Bangladesh vs Korea: Gross capital formation

Bangladesh
28.5%
in 2025
Korea
29.1%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
47th
Korea rank
44th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 29.1% against 28.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 47th and Korea ranks 44th of 187 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 10.6% 18.9% 8.2% Korea
1970s 9.1% 29.2% 20.2% Korea
1980s 16.1% 34.0% 17.9% Korea
1990s 19.4% 37.4% 18.0% Korea
2000s 25.3% 32.4% 7.1% Korea
2010s 29.3% 31.1% 1.8% Korea
2020s 30.8% 31.4% 0.6% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Bangladesh or Korea?
Korea, at 29.1% against 28.5% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Bangladesh and Korea?
0.6%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Korea rank globally for gross capital formation?
Bangladesh ranks 47th and Korea ranks 44th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 10,938 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.