Bahamas vs North America: Gross capital formation
Bahamas
19.8%
in 2024
North America
3.2%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
14th
North America rank
18th
Gross capital formation over time
- Bahamas
- North America
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 19.8% against 3.2% in North America, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 6.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
Bahamas ranks 14th and North America ranks 18th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 1.5% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.2% | 2.5% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 4.9% | 1.9% | North America |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 2.7% | 2.2% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Bahamas or North America?
- Bahamas, at 19.8% against 3.2% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Bahamas and North America?
- 16.6%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and North America rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Bahamas ranks 14th 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.