El Salvador vs Iceland: Gross capital formation
El Salvador
26.3%
in 2025
Iceland
26.6%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
63rd
Iceland rank
61st
Gross capital formation over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 26.6% against 26.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Iceland ranks 61st of 187 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 32.2% | 12.9% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 24.3% | 11.3% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 20.5% | 3.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 24.8% | 6.5% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 18.1% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 24.4% | 2.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, El Salvador or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 26.6% against 26.3% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 0.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for gross capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd and Iceland ranks 61st 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.