United States (2024)
21.8
% of GDP
-0pp YoY
YoY Change
-0pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
202421.8-0pp
202321.9-0.4pp
202222.3+0.6pp
202121.7-0pp
202021.7-0.1pp
201921.8+0.1pp
201821.7+0.4pp
201721.3+0.3pp
201621-0.5pp
201521.5+0.6pp
201421+0.5pp
201320.4+0.5pp
201220+0.9pp
201119+0.4pp
201018.7+0.9pp
200917.8-3.3pp
200821-1.5pp
200722.6-1pp
200623.5+0.2pp
200523.4n/a

About this Dataset

United States recorded 21.8 % of GDP in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was -0.0pp. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 23.7 in 2000 and a trough of 17.8 in 2009.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks united states gross capital formation (% of gdp) in United States, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 23.7 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 17.8 in 2009. The latest reading of 21.8 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of -0.0pp.