High income vs Viet Nam: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- High income
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 30.8% against 22.6% in High income, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.4 times High income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 28.0% | 3.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 34.6% | 11.5% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 32.1% | 9.9% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 31.9% | 8.9% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, High income or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 30.8% against 22.6% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between High income and Viet Nam?
- 8.2%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Viet Nam?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do High income and Viet Nam rank globally for gross capital formation?
- High income ranks 30th and Viet Nam ranks 31st 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.