Rwanda vs World: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Rwanda
- World
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 34.1% against 26.3% in World, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times World's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was World ahead.
Rwanda ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 26.8% | 7.5% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 44.9% | 25.5% | 19.4% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 25.1% | 15.7% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 24.3% | 5.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 25.8% | 3.0% | World |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 26.8% | 6.2% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Rwanda or World?
- Rwanda, at 34.1% against 26.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Rwanda and World?
- 7.8%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and World rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Rwanda ranks 18th and World 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.