Cape Verde vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Cape Verde
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 13.1% against 2.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.0%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 6.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 169 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.8% | 11.0% | 13.8% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | -0.9% | 6.1% | 7.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 3.0% | 2.9% | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Cape Verde or Upper middle income?
- Cape Verde, at 13.1% against 2.1% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Cape Verde and Upper middle income?
- 11.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Upper middle income?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Upper middle income rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Cape Verde ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 33rd 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.