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Countries by gross capital formation, share of GDP

Republic of the Congo had the highest gross capital formation, share of GDP of 176 countries in 2015, at 76.8% of GDP. Djibouti had the lowest, at -3.9% of GDP. The median was 23.9% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.9% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest76.8Republic of the Congo
Lowest-3.9Djibouti
Median23.9176 countries
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Map of countries, 2015

United Arab Emirates: 21.6 % of GDPAlbania: 27.8 % of GDPArmenia: 20.7 % of GDPAngola: 29.1 % of GDPArgentina: 17.1 % of GDPAustria: 24 % of GDPAustralia: 26.2 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 27.9 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 22.2 % of GDPBangladesh: 28.9 % of GDPBelgium: 23.3 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 19.4 % of GDPBulgaria: 21 % of GDPBenin: 20.7 % of GDPBrunei: 35.2 % of GDPBolivia: 20.3 % of GDPBrazil: 17.4 % of GDPBahamas: 24.6 % of GDPBhutan: 56.4 % of GDPBotswana: 28.4 % of GDPBelarus: 29 % of GDPBelize: 16.7 % of GDPCanada: 23.8 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 28.2 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 21.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 76.8 % of GDPSwitzerland: 25.9 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 23.4 % of GDPChile: 25.6 % of GDPCameroon: 18.2 % of GDPChina: 42.7 % of GDPColombia: 23.8 % of GDPCosta Rica: 18.9 % of GDPCuba: 9.4 % of GDPCape Verde: 29.1 % of GDPCyprus: 13.3 % of GDPCzechia: 27 % of GDPGermany: 19.5 % of GDPDjibouti: -3.9 % of GDPDenmark: 20.5 % of GDPDominican Republic: 22.7 % of GDPAlgeria: 51.8 % of GDPEcuador: 22.7 % of GDPEstonia: 24.6 % of GDPEgypt: 14.3 % of GDPSpain: 19.4 % of GDPEthiopia: 40.7 % of GDPFinland: 21.9 % of GDPFiji: 22.4 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 24 % of GDPFrance: 21.7 % of GDPGabon: 29.2 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 18.5 % of GDPGeorgia: 26.9 % of GDPGhana: 27.7 % of GDPGreenland: 24 % of GDPGambia: 20.3 % of GDPGuinea: 24.2 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 24.7 % of GDPGreece: 12 % of GDPGuatemala: 14.8 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 14.7 % of GDPHong Kong: 21.5 % of GDPHonduras: 25.1 % of GDPCroatia: 19.5 % of GDPHaiti: 14 % of GDPHungary: 23.9 % of GDPIndonesia: 34.1 % of GDPIreland: 26.1 % of GDPIsrael: 22.1 % of GDPIndia: 32.1 % of GDPIraq: 20.4 % of GDPIran: 32 % of GDPIceland: 19.2 % of GDPItaly: 17.3 % of GDPJapan: 26.6 % of GDPKenya: 22.1 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 34.7 % of GDPCambodia: 29.9 % of GDPKiribati: 37.8 % of GDPSouth Korea: 29.3 % of GDPKuwait: 25.4 % of GDPKazakhstan: 27.9 % of GDPLaos: 31.6 % of GDPLebanon: 22.2 % of GDPSri Lanka: 34.3 % of GDPLesotho: 30.4 % of GDPLithuania: 22.6 % of GDPLuxembourg: 19 % of GDPLatvia: 24.1 % of GDPLibya: 17.4 % of GDPMorocco: 30.2 % of GDPMoldova: 24.1 % of GDPMontenegro: 19.7 % of GDPMadagascar: 16 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 30.4 % of GDPMali: 24.9 % of GDPMongolia: 24.5 % of GDPMauritania: 38.5 % of GDPMauritius: 17.3 % of GDPMexico: 23.7 % of GDPMalaysia: 25.4 % of GDPMozambique: 42.2 % of GDPNamibia: 30.6 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 34.7 % of GDPNiger: 32.4 % of GDPNicaragua: 33.5 % of GDPNetherlands: 22.2 % of GDPNorway: 25.6 % of GDPNepal: 31.3 % of GDPNew Zealand: 23.3 % of GDPOman: 36.4 % of GDPPanama: 42.3 % of GDPPeru: 24.3 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 20 % of GDPPhilippines: 21.3 % of GDPPakistan: 15.8 % of GDPPoland: 20.8 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8.6 % of GDPPalestine: 25.1 % of GDPPortugal: 15.9 % of GDPPalau: 28.4 % of GDPParaguay: 21.9 % of GDPQatar: 37.1 % of GDPRomania: 25.5 % of GDPSerbia: 18.5 % of GDPRussia: 22.1 % of GDPRwanda: 24.5 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 32.4 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 15.9 % of GDPSudan: 12.8 % of GDPSweden: 23.8 % of GDPSingapore: 25.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 19.5 % of GDPSlovakia: 25.8 % of GDPSierra Leone: 18.1 % of GDPSenegal: 25.8 % of GDPSomalia: 13.1 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 5.8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 16 % of GDPEswatini: 17.2 % of GDPChad: 22.9 % of GDPTogo: 25.2 % of GDPThailand: 22.4 % of GDPTajikistan: 44.7 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 36.9 % of GDPTunisia: 21.7 % of GDPTürkiye: 30.1 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 25.5 % of GDPTanzania: 32.8 % of GDPUkraine: 15.9 % of GDPUganda: 23.9 % of GDPUnited States: 21.4 % of GDPUruguay: 19.7 % of GDPUzbekistan: 24.4 % of GDPVenezuela: 19.4 % of GDPVietnam: 32.1 % of GDPVanuatu: 28.2 % of GDPSamoa: 35.9 % of GDPYemen: 1.7 % of GDPSouth Africa: 18.6 % of GDPZambia: 42.8 % of GDPZimbabwe: 10 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2015. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. 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, 2015

Republic of the Congo: 76.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo76.8Bhutan: 56.4 % of GDPBhutan56.4Algeria: 51.8 % of GDPAlgeria51.8Tajikistan: 44.7 % of GDPTajikistan44.7Zambia: 42.8 % of GDPZambia42.8China: 42.7 % of GDPChina42.7Panama: 42.3 % of GDPPanama42.3Mozambique: 42.2 % of GDPMozambique42.2Ethiopia: 40.7 % of GDPEthiopia40.7Mauritania: 38.5 % of GDPMauritania38.5Kiribati: 37.8 % of GDPKiribati37.8Qatar: 37.1 % of GDPQatar37.1Timor-Leste: 36.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste36.9Oman: 36.4 % of GDPOman36.4Samoa: 35.9 % of GDPSamoa35.9Brunei: 35.2 % of GDPBrunei35.2New Caledonia: 34.7 % of GDPNew Caledonia34.7Kyrgyzstan: 34.7 % of GDPKyrgyzstan34.7Sri Lanka: 34.3 % of GDPSri Lanka34.3Indonesia: 34.1 % of GDPIndonesia34.1Nicaragua: 33.5 % of GDPNicaragua33.5Tanzania: 32.8 % of GDPTanzania32.8Saudi Arabia: 32.4 % of GDPSaudi Arabia32.4Niger: 32.4 % of GDPNiger32.4India: 32.1 % of GDPIndia32.1Vietnam: 32.1 % of GDPVietnam32.1Iran: 32 % of GDPIran32Maldives: 31.9 % of GDPMaldives31.9Laos: 31.6 % of GDPLaos31.6Nepal: 31.3 % of GDPNepal31.3Namibia: 30.6 % of GDPNamibia30.6Lesotho: 30.4 % of GDPLesotho30.4North Macedonia: 30.4 % of GDPNorth Macedonia30.4Morocco: 30.2 % of GDPMorocco30.2Türkiye: 30.1 % of GDPTürkiye30.1Cambodia: 29.9 % of GDPCambodia29.9South Korea: 29.3 % of GDPSouth Korea29.3Gabon: 29.2 % of GDPGabon29.2Angola: 29.1 % of GDPAngola29.1Cape Verde: 29.1 % of GDPCape Verde29.1Republic of the Congo: 76.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo76.8Bhutan: 56.4 % of GDPBhutan56.4Algeria: 51.8 % of GDPAlgeria51.8Tajikistan: 44.7 % of GDPTajikistan44.7Zambia: 42.8 % of GDPZambia42.8China: 42.7 % of GDPChina42.7Panama: 42.3 % of GDPPanama42.3Mozambique: 42.2 % of GDPMozambique42.2Ethiopia: 40.7 % of GDPEthiopia40.7Mauritania: 38.5 % of GDPMauritania38.5Kiribati: 37.8 % of GDPKiribati37.8Qatar: 37.1 % of GDPQatar37.1Timor-Leste: 36.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste36.9Oman: 36.4 % of GDPOman36.4Samoa: 35.9 % of GDPSamoa35.9Brunei: 35.2 % of GDPBrunei35.2New Caledonia: 34.7 % of GDPNew Caledonia34.7Kyrgyzstan: 34.7 % of GDPKyrgyzstan34.7Sri Lanka: 34.3 % of GDPSri Lanka34.3Indonesia: 34.1 % of GDPIndonesia34.1Nicaragua: 33.5 % of GDPNicaragua33.5Tanzania: 32.8 % of GDPTanzania32.8Saudi Arabia: 32.4 % of GDPSaudi Arabia32.4Niger: 32.4 % of GDPNiger32.4India: 32.1 % of GDPIndia32.1Vietnam: 32.1 % of GDPVietnam32.1Iran: 32 % of GDPIran32Maldives: 31.9 % of GDPMaldives31.9Laos: 31.6 % of GDPLaos31.6Nepal: 31.3 % of GDPNepal31.3Namibia: 30.6 % of GDPNamibia30.6Lesotho: 30.4 % of GDPLesotho30.4North Macedonia: 30.4 % of GDPNorth Macedonia30.4Morocco: 30.2 % of GDPMorocco30.2Türkiye: 30.1 % of GDPTürkiye30.1Cambodia: 29.9 % of GDPCambodia29.9South Korea: 29.3 % of GDPSouth Korea29.3Gabon: 29.2 % of GDPGabon29.2Angola: 29.1 % of GDPAngola29.1Cape Verde: 29.1 % of GDPCape Verde29.1
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
% of GDP		Change on 2014
1Republic of the Congo76.8+23.9 pts
2Bhutan56.4-0.1 pts
3Algeria51.8+4.9 pts
4Tajikistan44.7+18.2 pts
5Zambia42.8+8.7 pts
6China42.7-2.6 pts
7Panama42.3-1.3 pts
8Mozambique42.2-11.4 pts
9Ethiopia40.7+2.7 pts
10Mauritania38.5-3.3 pts
11Kiribati37.8+9.1 pts
12Qatar37.1+5.3 pts
13Timor-Leste36.9-6.2 pts
14Oman36.4+7.7 pts
15Samoa35.9-1.5 pts
16Brunei35.2+7.8 pts
17New Caledonia34.7-0.9 pts
18Kyrgyzstan34.7-2.1 pts
19Sri Lanka34.3n/a
20Indonesia34.1-0.5 pts
21Nicaragua33.5+4.6 pts
22Tanzania32.8-4.9 pts
23Saudi Arabia32.4+3.9 pts
24Niger32.4+1.2 pts
25India32.1-2.2 pts
26Vietnam32.1+1.8 pts
27Iran32-5 pts
28Maldives31.9+4 pts
29Laos31.6+1.8 pts
30Nepal31.3+0.3 pts
31Namibia30.6-4.2 pts
32Lesotho30.4-3.7 pts
33North Macedonia30.4+0.1 pts
34Morocco30.2-0.6 pts
35Türkiye30.1-0.1 pts
36Cambodia29.9-0.1 pts
37South Korea29.3-0.5 pts
38Gabon29.2-5.9 pts
39Angola29.1+0.2 pts
40Cape Verde29.1-5.9 pts
41Belarus29-5.8 pts
42Bangladesh28.9+0.3 pts
43Botswana28.4+3.2 pts
44Palau28.4-3 pts
45Democratic Republic of the Congo28.2-3.7 pts
46Vanuatu28.2+10.1 pts
47Azerbaijan27.9+0.4 pts
48Kazakhstan27.9+2.1 pts
49Albania27.8-0.5 pts
50Ghana27.7+0.5 pts
51Czechia27+1.6 pts
52Seychelles26.9-2.2 pts
53Georgia26.9+1.2 pts
54Japan26.6+0.2 pts
55Curaçao26.4+0.6 pts
56Australia26.2-0.4 pts
57Ireland26.1+4.1 pts
58Switzerland25.9-0.4 pts
59Senegal25.8-0 pts
60Slovakia25.8+3 pts
61Bahrain25.6-1.3 pts
62Chile25.6+0.4 pts
63Norway25.6-0.4 pts
64Trinidad and Tobago25.5+5.8 pts
65Romania25.5+0.3 pts
66Kuwait25.4+9.1 pts
67Malaysia25.4+0.4 pts
68Macao25.4+5.6 pts
69Tonga25.4+2.8 pts
70Singapore25.4-4.1 pts
71Togo25.2+2.8 pts
72Honduras25.1+2.9 pts
73Palestine25.1+2.6 pts
74Mali24.9-1.7 pts
75Equatorial Guinea24.7-4 pts
76Estonia24.6-2.1 pts
77Bahamas24.6-6.8 pts
78Rwanda24.5+1 pts
79Mongolia24.5-10.7 pts
80Uzbekistan24.4-1.5 pts
81Peru24.3-0.4 pts
82Guinea24.2+1.3 pts
83Latvia24.1-0.5 pts
84Moldova24.1+0.3 pts
85Greenland24+1.4 pts
86Austria24+0.2 pts
87Faroe Islands24+2.2 pts
88Uganda23.9-3 pts
89Hungary23.9-0.6 pts
90Canada23.8-1 pts
91Sweden23.8+0.9 pts
92Colombia23.8-0.2 pts
93Mexico23.7+1.4 pts
94Malta23.5+7.5 pts
95Côte d’Ivoire23.4+0.8 pts
96Belgium23.3+0.1 pts
97New Zealand23.3+0.2 pts
98Chad22.9-6.6 pts
99Ecuador22.7-2 pts
100Dominican Republic22.7+0.3 pts
101Lithuania22.6+2.3 pts
102Fiji22.4+1.5 pts
103Thailand22.4-1.6 pts
104Lebanon22.2-2.7 pts
105Netherlands22.2+4.5 pts
106Bosnia and Herzegovina22.2-0.9 pts
107Russia22.1-0.2 pts
108Israel22.1-0.7 pts
109Kenya22.1-2.8 pts
110Finland21.9-0.3 pts
111Paraguay21.9-0.8 pts
112Central African Republic21.8-0.2 pts
113Tunisia21.7-2.1 pts
114France21.7-0.1 pts
115United Arab Emirates21.6-0.5 pts
116Hong Kong21.5-2.3 pts
117Aruba21.5-1.6 pts
118United States21.4+0.5 pts
119Philippines21.3+0.4 pts
120Bulgaria21-0.5 pts
121Poland20.8-0 pts
122Benin20.7+1.5 pts
123Armenia20.7-0.6 pts
124Denmark20.5+0.4 pts
125Iraq20.4+2.1 pts
126Gambia20.3+3.7 pts
127Bolivia20.3-0.8 pts
128French Polynesia20+1 pts
129Montenegro19.7+0.2 pts
130Uruguay19.7-1.5 pts
131Germany19.5-0.6 pts
132Croatia19.5+1.4 pts
133Slovenia19.5-0.3 pts
134Venezuela19.4-0.3 pts
135Burkina Faso19.4+0.1 pts
136Spain19.4+1.2 pts
137Iceland19.2+2.1 pts
138Luxembourg19-0.1 pts
139Costa Rica18.9-0.4 pts
140South Africa18.6+0.1 pts
141Serbia18.5+2 pts
142United Kingdom18.50 pts
143Cameroon18.2-1.5 pts
144Sierra Leone18.1+2.1 pts
145Brazil17.4-3.1 pts
146Marshall Islands17.4-3.1 pts
147Libya17.4-8.8 pts
148Italy17.3+0.2 pts
149Mauritius17.3-1.6 pts
150Eswatini17.2-2.4 pts
151Argentina17.1-0.2 pts
152Belize16.7-0.4 pts
153El Salvador16-0.4 pts
154Madagascar16-0.5 pts
155Solomon Islands15.9+3.3 pts
156Portugal15.9+0.6 pts
157Ukraine15.9+2.5 pts
158Pakistan15.8+0.9 pts
159Guatemala14.8-0.2 pts
160Guinea-Bissau14.7-5.5 pts
161São Tomé and Príncipe14.6-1.7 pts
162Egypt14.3+0.6 pts
163Haiti14-2.6 pts
164Comoros13.6-1.6 pts
165Cyprus13.3+0.1 pts
166Somalia13.1-0.3 pts
167Sudan12.8-2.2 pts
168San Marino12.1n/a
169Greece12-0.1 pts
170Bermuda11.9-0.2 pts
171Zimbabwe10+0.4 pts
172Cuba9.4+1.8 pts
173Puerto Rico8.6-0.3 pts
174South Sudan5.8-2.2 pts
175Yemen1.7-5 pts
176Djibouti-3.9-7.1 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. 10 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Republic of the Congo, with 76.8% of GDP in 2015, according to the World Bank.

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Djibouti, with -3.9% of GDP in 2015.

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