How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Kenya vs United Kingdom: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (US unit)

Kenya

0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya rank

136th

United Kingdom rank

133rd

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

Kenya
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Kenya ranks 136th and United Kingdom ranks 133rd of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2478 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1990s	0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2000s	0.1794 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
2010s	0.2072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1758 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.187 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kenya or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1792 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kenya and United Kingdom?: 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Kenya and United Kingdom rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 136th and United Kingdom ranks 133rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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: 07 September 2026

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.