Portugal vs Spain: Gross capital formation
Portugal
5.8%
in 2025
Spain
5.8%
in 2025
Portugal rank
72nd
Spain rank
71st
Gross capital formation over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.8% against 5.8% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 72nd and Spain ranks 71st of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.8% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 3.3% | 2.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | -1.5% | 2.1% | 3.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.8% against 5.8% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Portugal ranks 72nd and Spain ranks 71st 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.