Japan vs Switzerland: Gross fixed capital formation
Japan
-0.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
-0.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
137th
Switzerland rank
136th
Gross fixed capital formation over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 137th and Switzerland ranks 136th of 167 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 0.2% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -1.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -0.1% | 1.3% | 1.4% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for gross fixed capital formation?
- Japan ranks 137th and Switzerland ranks 136th 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.