China vs Upper middle income: Gross fixed capital formation
Gross fixed capital formation over time
- China
- Upper middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 39.7% against 32.7% in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
China ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 181 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 18.9% | 1.5% | China |
| 1970s | 26.8% | 23.4% | 3.4% | China |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 23.9% | 5.0% | China |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 23.6% | 7.8% | China |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 26.8% | 10.8% | China |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 33.1% | 9.6% | China |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 33.7% | 7.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation, China or Upper middle income?
- China, at 39.7% against 32.7% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation between China and Upper middle income?
- 7.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Upper middle income rank globally for gross fixed capital formation?
- China ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross fixed capital formation (% 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 includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.