El Salvador vs Romania: Gross capital formation
El Salvador
26.3%
in 2025
Romania
25.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
63rd
Romania rank
65th
Gross capital formation over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 26.3% against 25.9% in Romania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 24.5% | 7.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 25.4% | 7.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 25.3% | 8.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 25.8% | 3.7% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, El Salvador or Romania?
- El Salvador, at 26.3% against 25.9% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for gross capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 65th 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.