Egypt vs Puerto Rico: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Egypt
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 14.2% against 12.9% in Egypt, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Egypt ranks 170th and Puerto Rico ranks 168th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 26.4% | 10.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 20.3% | 23.5% | 3.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 13.3% | 16.7% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 17.1% | 4.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 14.9% | 4.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 10.3% | 6.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 13.3% | 3.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Egypt or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 14.2% against 12.9% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Egypt and Puerto Rico?
- 1.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Puerto Rico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Puerto Rico rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Egypt ranks 170th and Puerto Rico ranks 168th 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.