China vs Japan: Gross capital formation

China
7.36 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Japan
1.24 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2024
China rank
1st
Japan rank
3rd

Gross capital formation over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

China currently reports 7.36 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 1.24 trillion constant 2015 US$ in Japan, a difference of 6.12 trillion constant 2015 US$.

That makes China's figure about 5.9 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 8,378 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.