United States Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (2024)
United States's Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP): 21.5 % of GDP in 2024, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS), 1975–2024.
United States (2024)
21.5
% of GDP
-0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.5 | -0.1pp |
| 2023 | 21.6 | -0.4pp |
| 2022 | 22 | +0.6pp |
| 2021 | 21.4 | unchanged |
| 2020 | 21.4 | -0.3pp |
| 2019 | 21.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2018 | 21.6 | +0.4pp |
| 2017 | 21.2 | +0.3pp |
| 2016 | 20.9 | -0.5pp |
| 2015 | 21.4 | +0.5pp |
| 2014 | 20.9 | +0.5pp |
| 2013 | 20.4 | +0.4pp |
| 2012 | 20 | +1pp |
| 2011 | 19 | +0.3pp |
| 2010 | 18.7 | +0.9pp |
| 2009 | 17.8 | -3.2pp |
| 2008 | 21 | -1.6pp |
| 2007 | 22.6 | -0.9pp |
| 2006 | 23.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2005 | 23.4 | +0.7pp |
About this Dataset
United States recorded 21.5 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was -0.1pp. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 17.8 in 2009 to 25.1 in 1979.
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in United States from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in United States from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).
The series peaked at 25.1 % of GDP in 1979 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17.8 in 2009. The latest reading of 21.5 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1pp.