Estonia vs Sweden: Gross capital formation
Estonia
24.8%
in 2025
Sweden
25.5%
in 2025
Estonia rank
75th
Sweden rank
72nd
Gross capital formation over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 25.5% against 24.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 72nd of 187 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 20.2% | 7.6% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 22.1% | 10.6% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 23.5% | 2.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.4% | 1.8% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 25.5% against 24.8% in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Estonia ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 72nd 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.