El Salvador vs Japan: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.2718 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
El Salvador rank
43rd
Japan rank
41st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Japan
0.10.20.30.4196519952025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2718 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

El Salvador ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 41st of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1807 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1942 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1980s 0.1276 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2032 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1990s 0.1686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3306 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0986 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.2108 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2754 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0646 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Japan?
Japan, at 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2718 current US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Japan?
0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Japan rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 41st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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.