Palau vs South Asia: Gross fixed capital formation

Palau
35.8%
in 2024
South Asia
31.0%
in 2025
Palau rank
8th
South Asia rank
9th

Gross fixed capital formation over time

  • Palau
  • South Asia
10203040196019922025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 35.8% against 31.0% in South Asia, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 9th of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 35.3% 33.8% 1.5% Palau
2010s 29.5% 30.5% 1.0% South Asia
2020s 38.7% 30.5% 8.2% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation, Palau or South Asia?
Palau, at 35.8% against 31.0% in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation between Palau and South Asia?
4.8%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and South Asia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Palau and South Asia rank globally for gross fixed capital formation?
Palau ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 9th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Palau vs South Asia: Gross fixed capital formation. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-fixed-capital-formation-percent-of-gdp/palau/south-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-fixed-capital-formation-percent-of-gdp/palau/south-asia/">Palau vs South Asia: Gross fixed capital formation</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 10,336 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.