Afghanistan vs Americas: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
26.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Americas
5.11 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
10th
Americas rank
11th

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Americas
-250255075197119972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 26.13 % change on previous year against 5.11 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 21.02 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 5.1 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Americas ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 10th and Americas ranks 11th of 235 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Americas in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Americas Difference Ahead
1970s 21.14 % change on previous year 21.21 % change on previous year 0.0692 % change on previous year Americas
1980s -0.5711 % change on previous year 6.38 % change on previous year 6.95 % change on previous year Americas
1990s -1.11 % change on previous year 5.59 % change on previous year 6.7 % change on previous year Americas
2000s 18.06 % change on previous year 3.92 % change on previous year 14.15 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 5.76 % change on previous year 4.45 % change on previous year 1.31 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s 6.29 % change on previous year 6.46 % change on previous year 0.171 % change on previous year Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Americas?
Afghanistan, at 26.13 % change on previous year against 5.11 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Americas?
21.02 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Americas?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Americas rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Americas ranks 11th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 13,251 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.