Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Bulgaria
186,293 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
168,715 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
77th
Saudi Arabia rank
80th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Saudi Arabia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196819952023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 186,293 current US$ per square kilometre against 168,715 current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 17,578 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 184 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 62,771 current US$ per square kilometre 13,502 current US$ per square kilometre 49,269 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 19,375 current US$ per square kilometre 13,740 current US$ per square kilometre 5,634 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 81,762 current US$ per square kilometre 34,499 current US$ per square kilometre 47,263 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 110,937 current US$ per square kilometre 93,247 current US$ per square kilometre 17,690 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 166,809 current US$ per square kilometre 131,315 current US$ per square kilometre 35,494 current US$ per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
Bulgaria, at 186,293 current US$ per square kilometre against 168,715 current US$ per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
17,578 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 80th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 10,293 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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