Germany vs United States: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.12 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 771.95 billion constant 2015 US$ in Germany, a difference of 4.35 trillion constant 2015 US$.
That makes United States's figure about 6.6 times Germany's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Globally, Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
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About this data
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.