Iceland vs Lesotho: Gross capital formation
Iceland
5.9%
in 2025
Lesotho
6.8%
in 2025
Iceland rank
68th
Lesotho rank
66th
Gross capital formation over time
- Iceland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.8% against 5.9% in Iceland, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 66th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.5% | 40.8% | 30.3% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 24.3% | 20.6% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 17.5% | 12.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 4.6% | 3.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.9% | 2.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Iceland or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 6.8% against 5.9% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Iceland and Lesotho?
- 0.9%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lesotho?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Lesotho rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Iceland ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 66th of 168 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.