India vs Lower middle income: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 34.6% against 31.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
India ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.6% | 20.1% | 1.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 23.3% | 2.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.3% | 0.3% | India |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.8% | 2.4% | India |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 29.0% | 5.8% | India |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 29.2% | 5.0% | India |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 29.6% | 3.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, India or Lower middle income?
- India, at 34.6% against 31.1% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between India and Lower middle income?
- 3.5%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for gross capital formation?
- India ranks 15th and Lower middle income ranks 12th 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.