Botswana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Botswana
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 14.0% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 5.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Botswana ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 169 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.6% | 3.3% | 6.3% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 18.6% | -0.8% | 19.4% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 3.1% | 24.0% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 1.5% | 6.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Botswana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Botswana, at 14.0% against 2.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 11.3%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Botswana ranks 27th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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.