China vs Low & middle income: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

China
0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China rank
4th
Low & middle income rank
7th

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • China
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 7th of 181 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP China
1970s 0.2679 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2178 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP China
1980s 0.2896 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.227 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP China
1990s 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2000s 0.3762 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2641 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1121 current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.4271 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3185 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1086 current US$ per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.4091 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0833 current US$ per US$ of GDP China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Low & middle income?
China, at 0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Low & middle income?
0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 4th and Low & middle income ranks 7th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.