Kiribati vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross capital formation
Kiribati
32.1%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
21.9%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
8th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
11th
Gross capital formation over time
- Kiribati
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 32.1% against 21.9% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.5 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 8th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 169 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.2% | 2.5% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 3.9% | 4.2% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 3.0% | 19.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Kiribati or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Kiribati, at 32.1% against 21.9% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 10.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Kiribati ranks 8th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th 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.