Lesotho vs Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation

Lesotho
14.38 billion current LCU
in 2025
Puerto Rico
18.41 billion current LCU
in 2025
Lesotho rank
146th
Puerto Rico rank
143rd

Gross capital formation over time

  • Lesotho
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 18.41 billion current LCU against 14.38 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 4.04 billion current LCU.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Lesotho ranks 146th and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 186 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 3.92 million current LCU 822.38 million current LCU 818.45 million current LCU Puerto Rico
1970s 28.40 million current LCU 1.83 billion current LCU 1.80 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
1980s 133.88 million current LCU 2.38 billion current LCU 2.25 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2000s 3.85 billion current LCU 11.14 billion current LCU 7.29 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2010s 7.51 billion current LCU 10.55 billion current LCU 3.05 billion current LCU Puerto Rico
2020s 11.27 billion current LCU 15.56 billion current LCU 4.29 billion current LCU Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Lesotho or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 18.41 billion current LCU against 14.38 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
4.04 billion current LCU, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross capital formation?
Lesotho ranks 146th and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd 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.