Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.7% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 36.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 121st of 169 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.0% | 8.6% | 11.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 8.1% | 0.9% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.7% against 0.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2004.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 121st 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.