Egypt vs South Africa: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita

Egypt
17,935 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
16,381 current LCU per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
106th
South Africa rank
108th

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 17,935 current LCU per person against 16,381 current LCU per person in South Africa, a difference of 1,554 current LCU per person.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 108th of 181 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9.9 current LCU per person 94.29 current LCU per person 84.39 current LCU per person South Africa
1970s 32.45 current LCU per person 306.35 current LCU per person 273.9 current LCU per person South Africa
1980s 224.1 current LCU per person 943.48 current LCU per person 719.38 current LCU per person South Africa
1990s 691.77 current LCU per person 2,165 current LCU per person 1,473 current LCU per person South Africa
2000s 1,350 current LCU per person 6,377 current LCU per person 5,027 current LCU per person South Africa
2010s 4,386 current LCU per person 13,223 current LCU per person 8,837 current LCU per person South Africa
2020s 12,866 current LCU per person 15,125 current LCU per person 2,259 current LCU per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 17,935 current LCU per person against 16,381 current LCU per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita between Egypt and South Africa?
1,554 current LCU per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
Egypt ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 108th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 8,148 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.