Canada vs Netherlands: Gross capital formation
Canada
1.4%
in 2025
Netherlands
1.8%
in 2025
Canada rank
117th
Netherlands rank
115th
Gross capital formation over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.8% against 1.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 115th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | -0.1% | 6.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 3.7% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.8% against 1.4% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Canada and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Canada ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 115th of 168 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.