China vs United States: Gross capital formation

China

7.58 trillion current US$

in 2024

United States

6.31 trillion current US$

in 2024

China rank

1st

United States rank

2nd

Gross capital formation over time

China
United States

How they compare

China currently reports 7.58 trillion current US$ against 6.31 trillion current US$ in United States, a difference of 1.27 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross capital formation (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 10,929 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 indicator is expressed in United States dollars.