Japan vs Viet Nam: Gross capital formation

Japan
153.45 trillion constant LCU
in 2024
Viet Nam
2,450.29 trillion constant LCU
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
Viet Nam rank
3rd

Gross capital formation over time

  • Japan
  • Viet Nam
0500.0T1,000.0T1,500.0T2,000.0T2,500.0T197019972025

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 2,450.29 trillion constant LCU against 153.45 trillion constant LCU in Japan, a difference of 2,296.84 trillion constant LCU.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 16.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 152.27 trillion constant LCU 66.69 trillion constant LCU 85.59 trillion constant LCU Japan
1990s 161.19 trillion constant LCU 189.88 trillion constant LCU 28.69 trillion constant LCU Viet Nam
2000s 147.91 trillion constant LCU 602.31 trillion constant LCU 454.40 trillion constant LCU Viet Nam
2010s 143.48 trillion constant LCU 1,281.15 trillion constant LCU 1,137.67 trillion constant LCU Viet Nam
2020s 152.99 trillion constant LCU 2,027.72 trillion constant LCU 1,874.73 trillion constant LCU Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Japan or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 2,450.29 trillion constant LCU against 153.45 trillion constant LCU in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Japan and Viet Nam?
2,296.84 trillion constant LCU, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for gross capital formation?
Japan ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (constant LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Viet Nam: Gross capital formation. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-constant-lcu/japan/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-capital-formation-constant-lcu/japan/viet-nam/">Japan vs Viet Nam: Gross capital formation</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross capital formation (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 7,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.