Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Turkey: Gross capital formation

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
23.1%
in 2025
Turkey
31.7%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th
Turkey rank
25th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 31.7% against 23.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 25th of 43 groups.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 20.8% 24.9% 4.1% Turkey
2000s 22.9% 25.4% 2.5% Turkey
2010s 24.0% 30.3% 6.2% Turkey
2020s 21.9% 34.0% 12.1% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Turkey?
Turkey, at 31.7% against 23.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
8.6%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey rank globally for gross capital formation?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 25th of 43 groups.
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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Indicator
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 10,938 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.