Belgium vs South Africa: Gross capital formation
Belgium
0.3%
in 2025
South Africa
0.7%
in 2025
Belgium rank
123rd
South Africa rank
121st
Gross capital formation over time
- Belgium
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.7% against 0.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.7 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Africa ahead.
Belgium ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 121st of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 6.9% | 4.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -1.7% | 2.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Belgium or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.7% against 0.3% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Belgium and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Belgium ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 121st 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.