Australia vs United States of America: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita

Australia
15,931 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
18,554 current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
United States of America rank
10th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 18,554 current US$ per person against 15,931 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 2,623 current US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 10th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1,742 current US$ per person 1,819 current US$ per person 76.92 current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 3,511 current US$ per person 4,097 current US$ per person 586.29 current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 5,016 current US$ per person 6,170 current US$ per person 1,153 current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 8,656 current US$ per person 9,379 current US$ per person 722.95 current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 15,272 current US$ per person 11,599 current US$ per person 3,672 current US$ per person Australia
2020s 14,442 current US$ per person 16,533 current US$ per person 2,091 current US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 18,554 current US$ per person against 15,931 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Australia and United States of America?
2,623 current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,947 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.