El Salvador vs Kuwait: Gross fixed capital formation

El Salvador
9.98 billion current LCU
in 2025
Kuwait
8.26 billion current LCU
in 2024
El Salvador rank
151st
Kuwait rank
152nd

Gross fixed capital formation over time

  • El Salvador
  • Kuwait
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B196519952025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 9.98 billion current LCU against 8.26 billion current LCU in Kuwait, a difference of 1.71 billion current LCU.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 151st and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 180 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 129.83 million current LCU 144.00 million current LCU 14.17 million current LCU Kuwait
1970s 389.17 million current LCU 412.73 million current LCU 23.56 million current LCU Kuwait
1980s 481.08 million current LCU 1.14 billion current LCU 657.85 million current LCU Kuwait
1990s 1.02 billion current LCU 1.08 billion current LCU 63.87 million current LCU Kuwait
2010s 3.76 billion current LCU 7.96 billion current LCU 4.21 billion current LCU Kuwait
2020s 6.57 billion current LCU 8.07 billion current LCU 1.50 billion current LCU Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation, El Salvador or Kuwait?
El Salvador, at 9.98 billion current LCU against 8.26 billion current LCU in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation between El Salvador and Kuwait?
1.71 billion current LCU, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
45 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for gross fixed capital formation?
El Salvador ranks 151st and Kuwait ranks 152nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU). 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)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 8,131 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.