El Salvador vs Vanuatu: Gross capital formation
El Salvador
26.3%
in 2025
Vanuatu
26.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
63rd
Vanuatu rank
64th
Gross capital formation over time
- El Salvador
- Vanuatu
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 26.3% against 26.1% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Vanuatu ranks 64th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 25.6% | 12.9% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 21.1% | 3.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 26.7% | 8.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 25.3% | 8.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 21.0% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, El Salvador or Vanuatu?
- El Salvador, at 26.3% against 26.1% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between El Salvador and Vanuatu?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Vanuatu?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Vanuatu rank globally for gross capital formation?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd and Vanuatu ranks 64th 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.