Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Peru
0.7255 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
127th
Peru rank
125th

Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.7255 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0811 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 127th and Peru ranks 125th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1711 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1711 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.2011 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2011 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.209 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2089 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.2786 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4384 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1599 current LCU per US$ of GDP Peru
2000s 0.7111 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6278 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0834 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
Peru, at 0.7255 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
0.0811 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 127th and Peru ranks 125th 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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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 8,666 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.