China vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
China
0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
6th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1970s | 0.3394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0.3556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.3933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2836 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.4428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.4184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Upper middle income?
- China, at 0.4048 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3372 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Upper middle income?
- 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.