Which has higher gross capital formation, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?

Cape Verde, at 17.4% against 17.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?

19 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: Gross capital formation

Burkina Faso

17.2%

in 2025

Cape Verde

17.4%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

150th

Cape Verde rank

148th

Gross capital formation over time

Burkina Faso
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 17.4% against 17.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 150th and Cape Verde ranks 148th of 187 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.7%	44.9%	25.2%	Cape Verde
2010s	21.6%	32.8%	11.2%	Cape Verde
2020s	18.3%	22.3%	4.0%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 17.4% against 17.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 0.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for gross capital formation?: Burkina Faso ranks 150th and Cape Verde ranks 148th 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.