Papua New Guinea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
135th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
133rd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 135th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 133rd of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2478 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.2444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2263 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.1902 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 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$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.1888 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 135th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 133rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), 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

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.