East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs United States of America: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
4,008 current US$ per person
in 2024
United States of America
18,554 current US$ per person
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
12th
United States of America rank
10th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 18,554 current US$ per person against 4,008 current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 14,546 current US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 43 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 55.62 current US$ per person 1,819 current US$ per person 1,763 current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 104.18 current US$ per person 4,097 current US$ per person 3,993 current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 234.91 current US$ per person 6,170 current US$ per person 5,935 current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 674.74 current US$ per person 9,379 current US$ per person 8,704 current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 2,631 current US$ per person 11,599 current US$ per person 8,968 current US$ per person United States of America
2020s 3,901 current US$ per person 16,533 current US$ per person 12,632 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$), per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 18,554 current US$ per person against 4,008 current US$ per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America?
14,546 current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and United States of America rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 10th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.