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
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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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.