Pakistan vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Pakistan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 11.8% against 2.1% in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 5.5 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -15.2% | 14.2% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 18.8% | 13.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 6.1% | 3.7% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Pakistan or Upper middle income?
- Pakistan, at 11.8% against 2.1% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Pakistan and Upper middle income?
- 9.7%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Upper middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Upper middle income rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Pakistan ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd 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.