Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP
Spending on additions to fixed assets (buildings, machinery, infrastructure) plus net changes in inventories, as a percentage of GDP.
Highest in 2024
44.3%
Iran
Lowest in 2024
0.3%
Djibouti
Euro area, 2024
21.4%
Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2024
169
Updated by the source on 8 October 2026
169 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period with data for most countries. Some countries have newer figures; see the ranking below for each country's latest year.
Trend 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.
| Period | World | United States | China | India |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | – | 34.6% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | 21.5% | 40.5% | 34.3% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | 21.6% | 41.1% | 34.5% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | 22.0% | 42.4% | 34.4% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | 21.4% | 42.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | 21.4% | 42.6% | 28.9% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | 21.7% | 42.7% | 30.1% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | 21.6% | 43.3% | 32.3% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | 21.2% | 42.5% | 31.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | 20.9% | 42.1% | 30.2% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | 21.4% | 42.7% | 32.1% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | 20.9% | 45.3% | 34.3% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | 20.4% | 45.9% | 34.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | 20.0% | 45.8% | 38.3% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | 19.0% | 46.3% | 39.6% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | 18.7% | 46.1% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | 17.8% | 44.9% | 39.3% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | 21.0% | 42.0% | 38.4% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | 22.6% | 40.2% | 42.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | 23.5% | 39.7% | 39.0% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | 23.4% | 40.2% | 37.4% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | 22.7% | 41.6% | 35.1% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | 21.7% | 39.4% | 30.8% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | 21.7% | 36.1% | 30.3% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | 22.2% | 35.5% | 29.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- Among the 169 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Iran (44.3%) and the lowest Djibouti (0.3%).
- Half of the countries are above 23.1% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 13 countries and fell in 25.
- The figure for the world was 26.3% in 2024, against 26.6% in 2019 (−0.3 percentage points).
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- 1 Iran 44.3%
- 2 Mauritania 43.1%
- 3 Bhutan 42.6%
- 4 Algeria 41.1%
- 5 China 40.5%
- 6 Tanzania 39.6%
- 7 Uzbekistan 39.0%
- 8 Botswana 36.2%
- 9 Mongolia 35.5%
- 10 Benin 35.1%
- 11 Palau 35.0%
- 12 Senegal 34.7%
- 13 Rwanda 34.7%
- 14 India 34.3%
- 15 Kosovo 34.0%
- 16 Panama 33.5%
- 17 Tajikistan 32.4%
- 18 Cambodia 32.2%
- 19 Guinea 32.1%
- 20 Saudi Arabia 31.7%
- 21 Indonesia 31.4%
- 22 Democratic Republic of the Congo 31.4%
- 23 Maldives 30.8%
- 24 Türkiye 30.7%
- 25 Bangladesh 30.7%
- 26 North Macedonia 30.6%
- 27 Viet Nam 30.6%
- 28 Timor-Leste 30.1%
- 29 Morocco 30.1%
- 30 South Korea 30.0%
- 31 Gambia 29.9%
- 32 Kiribati 29.9%
- 33 Lesotho 29.7%
- 34 Samoa 29.0%
- 35 Nepal 28.6%
- 36 Bahrain 28.4%
- 37 Faroe Islands 28.2%
- 38 Brunei 27.9%
- 39 Japan 27.7%
- 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27.4%
- 41 Kazakhstan 27.2%
- 42 Dominican Republic 27.0%
- 43 Republic of the Congo 26.8%
- 44 Bahamas 26.8%
- 45 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 26.7%
- 46 Switzerland 26.7%
- 47 Russia 26.5%
- 48 Tonga 26.4%
- 49 Sri Lanka 26.3%
- 50 Guinea-Bissau 26.3%
- 51 Czechia 26.3%
- 52 Iceland 26.2%
- 53 Vanuatu 26.1%
- 54 Namibia 26.0%
- 55 Montenegro 25.9%
- 56 Belarus 25.8%
- 57 Aruba 25.7%
- 58 Sweden 25.1%
- 59 Serbia 25.0%
- 60 Romania 25.0%
- 61 Albania 25.0%
- 62 Oman 24.8%
- 63 Nicaragua 24.7%
- 64 Estonia 24.6%
- 65 Belgium 24.6%
- 66 Georgia 24.5%
- 67 Australia 24.3%
- 68 Croatia 24.3%
- 69 Cuba 24.2%
- 70 Mexico 23.9%
- 71 Armenia 23.8%
- 72 Israel 23.8%
- 73 Zambia 23.8%
- 74 Philippines 23.7%
- 75 Norway 23.7%
- 76 Hungary 23.7%
- 77 West Bank and Gaza 23.6%
- 78 Central African Republic 23.6%
- 79 Austria 23.6%
- 80 Madagascar 23.6%
- 81 Niger 23.5%
- 82 Denmark 23.2%
- 83 Honduras 23.2%
- 84 Canada 23.2%
- 85 Chile 23.1%
- 86 Paraguay 23.1%
- 87 New Zealand 23.1%
- 88 Uganda 22.4%
- 89 Finland 22.3%
- 90 Moldova 22.3%
- 91 Italy 22.3%
- 92 New Caledonia 22.1%
- 93 Malaysia 22.0%
- 94 French Polynesia 21.9%
- 95 Singapore 21.8%
- 96 Burkina Faso 21.8%
- 97 Slovenia 21.5%
- 98 United States 21.5%
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 21.5%
- 100 France 21.5%
- 101 Germany 21.5%
- 102 Latvia 21.5%
- 103 Thailand 21.5%
- 104 Seychelles 21.3%
- 105 Spain 21.2%
- 106 Marshall Islands 21.1%
- 107 Mauritius 21.1%
- 108 Côte d'Ivoire 20.9%
- 109 Fiji 20.9%
- 110 Azerbaijan 20.7%
- 111 Cyprus 20.7%
- 112 Lithuania 20.7%
- 113 Ethiopia 20.6%
- 114 Sierra Leone 20.5%
- 115 Bulgaria 20.4%
- 116 Portugal 20.3%
- 117 Slovakia 20.1%
- 118 El Salvador 20.1%
- 119 Belize 19.8%
- 120 Peru 19.7%
- 121 Netherlands 19.7%
- 122 Mali 19.6%
- 123 Chad 19.6%
- 124 Ecuador 19.5%
- 125 Solomon Islands 19.5%
- 126 Ukraine 19.2%
- 127 United Kingdom 19.2%
- 128 Iraq 19.1%
- 129 Gabon 19.1%
- 130 Malta 19.0%
- 131 Cameroon 18.9%
- 132 Greece 18.3%
- 133 Ireland 18.2%
- 134 Bolivia 17.9%
- 135 Poland 17.8%
- 136 Mozambique 17.7%
- 137 Afghanistan 17.1%
- 138 Brazil 17.0%
- 139 Kenya 16.5%
- 140 Colombia 16.5%
- 141 Guatemala 16.4%
- 142 Cabo Verde 16.3%
- 143 Costa Rica 16.2%
- 144 Hong Kong SAR, China 16.1%
- 145 Uruguay 15.9%
- 146 Luxembourg 15.8%
- 147 Argentina 15.8%
- 148 Kuwait 15.1%
- 149 Eswatini 15.0%
- 150 Libya 14.3%
- 151 Puerto Rico (US) 14.2%
- 152 Macao SAR, China 14.1%
- 153 South Africa 14.1%
- 154 Malawi 13.7%
- 155 Pakistan 13.2%
- 156 Egypt 13.0%
- 157 Haiti 12.1%
- 158 Comoros 12.0%
- 159 Bermuda 11.0%
- 160 Angola 10.6%
- 161 Ghana 9.9%
- 162 Zimbabwe 8.8%
- 163 Tunisia 7.9%
- 164 São Tomé and Príncipe 6.9%
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 5.1%
- 166 Venezuela 4.9%
- 167 Sudan 2.9%
- 168 Lebanon 1.4%
- 169 Djibouti 0.3%
- East Asia and Pacific 34.8%
- Euro area 21.4%
- Europe and Central Asia 22.5%
- European Union 21.6%
- Latin America and Caribbean 19.1%
- Middle East and North Africa 27.0%
- North America 21.6%
- OECD members 22.5%
- South Asia 33.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 24.0%
- World 26.3%
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