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Japan vs United States: Gross capital formation

Japan
1.16 trillion current US$
in 2024
United States
6.31 trillion current US$
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

Gross capital formation over time

  • Japan
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 6.31 trillion current US$ against 1.16 trillion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 5.15 trillion current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 5.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 4th 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

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.