El Salvador vs Iceland: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
El Salvador
0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland
0.2657 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
El Salvador rank
63rd
Iceland rank
61st
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2657 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Iceland ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.1748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.2216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.2657 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd and Iceland ranks 61st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.