How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.

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.

Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Samoa

0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Samoa rank

37th

Sri Lanka rank

39th

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

Samoa
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2010s	0.3406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3652 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2952 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sri Lanka?: Samoa, at 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sri Lanka?: 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Samoa ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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: 06 September 2026

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.