Paraguay vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross capital formation

Paraguay
23.3%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
5.4%
in 2025
Paraguay rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Paraguay
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-200204060196319942025

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 23.3% against 5.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.9%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 4.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Paraguay ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 5.0% 9.4% 4.4% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 5.5% 4.6% 0.9% Paraguay
2020s 9.1% 3.4% 5.7% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Paraguay or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Paraguay, at 23.3% against 5.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17.9%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross capital formation?
Paraguay ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.