Puerto Rico (US)—Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)
Category: EconomySource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #158 of 174
Latest Value
14.2%
2024
YoY Change
-0.4%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#158
of 174 countries
Maximum
19.7%
2000
Minimum
7.8%
2017
CAGR
-1.4%
25 years
Last
14.2%
Previous
14.2%
Highest
19.7%
Lowest
7.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.2% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +96.7% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 19.7% |
Top Countries — Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 45.3% | 2023 |
| 2 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 44.3% | 2024 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 43.1% | 2024 |
| 4 | Algeria | 41.1% | 2024 |
| 5 | China | 40.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Tanzania | 39.8% | 2024 |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 38.3% | 2022 |
| 8 | Senegal | 37.5% | 2024 |
| 9 | Greenland | 36.0% | 2023 |
| 10 | Botswana | 36.0% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Methodology
Data compiled by Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →