Kiribati vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
38th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
40th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Kiribati ranks 38th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2124 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0554 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.2527 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2074 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0454 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kiribati, at 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 38th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.