Japan vs Somalia: Gross capital formation
Japan
27.7%
in 2024
Somalia
28.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
52nd
Somalia rank
50th
Gross capital formation over time
- Japan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 28.1% against 27.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 50th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2% | 19.4% | 19.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 28.6% | 5.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 13.8% | 23.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 14.4% | 11.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 21.6% | 6.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Japan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 28.1% against 27.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Japan and Somalia?
- 0.4%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Somalia rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Japan ranks 52nd and Somalia ranks 50th 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.