Kiribati vs Samoa: Gross capital formation
Kiribati
29.9%
in 2024
Samoa
30.0%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
38th
Samoa rank
37th
Gross capital formation over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 30.0% against 29.9% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 31.7% | 14.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 30.9% | 5.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 33.1% | 11.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 30.0% against 29.9% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Kiribati ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 37th 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.