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Countries by gross capital formation, share of GDP

Bhutan had the highest gross capital formation, share of GDP of 173 countries in 2013, at 64% of GDP. The Central African Republic had the lowest, at 7.5% of GDP. The median was 23.5% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.6% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest64Bhutan
Lowest7.5Central African Republic
Median23.5173 countries
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Map of countries, 2013

United Arab Emirates: 21.1 % of GDPAlbania: 29.1 % of GDPArmenia: 22.2 % of GDPAngola: 27 % of GDPArgentina: 17.3 % of GDPAustria: 23.9 % of GDPAustralia: 27.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 25.7 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 21.7 % of GDPBangladesh: 28.4 % of GDPBelgium: 22.7 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 23.7 % of GDPBulgaria: 21 % of GDPBenin: 18.9 % of GDPBrunei: 39.6 % of GDPBolivia: 19 % of GDPBrazil: 21.7 % of GDPBahamas: 29.2 % of GDPBhutan: 64 % of GDPBotswana: 24.9 % of GDPBelarus: 38.8 % of GDPBelize: 14.1 % of GDPCanada: 24.9 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 28.1 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 7.5 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 47.1 % of GDPSwitzerland: 25.7 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 22.9 % of GDPChile: 27.5 % of GDPCameroon: 18.7 % of GDPChina: 45.9 % of GDPColombia: 22.2 % of GDPCosta Rica: 19.6 % of GDPCuba: 9.4 % of GDPCape Verde: 30 % of GDPCyprus: 12.6 % of GDPCzechia: 24.4 % of GDPGermany: 19.8 % of GDPDjibouti: 56.9 % of GDPDenmark: 19.4 % of GDPDominican Republic: 22.1 % of GDPAlgeria: 44.6 % of GDPEcuador: 24.9 % of GDPEstonia: 26.9 % of GDPEgypt: 14.2 % of GDPSpain: 17.4 % of GDPEthiopia: 34.1 % of GDPFinland: 22.7 % of GDPFiji: 27.6 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 21.6 % of GDPFrance: 21.5 % of GDPGabon: 29.2 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 17.2 % of GDPGeorgia: 21.7 % of GDPGhana: 24.8 % of GDPGreenland: 30.1 % of GDPGambia: 14.7 % of GDPGuinea: 23.5 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 30.3 % of GDPGreece: 12.1 % of GDPGuatemala: 15.8 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 19.2 % of GDPHong Kong: 24 % of GDPHonduras: 21.8 % of GDPCroatia: 18.7 % of GDPHaiti: 17.9 % of GDPHungary: 21.9 % of GDPIndonesia: 33.8 % of GDPIreland: 18.4 % of GDPIsrael: 22.4 % of GDPIndia: 34 % of GDPIraq: 20.3 % of GDPIran: 34.9 % of GDPIceland: 15 % of GDPItaly: 17 % of GDPJapan: 25.4 % of GDPKenya: 22.4 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 33.9 % of GDPCambodia: 26.9 % of GDPKiribati: 31.4 % of GDPSouth Korea: 29.9 % of GDPKuwait: 14.4 % of GDPKazakhstan: 24.6 % of GDPLaos: 30.6 % of GDPLebanon: 27.6 % of GDPLesotho: 32.7 % of GDPLithuania: 20.4 % of GDPLuxembourg: 18.1 % of GDPLatvia: 25.3 % of GDPLibya: 21.7 % of GDPMorocco: 32 % of GDPMoldova: 24.9 % of GDPMontenegro: 18.8 % of GDPMadagascar: 16.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 28.8 % of GDPMali: 24.1 % of GDPMongolia: 53.3 % of GDPMauritania: 47.6 % of GDPMauritius: 21.3 % of GDPMexico: 22.7 % of GDPMalaysia: 25.9 % of GDPMozambique: 56.4 % of GDPNamibia: 29.4 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 39.3 % of GDPNiger: 29.7 % of GDPNicaragua: 30.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 18.4 % of GDPNorway: 26.2 % of GDPNepal: 29.7 % of GDPNew Zealand: 22.2 % of GDPOman: 32.4 % of GDPPanama: 43.1 % of GDPPeru: 25.6 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 19.3 % of GDPPhilippines: 20.6 % of GDPPakistan: 15 % of GDPPoland: 19.1 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 9.5 % of GDPPalestine: 22.7 % of GDPPortugal: 14.7 % of GDPPalau: 24.5 % of GDPParaguay: 22 % of GDPQatar: 27.8 % of GDPRomania: 25.3 % of GDPSerbia: 17.1 % of GDPRussia: 23.3 % of GDPRwanda: 24.7 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 26.3 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 14.6 % of GDPSudan: 17.2 % of GDPSweden: 21.9 % of GDPSingapore: 30 % of GDPSlovenia: 19.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 22.1 % of GDPSierra Leone: 17.7 % of GDPSenegal: 24.1 % of GDPSomalia: 14.4 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 11.4 % of GDPEl Salvador: 17 % of GDPEswatini: 16.1 % of GDPChad: 23.9 % of GDPTogo: 22.1 % of GDPThailand: 27.5 % of GDPTajikistan: 24.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 41.8 % of GDPTunisia: 23.9 % of GDPTürkiye: 31.4 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 20.8 % of GDPTanzania: 37.5 % of GDPUkraine: 16.4 % of GDPUganda: 32 % of GDPUnited States: 20.4 % of GDPUruguay: 22.5 % of GDPUzbekistan: 25.5 % of GDPVenezuela: 31.8 % of GDPVietnam: 30.2 % of GDPVanuatu: 19.6 % of GDPSamoa: 9 % of GDPYemen: 8.1 % of GDPSouth Africa: 19.2 % of GDPZambia: 33.8 % of GDPZimbabwe: 9.2 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, Gross capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2013

Bhutan: 64 % of GDPBhutan64Djibouti: 56.9 % of GDPDjibouti56.9Mozambique: 56.4 % of GDPMozambique56.4Mongolia: 53.3 % of GDPMongolia53.3Mauritania: 47.6 % of GDPMauritania47.6Republic of the Congo: 47.1 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo47.1China: 45.9 % of GDPChina45.9Algeria: 44.6 % of GDPAlgeria44.6Panama: 43.1 % of GDPPanama43.1Timor-Leste: 41.8 % of GDPTimor-Leste41.8Brunei: 39.6 % of GDPBrunei39.6New Caledonia: 39.3 % of GDPNew Caledonia39.3Belarus: 38.8 % of GDPBelarus38.8Seychelles: 38.6 % of GDPSeychelles38.6Tanzania: 37.5 % of GDPTanzania37.5Iran: 34.9 % of GDPIran34.9Ethiopia: 34.1 % of GDPEthiopia34.1India: 34 % of GDPIndia34Kyrgyzstan: 33.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan33.9Indonesia: 33.8 % of GDPIndonesia33.8Zambia: 33.8 % of GDPZambia33.8Lesotho: 32.7 % of GDPLesotho32.7Oman: 32.4 % of GDPOman32.4Morocco: 32 % of GDPMorocco32Uganda: 32 % of GDPUganda32Venezuela: 31.8 % of GDPVenezuela31.8Kiribati: 31.4 % of GDPKiribati31.4Türkiye: 31.4 % of GDPTürkiye31.4Nicaragua: 30.9 % of GDPNicaragua30.9Laos: 30.6 % of GDPLaos30.6Curaçao: 30.5 % of GDPCuraçao30.5Equatorial Guinea: 30.3 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea30.3Vietnam: 30.2 % of GDPVietnam30.2Greenland: 30.1 % of GDPGreenland30.1Cape Verde: 30 % of GDPCape Verde30Singapore: 30 % of GDPSingapore30South Korea: 29.9 % of GDPSouth Korea29.9Niger: 29.7 % of GDPNiger29.7Nepal: 29.7 % of GDPNepal29.7Namibia: 29.4 % of GDPNamibia29.4Bhutan: 64 % of GDPBhutan64Djibouti: 56.9 % of GDPDjibouti56.9Mozambique: 56.4 % of GDPMozambique56.4Mongolia: 53.3 % of GDPMongolia53.3Mauritania: 47.6 % of GDPMauritania47.6Republic of the Congo: 47.1 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo47.1China: 45.9 % of GDPChina45.9Algeria: 44.6 % of GDPAlgeria44.6Panama: 43.1 % of GDPPanama43.1Timor-Leste: 41.8 % of GDPTimor-Leste41.8Brunei: 39.6 % of GDPBrunei39.6New Caledonia: 39.3 % of GDPNew Caledonia39.3Belarus: 38.8 % of GDPBelarus38.8Seychelles: 38.6 % of GDPSeychelles38.6Tanzania: 37.5 % of GDPTanzania37.5Iran: 34.9 % of GDPIran34.9Ethiopia: 34.1 % of GDPEthiopia34.1India: 34 % of GDPIndia34Kyrgyzstan: 33.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan33.9Indonesia: 33.8 % of GDPIndonesia33.8Zambia: 33.8 % of GDPZambia33.8Lesotho: 32.7 % of GDPLesotho32.7Oman: 32.4 % of GDPOman32.4Morocco: 32 % of GDPMorocco32Uganda: 32 % of GDPUganda32Venezuela: 31.8 % of GDPVenezuela31.8Kiribati: 31.4 % of GDPKiribati31.4Türkiye: 31.4 % of GDPTürkiye31.4Nicaragua: 30.9 % of GDPNicaragua30.9Laos: 30.6 % of GDPLaos30.6Curaçao: 30.5 % of GDPCuraçao30.5Equatorial Guinea: 30.3 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea30.3Vietnam: 30.2 % of GDPVietnam30.2Greenland: 30.1 % of GDPGreenland30.1Cape Verde: 30 % of GDPCape Verde30Singapore: 30 % of GDPSingapore30South Korea: 29.9 % of GDPSouth Korea29.9Niger: 29.7 % of GDPNiger29.7Nepal: 29.7 % of GDPNepal29.7Namibia: 29.4 % of GDPNamibia29.4
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
% of GDP		Change on 2012
1Bhutan64-5.4 pts
2Djibouti56.9n/a
3Mozambique56.4+5.8 pts
4Mongolia53.3-2.6 pts
5Mauritania47.6-1.6 pts
6Republic of the Congo47.1+3.2 pts
7China45.9+0.1 pts
8Algeria44.6+4.3 pts
9Panama43.1+0.6 pts
10Timor-Leste41.8-18.2 pts
11Brunei39.6+6.7 pts
12New Caledonia39.3-1.6 pts
13Belarus38.8+3.7 pts
14Seychelles38.6+0.8 pts
15Tanzania37.5+2.6 pts
16Iran34.9-1.4 pts
17Ethiopia34.1-3 pts
18India34-4.3 pts
19Kyrgyzstan33.9-1.1 pts
20Indonesia33.8-1.2 pts
21Zambia33.8+2.3 pts
22Lesotho32.7-3.1 pts
23Oman32.4+2.1 pts
24Morocco32-0.2 pts
25Uganda32+5.8 pts
26Venezuela31.8+7.9 pts
27Kiribati31.4+3.7 pts
28Türkiye31.4+1.9 pts
29Nicaragua30.9-0.1 pts
30Laos30.6-1.9 pts
31Curaçao30.5-1.7 pts
32Equatorial Guinea30.3-10.8 pts
33Vietnam30.2-0.3 pts
34Greenland30.1-7.6 pts
35Cape Verde30-5.2 pts
36Singapore30+0.7 pts
37South Korea29.9-1.3 pts
38Niger29.7+0.4 pts
39Nepal29.7+1.1 pts
40Namibia29.4+2.7 pts
41Bahamas29.2-2.1 pts
42Gabon29.2+2.2 pts
43Albania29.1-0.7 pts
44North Macedonia28.8-0.1 pts
45Bangladesh28.4+0.1 pts
46Democratic Republic of the Congo28.1+2 pts
47Qatar27.8+0.7 pts
48Australia27.8+0.1 pts
49Fiji27.6+10.4 pts
50Lebanon27.6+2.8 pts
51Chile27.5-1.3 pts
52Thailand27.5-0.6 pts
53Angola27-1 pts
54Estonia26.9-2.2 pts
55Cambodia26.9+2.2 pts
56Saudi Arabia26.3-0.2 pts
57Bahrain26.2-2.1 pts
58Norway26.2+1.3 pts
59Malaysia25.9+0.2 pts
60Switzerland25.7-1.4 pts
61Azerbaijan25.7+3.3 pts
62Peru25.6+1 pts
63Uzbekistan25.5-2.6 pts
64Japan25.4+0.4 pts
65Latvia25.3-3.3 pts
66Romania25.3-1.5 pts
67Moldova24.9+0.7 pts
68Canada24.90 pts
69Tajikistan24.9+1.6 pts
70Ecuador24.9+1.9 pts
71Botswana24.9-11.1 pts
72Ghana24.8+7.8 pts
73Rwanda24.7+1.1 pts
74Kazakhstan24.6-0.7 pts
75Palau24.5-3.7 pts
76Czechia24.4-1.3 pts
77Marshall Islands24.3+11.4 pts
78Mali24.1+3.4 pts
79Senegal24.1-0.6 pts
80Hong Kong24-1.2 pts
81Austria23.9-0.3 pts
82Chad23.9-1 pts
83Tunisia23.9-2.2 pts
84Aruba23.8+0.3 pts
85Burkina Faso23.7-0.9 pts
86Guinea23.5-2.5 pts
87Tonga23.5-12.9 pts
88Russia23.3-1.3 pts
89Côte d’Ivoire22.9+2.5 pts
90Belgium22.7-0.9 pts
91Palestine22.7+3.2 pts
92Mexico22.7-1.7 pts
93Finland22.7-1 pts
94Uruguay22.5-0.4 pts
95Kenya22.4+0.2 pts
96Israel22.4-1.6 pts
97New Zealand22.2+0.9 pts
98Colombia22.2+0.1 pts
99Armenia22.2-2.5 pts
100Togo22.1+4.4 pts
101Slovakia22.1+0.6 pts
102Dominican Republic22.1-1.6 pts
103Paraguay22+0.8 pts
104Sweden21.9-0.1 pts
105Hungary21.9+1.6 pts
106Honduras21.8-2.8 pts
107Georgia21.7-4.3 pts
108Brazil21.7+0.3 pts
109Libya21.7+6.5 pts
110Bosnia and Herzegovina21.7-1.2 pts
111Faroe Islands21.6-4.7 pts
112France21.5-0.3 pts
113Mauritius21.3-2.8 pts
114United Arab Emirates21.1-2.3 pts
115Bulgaria21-0.9 pts
116Trinidad and Tobago20.8-0 pts
117Philippines20.6+1.1 pts
118Lithuania20.4+0.1 pts
119United States20.4+0.4 pts
120Iraq20.3+6.8 pts
121Germany19.8+0.3 pts
122Slovenia19.8+0.9 pts
123Vanuatu19.6-4.5 pts
124Costa Rica19.6-0.3 pts
125Denmark19.4+0.1 pts
126French Polynesia19.3+1.1 pts
127Guinea-Bissau19.2-0.1 pts
128South Africa19.2+0.6 pts
129Poland19.1-1.7 pts
130Bolivia19+1.3 pts
131Benin18.9+3.6 pts
132Montenegro18.8-1.2 pts
133Croatia18.7+0.7 pts
134Cameroon18.7+0.7 pts
135Ireland18.4-1.5 pts
136Netherlands18.4-0.2 pts
137Luxembourg18.1-0.6 pts
138Haiti17.9+0.4 pts
139Sierra Leone17.7-11.8 pts
140Spain17.4-1.2 pts
141Argentina17.3+0.8 pts
142Sudan17.2-2.5 pts
143United Kingdom17.2+0.7 pts
144Serbia17.1-1.7 pts
145São Tomé and Príncipe17.1+0.6 pts
146Malta17.1-2.2 pts
147El Salvador17-0.7 pts
148Italy17-1 pts
149Madagascar16.5-3.7 pts
150Ukraine16.4-3.2 pts
151Comoros16.4+0.2 pts
152Eswatini16.1n/a
153Guatemala15.8+0.6 pts
154Iceland15-0.9 pts
155Pakistan15-0.2 pts
156Gambia14.7-6.2 pts
157Portugal14.7-1.1 pts
158Solomon Islands14.60 pts
159Somalia14.4-1.4 pts
160Kuwait14.4+1.5 pts
161Egypt14.2-1.8 pts
162Belize14.1+1.1 pts
163Macao14.1-0.6 pts
164Cyprus12.6-3.3 pts
165Greece12.1-0.1 pts
166South Sudan11.4+4.3 pts
167Bermuda10.9-0.1 pts
168Puerto Rico9.5-0.8 pts
169Cuba9.4+0.8 pts
170Zimbabwe9.2-0.6 pts
171Samoa9-31.3 pts
172Yemen8.1-0.6 pts
173Central African Republic7.5-3.3 pts

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Acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Includes the change in inventories, so it can be negative in a year when stocks are run down. For investment in fixed assets alone see gross_fixed_capital_formation_gdp. Current prices, so the share moves with relative prices as well as volumes. Countries that rebase their national accounts can shift it by several points. The latest year varies by country.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 13 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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