Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Kenya
0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Kenya rank
136th
Papua New Guinea rank
135th
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kenya ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 181 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2004.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2004.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 136th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.