Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
41st
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
42nd

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

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Japan ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.375 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1481 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1980s 0.3308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1203 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1990s 0.3306 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1391 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1894 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0816 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.194 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.2754 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.088 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$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 41st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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.