Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Economy > Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per capita

DEFINITION: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,723.02$ per capita	2004
2	Antigua and Barbuda	2,725.36$ per capita	2002
3	The Bahamas	2,099.75$ per capita	1987
4	Barbados	1,979.84$ per capita	2004
5	Trinidad and Tobago	1,899.05$ per capita	2004
6	Chile	1,565.22$ per capita	2005
7	Grenada	1,471.05$ per capita	2004
8	Mexico	1,438.78$ per capita	2005
9	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1,412.25$ per capita	2005
10	Jamaica	1,141.11$ per capita	2005
11	Argentina	1,014.42$ per capita	2005
12	Venezuela	1,001.64$ per capita	2005
13	Suriname	991.67$ per capita	2005
14	Dominica	988.54$ per capita	2005
15	Saint Lucia	941.72$ per capita	2003
16	Costa Rica	874.2$ per capita	2005
17	Panama	827.49$ per capita	2005
18	Brazil	782.64$ per capita	2005
19	Belize	710.76$ per capita	2005
20	Uruguay	654.93$ per capita	2005
21	Dominican Republic	611.81$ per capita	2005
22	Ecuador	604.58$ per capita	2005
23	Peru	534.5$ per capita	2005
24	Colombia	516.58$ per capita	2005
25	Guatemala	381.22$ per capita	2005
26	El Salvador	380.78$ per capita	2005
27	Nicaragua	270.83$ per capita	2005
28	Guyana	269.82$ per capita	2005
29	Honduras	268.38$ per capita	2005
30	Paraguay	252.37$ per capita	2005
31	Bolivia	129.96$ per capita	2005
32	Haiti	104.53$ per capita	2003

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