Ecuador vs Portugal: Gross capital formation
Ecuador
20.9%
in 2025
Portugal
21.0%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
121st
Portugal rank
120th
Gross capital formation over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 21.0% against 20.9% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 120th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8% | 28.0% | 9.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 28.8% | 9.3% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 25.6% | 8.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 24.4% | 6.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 17.2% | 5.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.6% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 21.0% against 20.9% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Ecuador ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 120th 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.