Investment share of GDP in United States

Investment in United States was equal to 21.5% of GDP in 2024.

United States, 2024 21.5% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 21.6%
World, 2024 26.3% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 22.7% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 98th of 169 See the full ranking

Investment share of GDP in United States 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 United StatesWorld
2024 21.5% 26.3%
2023 21.6% 26.7%
2022 22.0% 27.5%
2021 21.4% 27.2%
2020 21.4% 26.5%
2019 21.7% 26.6%
2018 21.6% 26.7%
2017 21.2% 26.1%
2016 20.9% 25.7%
2015 21.4% 25.9%
2014 20.9% 25.9%
2013 20.4% 25.6%
2012 20.0% 25.5%
2011 19.0% 25.3%
2010 18.7% 24.6%
2009 17.8% 23.4%
2008 21.0% 25.5%
2007 22.6% 25.5%
2006 23.5% 25.0%
2005 23.4% 24.5%
2004 22.7% 24.1%
2003 21.7% 23.4%
2002 21.7% 23.3%
2001 22.2% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 21.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 20.9%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 98th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.3%.

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Source and dates

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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
1970 to 2024 for United States
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