Iran vs South Korea: Gross capital formation

Iran

112,506.00 trillion current LCU

in 2025

South Korea

775.86 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Iran rank

1st

South Korea rank

4th

Gross capital formation over time

Iran
South Korea

How they compare

Iran currently reports 112,506.00 trillion current LCU against 775.86 trillion current LCU in South Korea, a difference of 111,730.14 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iran's figure about 145.0 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th 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.