Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Guyana
0.3233 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Guyana rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.3233 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 187 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.341 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.133 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana
2000s 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Guyana, at 0.3233 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2005.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2005.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Guyana ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.