Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Guyana
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 32.3% against 23.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 20.8% | 13.3% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 22.3% | 1.5% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Guyana, at 32.3% against 23.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2005.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 9.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2005.
- How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Guyana ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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.