Australia vs Canada: Gross capital formation

Australia

679.75 billion current LCU

in 2025

Canada

751.01 billion current LCU

in 2025

Australia rank

72nd

Canada rank

69th

Gross capital formation over time

Australia
Canada

How they compare

Canada currently reports 751.01 billion current LCU against 679.75 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 71.26 billion current LCU.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 72nd and Canada ranks 69th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross capital formation (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,699 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.