El Salvador vs Ireland: Gross capital formation
El Salvador
34.5%
in 2025
Ireland
39.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
6th
Ireland rank
5th
Gross capital formation over time
- El Salvador
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 39.8% against 34.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -0.4% | 2.6% | 3.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 21.3% | 17.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 12.1% | -4.0% | 16.1% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, El Salvador or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 39.8% against 34.5% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between El Salvador and Ireland?
- 5.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for gross capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 5th 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.