China vs Iran: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US)
China
0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran
0.4177 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
8th
Iran rank
5th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) over time
- China
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.4177 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 8th and Iran ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.3394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.3556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.3933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.4428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.4184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.4177 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Iran?
- 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Iran rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 8th and Iran ranks 5th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.