Australia vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
Australia
15,931 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
3,522 current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
16th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15,931 current US$ per person against 3,522 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 12,409 current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 4.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 726.49 current US$ per person | 37.66 current US$ per person | 688.84 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 1,742 current US$ per person | 118.11 current US$ per person | 1,624 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 3,511 current US$ per person | 217.85 current US$ per person | 3,293 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 5,016 current US$ per person | 370.06 current US$ per person | 4,646 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 8,656 current US$ per person | 820.5 current US$ per person | 7,835 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 15,272 current US$ per person | 2,474 current US$ per person | 12,798 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14,442 current US$ per person | 3,339 current US$ per person | 11,102 current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Australia or Upper middle income?
- Australia, at 15,931 current US$ per person against 3,522 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Australia and Upper middle income?
- 12,409 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.