Ecuador vs Panama: Gross capital formation

Ecuador
27.29 billion current LCU
in 2025
Panama
29.01 billion current LCU
in 2024
Ecuador rank
135th
Panama rank
133rd

Gross capital formation over time

  • Ecuador
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 29.01 billion current LCU against 27.29 billion current LCU in Ecuador, a difference of 1.73 billion current LCU.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 135th and Panama ranks 133rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 475.54 million current LCU 223.35 million current LCU 252.19 million current LCU Ecuador
1970s 1.42 billion current LCU 849.75 million current LCU 568.96 million current LCU Ecuador
1980s 3.26 billion current LCU 1.32 billion current LCU 1.93 billion current LCU Ecuador
1990s 3.77 billion current LCU 2.68 billion current LCU 1.09 billion current LCU Ecuador
2000s 7.36 billion current LCU 5.32 billion current LCU 2.04 billion current LCU Ecuador
2010s 21.64 billion current LCU 21.36 billion current LCU 274.17 million current LCU Ecuador
2020s 22.86 billion current LCU 24.52 billion current LCU 1.66 billion current LCU Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Ecuador or Panama?
Panama, at 29.01 billion current LCU against 27.29 billion current LCU in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Ecuador and Panama?
1.73 billion current LCU, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for gross capital formation?
Ecuador ranks 135th and Panama ranks 133rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (current LCU). 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)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,699 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.