Bulgaria vs Spain: Gross capital formation
Bulgaria
21.7%
in 2025
Spain
21.4%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
115th
Spain rank
117th
Gross capital formation over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 21.7% against 21.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Spain ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.8% | 23.0% | 10.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 23.7% | 7.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 27.8% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 21.5% | 0.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Bulgaria or Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 21.7% against 21.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Bulgaria ranks 115th and Spain ranks 117th 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.