Euro area vs United States: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita (capita)
Euro area
10,635 current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
18,397 current US$ per person
in 2024
Euro area rank
5th
United States rank
8th
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita (capita) over time
- Euro area
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 18,397 current US$ per person against 10,635 current US$ per person in Euro area, a difference of 7,762 current US$ per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times Euro area's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 43 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,198 current US$ per person | 1,754 current US$ per person | 556.09 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1980s | 2,342 current US$ per person | 4,026 current US$ per person | 1,684 current US$ per person | United States |
| 1990s | 4,588 current US$ per person | 6,032 current US$ per person | 1,443 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 6,582 current US$ per person | 9,344 current US$ per person | 2,762 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2010s | 7,575 current US$ per person | 11,380 current US$ per person | 3,805 current US$ per person | United States |
| 2020s | 9,192 current US$ per person | 16,363 current US$ per person | 7,171 current US$ per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita, Euro area or United States?
- United States, at 18,397 current US$ per person against 10,635 current US$ per person in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita between Euro area and United States?
- 7,762 current US$ per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and United States rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita?
- Euro area ranks 5th and United States ranks 8th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.