Which has higher gross capital formation, Belgium or Sweden?

Belgium, at 25.7% against 25.5% in Sweden as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Belgium vs Sweden: Gross capital formation

Belgium

25.7%

in 2025

Sweden

25.5%

in 2025

Belgium rank

69th

Sweden rank

72nd

Gross capital formation over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 25.7% against 25.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Belgium ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 72nd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27.5%	28.7%	1.1%	Sweden
1980s	21.2%	25.4%	4.2%	Sweden
1990s	22.4%	21.8%	0.6%	Belgium
2000s	23.1%	22.1%	1.0%	Belgium
2010s	23.8%	23.5%	0.3%	Belgium
2020s	25.2%	25.4%	0.2%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Belgium or Sweden?: Belgium, at 25.7% against 25.5% in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Belgium and Sweden?: 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for gross capital formation?: Belgium ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 72nd 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: 03 September 2026

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.