Africa Eastern and Southern vs Korea: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea
0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
43rd
Korea rank
44th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Korea
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 44th of 43 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3579 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1659 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2000s 0.2027 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3235 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1208 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2010s 0.2265 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2020s 0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3139 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1203 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Korea?
Korea, at 0.2913 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1819 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Korea ranks 44th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,917 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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