Americas vs China, mainland: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$

Americas
8.17 million million USD
in 2024
China, mainland
7.79 million million USD
in 2024
Americas rank
3rd
China, mainland rank
1st

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ over time

  • Americas
  • China, mainland
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 8.17 million million USD against 7.79 million million USD in China, mainland, a difference of 380,980 million USD.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 1st of 29 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 5 and China, mainland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas China, mainland Difference Ahead
1970s 489,417 million USD 43,894 million USD 445,523 million USD Americas
1980s 1.23 million million USD 98,112 million USD 1.13 million million USD Americas
1990s 2.08 million million USD 233,701 million USD 1.85 million million USD Americas
2000s 3.59 million million USD 1.02 million million USD 2.58 million million USD Americas
2010s 5.22 million million USD 4.52 million million USD 700,234 million USD Americas
2020s 7.13 million million USD 7.27 million million USD 143,506 million USD China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, Americas or China, mainland?
Americas, at 8.17 million million USD against 7.79 million million USD in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$ between Americas and China, mainland?
380,980 million USD, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China, mainland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Americas and China, mainland rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$?
Americas ranks 3rd and China, mainland ranks 1st of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 12,844 data points, 1970–2024
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