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

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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Mexico	148.32 billion$	2005
2	Brazil	145.89 billion$	2005
3	Argentina	39.31 billion$	2005
4	Venezuela	26.62 billion$	2005
5	Chile	25.51 billion$	2005
6	Colombia	23.22 billion$	2005
7	Peru	14.95 billion$	2005
8	Ecuador	8 billion$	2005
9	Dominican Republic	5.79 billion$	2005
10	Guatemala	4.8 billion$	2005
11	Costa Rica	3.78 billion$	2005
12	Jamaica	3.03 billion$	2005
13	Panama	2.67 billion$	2005
14	El Salvador	2.62 billion$	2005
15	Trinidad and Tobago	2.47 billion$	2004
16	Uruguay	2.17 billion$	2005
17	Honduras	1.93 billion$	2005
18	Paraguay	1.49 billion$	2005
19	Nicaragua	1.39 billion$	2005
20	Bolivia	1.19 billion$	2005
21	Haiti	866.27 million$	2003
22	Barbados	532.34 million$	2004
23	The Bahamas	508.1 million$	1987
24	Suriname	445.5 million$	2005
25	Antigua and Barbuda	214.52 million$	2002
26	Belize	207.4 million$	2005
27	Guyana	202.7 million$	2005
28	Saint Kitts and Nevis	174.92 million$	2004
29	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	168.13 million$	2005
30	Grenada	155.56 million$	2004
31	Saint Lucia	151.26 million$	2003
32	Dominica	71.17 million$	2005

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