Saudi Arabia vs Türkiye: Gross capital formation
Saudi Arabia
31.6%
in 2025
Türkiye
31.7%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Türkiye rank
25th
Gross capital formation over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 31.7% against 31.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 25th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.0% | 13.4% | 12.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 22.5% | 16.8% | 5.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 19.5% | 4.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 24.9% | 4.3% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 25.4% | 2.8% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 30.3% | 3.0% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 34.0% | 5.8% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 31.7% against 31.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Türkiye rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th and Türkiye ranks 25th 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.