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
0.10.20.30.4196519952025

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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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.