +10.36%
1976 61.64B +2.79B +4.74%
1975 58.85B +704M +1.21%
1974 58.15B +4.91B +9.22%
1973 53.24B +13.17B +32.86%
1972 40.07B +4.21B +11.75%
1971 35.86B +3.45B +10.64%
1970 32.41B

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.