El Salvador vs Tonga: Gross capital formation
El Salvador
26.3%
in 2025
Tonga
26.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
63rd
Tonga rank
62nd
Gross capital formation over time
- El Salvador
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 26.4% against 26.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Tonga ranks 62nd of 187 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.9% | 25.6% | 3.8% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 26.0% | 13.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 20.0% | 2.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 21.7% | 3.4% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 27.7% | 10.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 27.5% | 6.1% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, El Salvador or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 26.4% against 26.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between El Salvador and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Tonga rank globally for gross capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd and Tonga ranks 62nd 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.