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

Denmark
16,818 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States of America
18,397 current US$ per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
United States of America rank
8th

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

  • Denmark
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196619952025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 18,397 current US$ per person against 16,818 current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 1,579 current US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Denmark ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1,827 current US$ per person 1,754 current US$ per person 72.87 current US$ per person Denmark
1980s 3,178 current US$ per person 4,026 current US$ per person 848.59 current US$ per person United States of America
1990s 6,160 current US$ per person 6,032 current US$ per person 128.77 current US$ per person Denmark
2000s 10,083 current US$ per person 9,344 current US$ per person 739.33 current US$ per person Denmark
2010s 11,648 current US$ per person 11,380 current US$ per person 268.58 current US$ per person Denmark
2020s 15,571 current US$ per person 16,363 current US$ per person 792.34 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$), per capita, Denmark or United States of America?
United States of America, at 18,397 current US$ per person against 16,818 current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita between Denmark and United States of America?
1,579 current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United States of America rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita?
Denmark ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 8th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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.