High income vs Saudi Arabia: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- High income
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 31.6% against 22.6% in High income, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 43 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 22.5% | 4.4% | High income |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 23.5% | 2.0% | High income |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 20.6% | 4.1% | High income |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.6% | 0.5% | High income |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 27.3% | 5.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 27.5% | 4.5% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, High income or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 31.6% against 22.6% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between High income and Saudi Arabia?
- 9.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Saudi Arabia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do High income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross capital formation?
- High income ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 43 groups.
- 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.