Kiribati vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross capital formation

Kiribati
32.1%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.4%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Kiribati
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 32.1% against 5.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 26.7%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Kiribati ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 7.5% 5.6% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 8.0% 4.6% 3.4% Kiribati
2020s 22.1% 3.0% 19.2% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Kiribati or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kiribati, at 32.1% against 5.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
26.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross capital formation?
Kiribati ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th 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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Indicator
Gross capital formation (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,415 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.