Investment share of GDP in China

Investment in China was equal to 40.5% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2007.

China, 2024 40.5% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −0.6percentage points 2023: 41.1%
World, 2024 26.3% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 23.9% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 5th of 169 See the full ranking

Investment share of GDP in China over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period ChinaWorld
2024 40.5% 26.3%
2023 41.1% 26.7%
2022 42.4% 27.5%
2021 42.7% 27.2%
2020 42.6% 26.5%
2019 42.7% 26.6%
2018 43.3% 26.7%
2017 42.5% 26.1%
2016 42.1% 25.7%
2015 42.7% 25.9%
2014 45.3% 25.9%
2013 45.9% 25.6%
2012 45.8% 25.5%
2011 46.3% 25.3%
2010 46.1% 24.6%
2009 44.9% 23.4%
2008 42.0% 25.5%
2007 40.2% 25.5%
2006 39.7% 25.0%
2005 40.2% 24.5%
2004 41.6% 24.1%
2003 39.4% 23.4%
2002 36.1% 23.3%
2001 35.5% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 41.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 45.3%, the figure has changed by −4.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2024, China has the 5th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices