PROSPECTUS                 Pricing Supplement No. 2179
Dated January 10, 1995     Dated February 9, 1995
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT      Rule 424(b)(3)-Registration Statement
                                No. 33-55209
Dated January 25, 1995

              GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
               GLOBAL MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES A
                       (Fixed Rate Notes)

Trade Date:  February 9, 1995

Settlement Date (Original Issue Date):  February 16, 1995

Maturity Date:  February 16, 1998

Principal Amount (in Specified Currency): US$50,000,000

Price to Public (Issue Price): 100.00%

Agent's Discount or Commission:  0.2718%

Net Proceeds to Issuer:  US$49,864,100

Interest Rate Per Annum:  7.65%

Interest Payment Date(s):

  X   March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing March 15,
       1995 (with respect to the period from the original issue
       date up to but excluding March 15, 1995)
  __  Other: 

Form of Notes:
  X  DTC registered
  __ non-DTC registered

Repayment, Redemption and Acceleration

  Optional Repayment Date(s):  N/A
  Initial Redemption Date:  N/A
  Initial Redemption Percentage:  N/A
  Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction:  N/A
  Modified Payment Upon Acceleration:  N/A


CAPITALIZED TERMS USED IN THIS PRICING SUPPLEMENT WHICH ARE DEFINED
IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASSIGNED TO
THEM IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.


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Original Issue Discount:

  Amount of OID:  N/A
  Yield to Maturity:  N/A
  Interest Accrual Date:  N/A
  Initial Accrual Period OID:  N/A

Amortizing Notes:

  Amortization Schedule:  N/A

Dual Currency Notes:

  Face Amount Currency:  N/A
  Optional Payment Currency:  N/A
  Designated Exchange Rate:  N/A
  Option Value Calculation Agent:  N/A
  Option Election Date(s):  N/A

Indexed Notes:

  Currency Base Rate:  N/A
  Determination Agent:  N/A

Plan of Distribution:

  The Notes are being distributed by Goldman, Sachs & Co., as agent
(the "Agent"), at the Issue Price set forth on the cover page
hereof and will receive a selling commission equal to 0.2718%.