United States — Gross capital formation (USD)

millions of USD · Annual · 1869–2030 · 162 observations

About this series

Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series reports the amount in millions of US dollars.

The United States' gross capital formation reading was 6.77T USD in 2025. The period change from 6.38T USD in 2024 was +6.13%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 5.17T USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 22.2% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
20308.29T USD
20298.06T USD
20287.79T USD
20277.48T USD
20267.17T USD
15 earlier values
20256.77T USD
20246.38T USD
20235.97T USD
20225.71T USD
20215.05T USD
20204.57T USD
20194.67T USD
20184.46T USD
20174.15T USD
20163.93T USD
20153.92T USD
20143.68T USD
20133.44T USD
20123.24T USD
20112.97T USD

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.