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Countries by gross capital formation, share of GDP

Bhutan had the highest gross capital formation, share of GDP of 174 countries in 2014, at 56.5% of GDP. Djibouti had the lowest, at 3.1% of GDP. The median was 23.1% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.9% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Map of countries, 2014

United Arab Emirates: 22.1 % of GDPAlbania: 28.3 % of GDPArmenia: 21.3 % of GDPAngola: 28.9 % of GDPArgentina: 17.3 % of GDPAustria: 23.8 % of GDPAustralia: 26.6 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 27.5 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 23 % of GDPBangladesh: 28.6 % of GDPBelgium: 23.3 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 19.3 % of GDPBulgaria: 21.5 % of GDPBenin: 19.3 % of GDPBrunei: 27.4 % of GDPBolivia: 21 % of GDPBrazil: 20.5 % of GDPBahamas: 31.4 % of GDPBhutan: 56.5 % of GDPBotswana: 25.3 % of GDPBelarus: 34.8 % of GDPBelize: 17.1 % of GDPCanada: 24.9 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 32 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 22 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 52.8 % of GDPSwitzerland: 26.3 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 22.6 % of GDPChile: 25.2 % of GDPCameroon: 19.7 % of GDPChina: 45.3 % of GDPColombia: 24 % of GDPCosta Rica: 19.2 % of GDPCuba: 7.6 % of GDPCape Verde: 35 % of GDPCyprus: 13.2 % of GDPCzechia: 25.3 % of GDPGermany: 20.1 % of GDPDjibouti: 3.1 % of GDPDenmark: 20.1 % of GDPDominican Republic: 22.4 % of GDPAlgeria: 46.9 % of GDPEcuador: 24.7 % of GDPEstonia: 26.7 % of GDPEgypt: 13.6 % of GDPSpain: 18.1 % of GDPEthiopia: 38 % of GDPFinland: 22.2 % of GDPFiji: 20.9 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 21.8 % of GDPFrance: 21.8 % of GDPGabon: 35.1 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 18.4 % of GDPGeorgia: 25.7 % of GDPGhana: 27.2 % of GDPGreenland: 22.6 % of GDPGambia: 16.7 % of GDPGuinea: 22.8 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 28.7 % of GDPGreece: 12.1 % of GDPGuatemala: 15.1 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 20.1 % of GDPHong Kong: 23.8 % of GDPHonduras: 22.2 % of GDPCroatia: 18.1 % of GDPHaiti: 16.6 % of GDPHungary: 24.4 % of GDPIndonesia: 34.6 % of GDPIreland: 21.9 % of GDPIsrael: 22.9 % of GDPIndia: 34.3 % of GDPIraq: 18.2 % of GDPIran: 36.9 % of GDPIceland: 17.1 % of GDPItaly: 17.1 % of GDPJapan: 26.3 % of GDPKenya: 25 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 36.8 % of GDPCambodia: 30 % of GDPKiribati: 28.7 % of GDPSouth Korea: 29.8 % of GDPKuwait: 16.3 % of GDPKazakhstan: 25.8 % of GDPLaos: 29.8 % of GDPLebanon: 25 % of GDPLesotho: 34.1 % of GDPLithuania: 20.3 % of GDPLuxembourg: 19.1 % of GDPLatvia: 24.7 % of GDPLibya: 26.2 % of GDPMorocco: 30.8 % of GDPMoldova: 23.8 % of GDPMontenegro: 19.5 % of GDPMadagascar: 16.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 30.3 % of GDPMali: 26.6 % of GDPMongolia: 35.2 % of GDPMauritania: 41.8 % of GDPMauritius: 18.8 % of GDPMexico: 22.3 % of GDPMalaysia: 25 % of GDPMozambique: 53.6 % of GDPNamibia: 34.8 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 35.6 % of GDPNiger: 31.1 % of GDPNicaragua: 28.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 17.7 % of GDPNorway: 26 % of GDPNepal: 31 % of GDPNew Zealand: 23.1 % of GDPOman: 28.6 % of GDPPanama: 43.6 % of GDPPeru: 24.7 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 19 % of GDPPhilippines: 20.9 % of GDPPakistan: 14.9 % of GDPPoland: 20.8 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8.9 % of GDPPalestine: 22.5 % of GDPPortugal: 15.3 % of GDPPalau: 31.4 % of GDPParaguay: 22.7 % of GDPQatar: 31.8 % of GDPRomania: 25.2 % of GDPSerbia: 16.5 % of GDPRussia: 22.4 % of GDPRwanda: 23.5 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 28.5 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 12.6 % of GDPSudan: 15 % of GDPSweden: 22.9 % of GDPSingapore: 29.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 19.7 % of GDPSlovakia: 22.8 % of GDPSierra Leone: 16 % of GDPSenegal: 25.9 % of GDPSomalia: 13.4 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 16.4 % of GDPEswatini: 19.6 % of GDPChad: 29.5 % of GDPTogo: 22.4 % of GDPThailand: 23.9 % of GDPTajikistan: 26.5 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 43.1 % of GDPTunisia: 23.9 % of GDPTürkiye: 30.2 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 19.7 % of GDPTanzania: 37.7 % of GDPUkraine: 13.4 % of GDPUganda: 26.9 % of GDPUnited States: 20.9 % of GDPUruguay: 21.2 % of GDPUzbekistan: 25.9 % of GDPVenezuela: 19.7 % of GDPVietnam: 30.3 % of GDPVanuatu: 18.2 % of GDPSamoa: 37.3 % of GDPYemen: 6.7 % of GDPSouth Africa: 18.5 % of GDPZambia: 34.1 % of GDPZimbabwe: 9.6 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2014. 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, 2014

Bhutan: 56.5 % of GDPBhutan56.5Mozambique: 53.6 % of GDPMozambique53.6Republic of the Congo: 52.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo52.8Algeria: 46.9 % of GDPAlgeria46.9China: 45.3 % of GDPChina45.3Panama: 43.6 % of GDPPanama43.6Timor-Leste: 43.1 % of GDPTimor-Leste43.1Mauritania: 41.8 % of GDPMauritania41.8Ethiopia: 38 % of GDPEthiopia38Tanzania: 37.7 % of GDPTanzania37.7Samoa: 37.3 % of GDPSamoa37.3Iran: 36.9 % of GDPIran36.9Kyrgyzstan: 36.8 % of GDPKyrgyzstan36.8New Caledonia: 35.6 % of GDPNew Caledonia35.6Mongolia: 35.2 % of GDPMongolia35.2Gabon: 35.1 % of GDPGabon35.1Cape Verde: 35 % of GDPCape Verde35Belarus: 34.8 % of GDPBelarus34.8Namibia: 34.8 % of GDPNamibia34.8Indonesia: 34.6 % of GDPIndonesia34.6India: 34.3 % of GDPIndia34.3Lesotho: 34.1 % of GDPLesotho34.1Zambia: 34.1 % of GDPZambia34.1Democratic Republic of the Congo: 32 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo32Qatar: 31.8 % of GDPQatar31.8Bahamas: 31.4 % of GDPBahamas31.4Palau: 31.4 % of GDPPalau31.4Niger: 31.1 % of GDPNiger31.1Nepal: 31 % of GDPNepal31Morocco: 30.8 % of GDPMorocco30.8North Macedonia: 30.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia30.3Vietnam: 30.3 % of GDPVietnam30.3Türkiye: 30.2 % of GDPTürkiye30.2Cambodia: 30 % of GDPCambodia30Laos: 29.8 % of GDPLaos29.8South Korea: 29.8 % of GDPSouth Korea29.8Chad: 29.5 % of GDPChad29.5Singapore: 29.4 % of GDPSingapore29.4Seychelles: 29.1 % of GDPSeychelles29.1Nicaragua: 28.9 % of GDPNicaragua28.9Bhutan: 56.5 % of GDPBhutan56.5Mozambique: 53.6 % of GDPMozambique53.6Republic of the Congo: 52.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo52.8Algeria: 46.9 % of GDPAlgeria46.9China: 45.3 % of GDPChina45.3Panama: 43.6 % of GDPPanama43.6Timor-Leste: 43.1 % of GDPTimor-Leste43.1Mauritania: 41.8 % of GDPMauritania41.8Ethiopia: 38 % of GDPEthiopia38Tanzania: 37.7 % of GDPTanzania37.7Samoa: 37.3 % of GDPSamoa37.3Iran: 36.9 % of GDPIran36.9Kyrgyzstan: 36.8 % of GDPKyrgyzstan36.8New Caledonia: 35.6 % of GDPNew Caledonia35.6Mongolia: 35.2 % of GDPMongolia35.2Gabon: 35.1 % of GDPGabon35.1Cape Verde: 35 % of GDPCape Verde35Belarus: 34.8 % of GDPBelarus34.8Namibia: 34.8 % of GDPNamibia34.8Indonesia: 34.6 % of GDPIndonesia34.6India: 34.3 % of GDPIndia34.3Lesotho: 34.1 % of GDPLesotho34.1Zambia: 34.1 % of GDPZambia34.1Democratic Republic of the Congo: 32 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo32Qatar: 31.8 % of GDPQatar31.8Bahamas: 31.4 % of GDPBahamas31.4Palau: 31.4 % of GDPPalau31.4Niger: 31.1 % of GDPNiger31.1Nepal: 31 % of GDPNepal31Morocco: 30.8 % of GDPMorocco30.8North Macedonia: 30.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia30.3Vietnam: 30.3 % of GDPVietnam30.3Türkiye: 30.2 % of GDPTürkiye30.2Cambodia: 30 % of GDPCambodia30Laos: 29.8 % of GDPLaos29.8South Korea: 29.8 % of GDPSouth Korea29.8Chad: 29.5 % of GDPChad29.5Singapore: 29.4 % of GDPSingapore29.4Seychelles: 29.1 % of GDPSeychelles29.1Nicaragua: 28.9 % of GDPNicaragua28.9
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014
% of GDP		Change on 2013
1Bhutan56.5-7.5 pts
2Mozambique53.6-2.8 pts
3Republic of the Congo52.8+5.8 pts
4Algeria46.9+2.3 pts
5China45.3-0.6 pts
6Panama43.6+0.5 pts
7Timor-Leste43.1+1.4 pts
8Mauritania41.8-5.8 pts
9Ethiopia38+3.9 pts
10Tanzania37.7+0.2 pts
11Samoa37.3+28.3 pts
12Iran36.9+2 pts
13Kyrgyzstan36.8+2.9 pts
14New Caledonia35.6-3.7 pts
15Mongolia35.2-18.1 pts
16Gabon35.1+6 pts
17Cape Verde35+5 pts
18Belarus34.8-4 pts
19Namibia34.8+5.4 pts
20Indonesia34.6+0.8 pts
21India34.3+0.2 pts
22Lesotho34.1+1.4 pts
23Zambia34.1+0.3 pts
24Democratic Republic of the Congo32+3.9 pts
25Qatar31.8+4 pts
26Bahamas31.4+2.2 pts
27Palau31.4+6.8 pts
28Niger31.1+1.4 pts
29Nepal31+1.3 pts
30Morocco30.8-1.2 pts
31North Macedonia30.3+1.5 pts
32Vietnam30.3+0.1 pts
33Türkiye30.2-1.2 pts
34Cambodia30+3.2 pts
35Laos29.8-0.8 pts
36South Korea29.8-0.1 pts
37Chad29.5+5.6 pts
38Singapore29.4-0.5 pts
39Seychelles29.1-9.5 pts
40Nicaragua28.9-2 pts
41Angola28.9+1.9 pts
42Equatorial Guinea28.7-1.6 pts
43Kiribati28.7-2.7 pts
44Oman28.6-3.7 pts
45Bangladesh28.6+0.2 pts
46Saudi Arabia28.5+2.2 pts
47Albania28.3-0.8 pts
48Maldives27.9n/a
49Azerbaijan27.5+1.9 pts
50Brunei27.4-12.2 pts
51Ghana27.2+2.4 pts
52Bahrain26.9+0.7 pts
53Uganda26.9-5.1 pts
54Estonia26.7-0.1 pts
55Mali26.6+2.5 pts
56Australia26.6-1.1 pts
57Tajikistan26.5+1.6 pts
58Japan26.3+1 pts
59Switzerland26.3+0.6 pts
60Libya26.2+4.5 pts
61Norway26-0.2 pts
62Uzbekistan25.9+0.5 pts
63Senegal25.9+1.8 pts
64Kazakhstan25.8+1.2 pts
65Curaçao25.8-4.7 pts
66Georgia25.7+4 pts
67Czechia25.3+1 pts
68Botswana25.3+0.4 pts
69Romania25.2-0 pts
70Chile25.2-2.3 pts
71Malaysia25-1 pts
72Lebanon25-2.6 pts
73Kenya25+2.5 pts
74Canada24.9-0 pts
75Ecuador24.7-0.2 pts
76Peru24.7-0.9 pts
77Latvia24.7-0.6 pts
78Hungary24.4+2.5 pts
79Colombia24+1.8 pts
80Thailand23.9-3.5 pts
81Tunisia23.9-0 pts
82Austria23.8-0.1 pts
83Hong Kong23.8-0.2 pts
84Moldova23.8-1.2 pts
85Rwanda23.5-1.2 pts
86Belgium23.3+0.5 pts
87New Zealand23.1+0.9 pts
88Aruba23.1-0.7 pts
89Bosnia and Herzegovina23+1.4 pts
90Israel22.9+0.5 pts
91Sweden22.9+1 pts
92Guinea22.8-0.7 pts
93Slovakia22.8+0.7 pts
94Paraguay22.7+0.6 pts
95Côte d’Ivoire22.6-0.3 pts
96Greenland22.6-7.5 pts
97Tonga22.6-0.9 pts
98Palestine22.5-0.2 pts
99Dominican Republic22.4+0.3 pts
100Russia22.4-0.9 pts
101Togo22.4+0.3 pts
102Mexico22.3-0.4 pts
103Honduras22.2+0.4 pts
104Finland22.2-0.5 pts
105United Arab Emirates22.1+1 pts
106Central African Republic22+14.5 pts
107Ireland21.9+3.6 pts
108France21.8+0.3 pts
109Faroe Islands21.8+0.2 pts
110Bulgaria21.5+0.5 pts
111Armenia21.3-0.9 pts
112Uruguay21.2-1.3 pts
113Bolivia21+2 pts
114Philippines20.9+0.3 pts
115United States20.9+0.5 pts
116Fiji20.9-6.7 pts
117Poland20.8+1.7 pts
118Brazil20.5-1.1 pts
119Marshall Islands20.5-3.9 pts
120Lithuania20.3-0.1 pts
121Denmark20.1+0.8 pts
122Guinea-Bissau20.1+0.9 pts
123Germany20.1+0.4 pts
124Macao19.8+5.7 pts
125Slovenia19.7-0 pts
126Venezuela19.7-12 pts
127Cameroon19.7+1.1 pts
128Trinidad and Tobago19.7-1.1 pts
129Eswatini19.6+3.5 pts
130Montenegro19.5+0.6 pts
131Burkina Faso19.3-4.4 pts
132Benin19.3+0.4 pts
133Costa Rica19.2-0.4 pts
134Luxembourg19.1+0.9 pts
135French Polynesia19-0.3 pts
136Mauritius18.8-2.4 pts
137South Africa18.5-0.7 pts
138United Kingdom18.4+1.3 pts
139Iraq18.2-2.1 pts
140Vanuatu18.2-1.4 pts
141Spain18.1+0.7 pts
142Croatia18.1-0.7 pts
143Netherlands17.7-0.7 pts
144Argentina17.3-0 pts
145Belize17.1+3 pts
146Italy17.1+0.1 pts
147Iceland17.1+2.1 pts
148Gambia16.7+1.9 pts
149Haiti16.6-1.3 pts
150Madagascar16.5-0 pts
151Serbia16.5-0.6 pts
152El Salvador16.4-0.6 pts
153Kuwait16.3+1.9 pts
154São Tomé and Príncipe16.2-0.9 pts
155Sierra Leone16-1.7 pts
156Malta15.9-1.2 pts
157Portugal15.3+0.7 pts
158Comoros15.2-1.2 pts
159Guatemala15.1-0.8 pts
160Sudan15-2.2 pts
161Pakistan14.9-0.1 pts
162Egypt13.6-0.6 pts
163Somalia13.4-1 pts
164Ukraine13.4-3 pts
165Cyprus13.2+0.6 pts
166Solomon Islands12.6-2 pts
167Greece12.10 pts
168Bermuda12.1+1.2 pts
169Zimbabwe9.6+0.4 pts
170Puerto Rico8.9-0.6 pts
171South Sudan8-3.4 pts
172Cuba7.6-1.8 pts
173Yemen6.7-1.4 pts
174Djibouti3.1-53.8 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. 12 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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