Italy vs United Kingdom: Gross capital formation

Italy

567.71 billion current US$

in 2025

United Kingdom

788.04 billion current US$

in 2025

Italy rank

9th

United Kingdom rank

6th

Gross capital formation over time

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 788.04 billion current US$ against 567.71 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 220.33 billion current US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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.