Canada vs South Africa: Gross capital formation
Canada
1.4%
in 2025
South Africa
0.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
118th
South Africa rank
121st
Gross capital formation over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.4% against 0.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 121st of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 2.3% | 4.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 6.9% | 3.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -1.7% | 2.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 1.4% against 0.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Canada ranks 118th 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.