Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.2964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.2369 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
20th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2369 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4517 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 0.5196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 0.2983 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 0.2515 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4186 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 0.2192 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 0.2666 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0218 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Japan, at 0.2964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2369 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), 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.