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
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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About this data
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.