Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 59.49 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in United States of America, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 59.49 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in United States of America peaked at 102.39 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 59.49, in 2019.
That places United States of America 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 101.11 | — |
| 1961 | 102.39 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 100.54 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 100.38 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 98.59 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 96 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 93.24 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 94.19 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 93.22 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 93.47 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 95.88 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 94.86 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 91.5 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 87.59 | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 89.1 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 90.42 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 86.89 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 84.08 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 80.48 | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 79 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 80.34 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 79.5 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 81.95 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 79.2 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 74.83 | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 73.13 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 72.35 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 71.83 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 70.91 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 70.18 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 70.7 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 72.79 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 72.18 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 72.01 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.66 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 70.09 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.79 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 67.12 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 65.46 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 63.71 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 62.55 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 63.34 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.75 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.54 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.76 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 62.11 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.75 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 62 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 63.48 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 66.6 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 66.33 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 66.59 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.14 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 65.71 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.62 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 63.11 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.5 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 61.55 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 60.24 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 59.49 | -1.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 59.49 is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.37, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.31 | 93.22 | 102.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.98 | 79 | 95.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.42 | 70.18 | 81.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.35 | 63.71 | 72.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.19 | 61.75 | 66.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.63 | 59.49 | 66.59 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More public sector data for United States of America
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in United States of America?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in United States of America was 59.49 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 102.39 in 1961.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.49 in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.