North America vs Switzerland: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita

North America
17,770 current US$ per person
in 2024
Switzerland
29,836 current US$ per person
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

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

  • North America
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 29,836 current US$ per person against 17,770 current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 12,066 current US$ per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.7 times North America's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 1,745 current US$ per person 3,071 current US$ per person 1,326 current US$ per person Switzerland
1980s 3,954 current US$ per person 7,118 current US$ per person 3,163 current US$ per person Switzerland
1990s 5,850 current US$ per person 11,953 current US$ per person 6,104 current US$ per person Switzerland
2000s 9,159 current US$ per person 15,017 current US$ per person 5,859 current US$ per person Switzerland
2010s 11,368 current US$ per person 22,778 current US$ per person 11,410 current US$ per person Switzerland
2020s 15,923 current US$ per person 26,461 current US$ per person 10,538 current US$ per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita, North America or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 29,836 current US$ per person against 17,770 current US$ per person in North America as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita between North America and Switzerland?
12,066 current US$ per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Switzerland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do North America and Switzerland rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per capita?
North America ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.