Australia vs United States of America: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita

Australia
15,845 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
18,397 current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
United States of America rank
8th

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

  • Australia
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 18,397 current US$ per person against 15,845 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 2,552 current US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Australia ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1,696 current US$ per person 1,754 current US$ per person 57.79 current US$ per person United States of America
1980s 3,469 current US$ per person 4,026 current US$ per person 557.49 current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 4,923 current US$ per person 6,032 current US$ per person 1,109 current US$ per person United States of America
2000s 8,614 current US$ per person 9,344 current US$ per person 730.33 current US$ per person United States of America
2010s 15,223 current US$ per person 11,380 current US$ per person 3,843 current US$ per person Australia
2020s 14,251 current US$ per person 16,363 current US$ per person 2,112 current US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 18,397 current US$ per person against 15,845 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita between Australia and United States of America?
2,552 current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 8th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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 US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
224 places, 10,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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