Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Timor-Leste: Gross capital formation

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.4%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
32.2%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th
Timor-Leste rank
7th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 32.2% against 5.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 26.8%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th of 40 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 9.4% 21.1% 11.7% Timor-Leste
2010s 4.6% 3.9% 0.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 3.0% 5.4% 2.5% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 32.2% against 5.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Timor-Leste?
26.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Timor-Leste?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Timor-Leste rank globally for gross capital formation?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th 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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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.