Greenland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Greenland
0.3134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Greenland rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Greenland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.20.30.40.5200220132025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.3134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0696 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Greenland's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Greenland ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2519 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2489 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Greenland
2010s 0.2994 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0739 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Greenland
2020s 0.3204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2204 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Greenland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Greenland, at 0.3134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0696 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Greenland ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 8,385 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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