El Salvador vs Switzerland: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.2451 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
149th
Switzerland rank
151st
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Switzerland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2451 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0182 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 151st of 187 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1932 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9472 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1293 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6441 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5148 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.1748 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4192 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1856 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.171 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2588 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0878 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2216 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2571 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0355 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Switzerland?
- El Salvador, at 0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.2451 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 0.0182 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Switzerland rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 151st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.