Korea vs Nepal: Gross capital formation
Korea
29.1%
in 2025
Nepal
29.4%
in 2025
Korea rank
44th
Nepal rank
41st
Gross capital formation over time
- Korea
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 29.4% against 29.1% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.2% | 5.4% | 17.9% | Korea |
| 1970s | 29.2% | 11.9% | 17.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 19.9% | 14.1% | Korea |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 22.7% | 14.7% | Korea |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 25.7% | 6.7% | Korea |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 33.3% | 2.2% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 32.1% | 0.7% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Korea or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 29.4% against 29.1% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Korea and Nepal?
- 0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Nepal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Nepal rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Korea ranks 44th and Nepal ranks 41st 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.