Gambia vs Upper middle income: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Gambia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 40.4% against 33.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Gambia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 21.8% | 12.3% | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 26.2% | 14.3% | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 25.4% | 5.7% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 26.2% | 15.6% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 28.4% | 17.1% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 34.6% | 15.3% | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 35.0% | 5.3% | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Gambia or Upper middle income?
- Gambia, at 40.4% against 33.7% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Gambia and Upper middle income?
- 6.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Upper middle income?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Upper middle income rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Gambia ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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.