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

Spain
6,273 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
407.66 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Spain rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

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

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 6,273 constant 2015 US$ per person against 407.66 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5,865 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 15.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 6,514 constant 2015 US$ per person 280.97 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,233 constant 2015 US$ per person Spain
2010s 5,048 constant 2015 US$ per person 383.11 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,665 constant 2015 US$ per person Spain
2020s 5,799 constant 2015 US$ per person 389.27 constant 2015 US$ per person 5,410 constant 2015 US$ per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Spain, at 6,273 constant 2015 US$ per person against 407.66 constant 2015 US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5,865 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
Spain ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), 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.