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
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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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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.