North America vs Sierra Leone: Gross capital formation
North America
3.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
18.7%
in 2025
North America rank
18th
Sierra Leone rank
16th
Gross capital formation over time
- North America
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 18.7% against 3.2% in North America, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 5.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
North America ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 40 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1% | 10.0% | 10.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 21.9% | 16.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 12.0% | 9.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, North America or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 18.7% against 3.2% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between North America and Sierra Leone?
- 15.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sierra Leone?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do North America and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross capital formation?
- North America ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 40 groups.
- 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.