El Salvador vs South Asia: Gross capital formation
El Salvador
34.5%
in 2025
South Asia
5.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
6th
South Asia rank
3rd
Gross capital formation over time
- El Salvador
- South Asia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 34.5% against 5.8% in South Asia, a difference of 28.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 6.0 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 3rd of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.1% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -0.4% | 10.6% | 11.0% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 6.4% | 2.5% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 6.0% | 6.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, El Salvador or South Asia?
- El Salvador, at 34.5% against 5.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between El Salvador and South Asia?
- 28.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and South Asia rank globally for gross capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 6th and South Asia ranks 3rd 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.