France vs Saudi Arabia: Gross capital formation
France
3.7%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
3.9%
in 2025
France rank
96th
Saudi Arabia rank
93rd
Gross capital formation over time
- France
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was France ahead.
France ranks 96th and Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd of 169 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 16.4% | 15.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -0.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, France or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 3.9% against 3.7% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between France and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do France and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross capital formation?
- France ranks 96th and Saudi Arabia ranks 93rd 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.