Panama vs Rwanda: Gross capital formation
Panama
33.5%
in 2024
Rwanda
34.1%
in 2025
Panama rank
19th
Rwanda rank
18th
Gross capital formation over time
- Panama
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 34.1% against 33.5% in Panama, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.9% | 22.9% | 2.9% | Panama |
| 1970s | 36.9% | 34.2% | 2.7% | Panama |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 44.9% | 22.2% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 40.8% | 11.7% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 29.8% | 1.0% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 22.8% | 17.9% | Panama |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 33.0% | 0.6% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Panama or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 34.1% against 33.5% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Panama and Rwanda?
- 0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Rwanda rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Panama ranks 19th and Rwanda ranks 18th 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.