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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia
0.2811 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
42nd
Somalia rank
39th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Somalia
0.10.20.30.4197019972025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2811 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 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 39th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1990s 0.1873 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1325 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 0.1868 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.2811 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Somalia?
0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Somalia rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Somalia ranks 39th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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.