Italy vs Portugal: Gross fixed capital formation
Italy
3.5%
in 2025
Portugal
3.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
98th
Portugal rank
97th
Gross fixed capital formation over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 97th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 5.6% | 4.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -1.0% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | -0.6% | -0.1% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for gross fixed capital formation?
- Italy ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 97th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.