Guyana vs World: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Guyana
- World
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 32.3% against 26.3% in World, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.
Guyana ranks 22nd and World ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 26.8% | 0.2% | World |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 25.5% | 3.3% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 25.1% | 9.0% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 24.0% | 0.1% | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Guyana or World?
- Guyana, at 32.3% against 26.3% in World as of 2005.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Guyana and World?
- 6.0%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2005.
- How do Guyana and World rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Guyana ranks 22nd and World ranks 18th 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.