Argentina vs North America: Gross capital formation
Argentina
17.7%
in 2025
North America
3.2%
in 2024
Argentina rank
19th
North America rank
18th
Gross capital formation over time
- Argentina
- North America
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 17.7% against 3.2% in North America, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 5.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 19th and North America ranks 18th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 5.2% | 1.6% | North America |
| 1980s | -4.6% | 3.5% | 8.0% | North America |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 4.8% | 3.0% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.2% | 4.0% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 4.9% | 2.8% | North America |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Argentina or North America?
- Argentina, at 17.7% against 3.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Argentina and North America?
- 14.5%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and North America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and North America rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Argentina ranks 19th and North America ranks 18th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.