Panama vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita

Panama
5,722 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
407.66 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Panama rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time

  • Panama
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
02.0k4.0k6.0k199620102025

How they compare

Panama currently reports 5,722 constant 2015 US$ per person against 407.66 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5,314 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes Panama's figure about 14.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 163 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 2,268 constant 2015 US$ per person 280.97 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,987 constant 2015 US$ per person Panama
2010s 5,411 constant 2015 US$ per person 383.11 constant 2015 US$ per person 5,028 constant 2015 US$ per person Panama
2020s 4,961 constant 2015 US$ per person 385.59 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,575 constant 2015 US$ per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Panama or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Panama, at 5,722 constant 2015 US$ per person against 407.66 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5,314 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Panama and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
Panama ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.