Finland vs Japan: Gross capital formation
Finland
-0.5%
in 2025
Japan
-0.8%
in 2024
Finland rank
126th
Japan rank
128th
Gross capital formation over time
- Finland
- Japan
How they compare
Finland currently reports -0.5% against -0.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Finland ranks 126th and Japan ranks 128th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -1.8% | 3.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -0.4% | 1.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Finland or Japan?
- Finland, at -0.5% against -0.8% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Finland and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Japan rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Finland ranks 126th and Japan ranks 128th 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.