Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Congo
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Congo currently reports 29.4% against 18.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 42nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.8% | 22.4% | 11.4% | Congo |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 25.3% | 4.4% | Congo |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 22.6% | 9.8% | Congo |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 20.5% | 8.3% | Congo |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 20.0% | 13.2% | Congo |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 20.2% | 27.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 18.9% | 5.8% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Congo or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Congo, at 29.4% against 18.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 10.7%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Congo ranks 42nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd 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.