El Salvador vs Low income: Gross capital formation
El Salvador
34.5%
in 2025
Low income
5.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
6th
Low income rank
9th
Gross capital formation over time
- El Salvador
- Low income
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 34.5% against 5.3% in Low income, a difference of 29.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.5 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Low income ahead.
El Salvador ranks 6th and Low income ranks 9th of 169 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 7.7% | 5.0% | Low income |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 5.2% | 6.9% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, El Salvador or Low income?
- El Salvador, at 34.5% against 5.3% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between El Salvador and Low income?
- 29.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Low income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Low income rank globally for gross capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 6th and Low income ranks 9th 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.