Botswana vs China: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
3.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China
2.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
89th
China rank
92nd
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.
Botswana ranks 89th and China ranks 92nd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1639 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4865 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3226 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1970s | 0.2574 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5754 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.318 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0.4037 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9751 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5713 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.8096 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 1.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 2.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3164 current LCU per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 3.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4768 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or China?
- Botswana, at 3.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and China?
- 0.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 89th and China ranks 92nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit 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 fixed capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.