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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 175 countries in 2016, at 71.3% of GDP. Yemen had the lowest, at 1.4% of GDP. The median was 23.2% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.7% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest71.3Republic of the Congo
Lowest1.4Yemen
Median23.2175 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 20.9 % of GDPAlbania: 26.8 % of GDPArmenia: 18 % of GDPAngola: 29.7 % of GDPArgentina: 17.7 % of GDPAustria: 24.5 % of GDPAustralia: 25.3 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 25.7 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 23.3 % of GDPBangladesh: 30.2 % of GDPBelgium: 24.2 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 20.8 % of GDPBulgaria: 19 % of GDPBenin: 20.3 % of GDPBrunei: 34.6 % of GDPBolivia: 21.1 % of GDPBrazil: 15 % of GDPBahamas: 25.8 % of GDPBhutan: 56.4 % of GDPBotswana: 22.1 % of GDPBelarus: 26.5 % of GDPBelize: 18 % of GDPCanada: 22.8 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 25.7 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 22.5 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 71.3 % of GDPSwitzerland: 26.6 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 23.2 % of GDPChile: 23.7 % of GDPCameroon: 19.8 % of GDPChina: 42.1 % of GDPColombia: 23.2 % of GDPCosta Rica: 18.9 % of GDPCuba: 9.6 % of GDPCape Verde: 28.6 % of GDPCyprus: 17.1 % of GDPCzechia: 25.1 % of GDPGermany: 19.7 % of GDPDjibouti: 21.9 % of GDPDenmark: 21.7 % of GDPDominican Republic: 22.2 % of GDPAlgeria: 51.6 % of GDPEcuador: 20.2 % of GDPEstonia: 24.7 % of GDPEgypt: 15 % of GDPSpain: 19.1 % of GDPEthiopia: 37.3 % of GDPFinland: 23.6 % of GDPFiji: 21.1 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 22.2 % of GDPFrance: 21.6 % of GDPGabon: 27 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 18.6 % of GDPGeorgia: 28.9 % of GDPGhana: 25.5 % of GDPGreenland: 24.5 % of GDPGambia: 24.9 % of GDPGuinea: 52.7 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 16.7 % of GDPGreece: 12.5 % of GDPGuatemala: 13.9 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 17.7 % of GDPHong Kong: 21.5 % of GDPHonduras: 23.4 % of GDPCroatia: 19.9 % of GDPHaiti: 16.8 % of GDPHungary: 22 % of GDPIndonesia: 33.9 % of GDPIreland: 35.6 % of GDPIsrael: 23.1 % of GDPIndia: 30.2 % of GDPIraq: 17.9 % of GDPIran: 33.9 % of GDPIceland: 20.8 % of GDPItaly: 17.7 % of GDPJapan: 26.2 % of GDPKenya: 19.3 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 33.9 % of GDPCambodia: 30.4 % of GDPKiribati: 30 % of GDPSouth Korea: 30 % of GDPKuwait: 30 % of GDPKazakhstan: 27.8 % of GDPLaos: 29 % of GDPLebanon: 23.1 % of GDPSri Lanka: 36.5 % of GDPLesotho: 28.8 % of GDPLithuania: 20.3 % of GDPLuxembourg: 17.9 % of GDPLatvia: 21.8 % of GDPLibya: 13.8 % of GDPMorocco: 32 % of GDPMoldova: 22 % of GDPMontenegro: 25 % of GDPMadagascar: 16.4 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 32.5 % of GDPMali: 27.3 % of GDPMongolia: 22.6 % of GDPMauritania: 31.3 % of GDPMauritius: 17.1 % of GDPMexico: 24.3 % of GDPMalaysia: 26 % of GDPMozambique: 46.3 % of GDPNamibia: 22 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 29.2 % of GDPNiger: 29.8 % of GDPNicaragua: 31.2 % of GDPNetherlands: 19.8 % of GDPNorway: 26.2 % of GDPNepal: 28.2 % of GDPNew Zealand: 23.3 % of GDPOman: 36.1 % of GDPPanama: 40.3 % of GDPPeru: 22 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 18.4 % of GDPPhilippines: 24.6 % of GDPPakistan: 15.9 % of GDPPoland: 20.1 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8.1 % of GDPPalestine: 25.3 % of GDPPortugal: 16 % of GDPPalau: 28.9 % of GDPParaguay: 19.8 % of GDPQatar: 49.5 % of GDPRomania: 23.7 % of GDPSerbia: 18.2 % of GDPRussia: 23.1 % of GDPRwanda: 26.2 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 28.1 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 17.2 % of GDPSudan: 9.3 % of GDPSweden: 24.3 % of GDPSingapore: 26.3 % of GDPSlovenia: 18.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 24.5 % of GDPSierra Leone: 17.7 % of GDPSenegal: 25.4 % of GDPSomalia: 12.8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 16 % of GDPEswatini: 17.4 % of GDPChad: 18.4 % of GDPTogo: 20.2 % of GDPThailand: 21.1 % of GDPTajikistan: 40.5 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 39.8 % of GDPTunisia: 20.5 % of GDPTürkiye: 29.8 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 19.6 % of GDPTanzania: 32.2 % of GDPUkraine: 21.7 % of GDPUganda: 25.4 % of GDPUnited States: 20.9 % of GDPUruguay: 17.4 % of GDPUzbekistan: 23.8 % of GDPVenezuela: 10.3 % of GDPVietnam: 31.7 % of GDPVanuatu: 28.9 % of GDPSamoa: 35.5 % of GDPYemen: 1.4 % of GDPSouth Africa: 17 % of GDPZambia: 38.2 % of GDPZimbabwe: 9.9 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2016. 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, 2016

Republic of the Congo: 71.3 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo71.3Bhutan: 56.4 % of GDPBhutan56.4Guinea: 52.7 % of GDPGuinea52.7Algeria: 51.6 % of GDPAlgeria51.6Qatar: 49.5 % of GDPQatar49.5Mozambique: 46.3 % of GDPMozambique46.3China: 42.1 % of GDPChina42.1Tajikistan: 40.5 % of GDPTajikistan40.5Panama: 40.3 % of GDPPanama40.3Timor-Leste: 39.8 % of GDPTimor-Leste39.8Maldives: 39.8 % of GDPMaldives39.8Zambia: 38.2 % of GDPZambia38.2Ethiopia: 37.3 % of GDPEthiopia37.3Sri Lanka: 36.5 % of GDPSri Lanka36.5Oman: 36.1 % of GDPOman36.1Ireland: 35.6 % of GDPIreland35.6Samoa: 35.5 % of GDPSamoa35.5Brunei: 34.6 % of GDPBrunei34.6Kyrgyzstan: 33.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan33.9Iran: 33.9 % of GDPIran33.9Indonesia: 33.9 % of GDPIndonesia33.9North Macedonia: 32.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia32.5Tanzania: 32.2 % of GDPTanzania32.2Morocco: 32 % of GDPMorocco32Vietnam: 31.7 % of GDPVietnam31.7Mauritania: 31.3 % of GDPMauritania31.3Nicaragua: 31.2 % of GDPNicaragua31.2Cambodia: 30.4 % of GDPCambodia30.4Bangladesh: 30.2 % of GDPBangladesh30.2India: 30.2 % of GDPIndia30.2South Korea: 30 % of GDPSouth Korea30Kiribati: 30 % of GDPKiribati30Kuwait: 30 % of GDPKuwait30Türkiye: 29.8 % of GDPTürkiye29.8Niger: 29.8 % of GDPNiger29.8Angola: 29.7 % of GDPAngola29.7New Caledonia: 29.2 % of GDPNew Caledonia29.2Laos: 29 % of GDPLaos29Palau: 28.9 % of GDPPalau28.9Georgia: 28.9 % of GDPGeorgia28.9Republic of the Congo: 71.3 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo71.3Bhutan: 56.4 % of GDPBhutan56.4Guinea: 52.7 % of GDPGuinea52.7Algeria: 51.6 % of GDPAlgeria51.6Qatar: 49.5 % of GDPQatar49.5Mozambique: 46.3 % of GDPMozambique46.3China: 42.1 % of GDPChina42.1Tajikistan: 40.5 % of GDPTajikistan40.5Panama: 40.3 % of GDPPanama40.3Timor-Leste: 39.8 % of GDPTimor-Leste39.8Maldives: 39.8 % of GDPMaldives39.8Zambia: 38.2 % of GDPZambia38.2Ethiopia: 37.3 % of GDPEthiopia37.3Sri Lanka: 36.5 % of GDPSri Lanka36.5Oman: 36.1 % of GDPOman36.1Ireland: 35.6 % of GDPIreland35.6Samoa: 35.5 % of GDPSamoa35.5Brunei: 34.6 % of GDPBrunei34.6Kyrgyzstan: 33.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan33.9Iran: 33.9 % of GDPIran33.9Indonesia: 33.9 % of GDPIndonesia33.9North Macedonia: 32.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia32.5Tanzania: 32.2 % of GDPTanzania32.2Morocco: 32 % of GDPMorocco32Vietnam: 31.7 % of GDPVietnam31.7Mauritania: 31.3 % of GDPMauritania31.3Nicaragua: 31.2 % of GDPNicaragua31.2Cambodia: 30.4 % of GDPCambodia30.4Bangladesh: 30.2 % of GDPBangladesh30.2India: 30.2 % of GDPIndia30.2South Korea: 30 % of GDPSouth Korea30Kiribati: 30 % of GDPKiribati30Kuwait: 30 % of GDPKuwait30Türkiye: 29.8 % of GDPTürkiye29.8Niger: 29.8 % of GDPNiger29.8Angola: 29.7 % of GDPAngola29.7New Caledonia: 29.2 % of GDPNew Caledonia29.2Laos: 29 % of GDPLaos29Palau: 28.9 % of GDPPalau28.9Georgia: 28.9 % of GDPGeorgia28.9
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
% of GDP		Change on 2015
1Republic of the Congo71.3-5.5 pts
2Bhutan56.4-0 pts
3Guinea52.7+28.5 pts
4Algeria51.6-0.1 pts
5Qatar49.5+12.4 pts
6Mozambique46.3+4 pts
7China42.1-0.6 pts
8Tajikistan40.5-4.2 pts
9Panama40.3-2 pts
10Timor-Leste39.8+2.9 pts
11Maldives39.8+7.9 pts
12Zambia38.2-4.6 pts
13Ethiopia37.3-3.3 pts
14Sri Lanka36.5+2.2 pts
15Oman36.1-0.3 pts
16Ireland35.6+9.5 pts
17Samoa35.5-0.4 pts
18Brunei34.6-0.6 pts
19Kyrgyzstan33.9-0.7 pts
20Iran33.9+1.9 pts
21Indonesia33.9-0.2 pts
22North Macedonia32.5+2.1 pts
23Tanzania32.2-0.6 pts
24Morocco32+1.8 pts
25Vietnam31.7-0.4 pts
26Mauritania31.3-7.2 pts
27Nicaragua31.2-2.3 pts
28Cambodia30.4+0.5 pts
29Bangladesh30.2+1.4 pts
30India30.2-1.9 pts
31South Korea30+0.7 pts
32Kiribati30-7.8 pts
33Kuwait30+4.5 pts
34Türkiye29.8-0.2 pts
35Niger29.8-2.6 pts
36Angola29.7+0.6 pts
37New Caledonia29.2-5.5 pts
38Laos29-2.5 pts
39Palau28.9+0.5 pts
40Georgia28.9+2 pts
41Vanuatu28.9+0.7 pts
42Lesotho28.8-1.7 pts
43Curaçao28.6+2.3 pts
44Cape Verde28.6-0.6 pts
45Nepal28.2-3 pts
46Saudi Arabia28.1-4.3 pts
47Bahrain27.9+2.3 pts
48Kazakhstan27.8-0.1 pts
49Mali27.3+2.4 pts
50Gabon27-2.2 pts
51Albania26.8-1 pts
52Switzerland26.6+0.7 pts
53Belarus26.5-2.6 pts
54Singapore26.3+1 pts
55Japan26.2-0.3 pts
56Rwanda26.2+1.7 pts
57Norway26.2+0.6 pts
58Malaysia26+0.6 pts
59Bahamas25.8+1.2 pts
60Democratic Republic of the Congo25.7-2.5 pts
61Azerbaijan25.7-2.2 pts
62Ghana25.5-2.3 pts
63Uganda25.4+1.6 pts
64Senegal25.4-0.5 pts
65Australia25.3-0.8 pts
66Palestine25.3+0.2 pts
67Seychelles25.1-1.7 pts
68Czechia25.1-1.9 pts
69Montenegro25+5.2 pts
70Gambia24.9+4.6 pts
71Estonia24.7+0.1 pts
72Tonga24.7-0.7 pts
73Philippines24.6+3.3 pts
74Slovakia24.5-1.2 pts
75Greenland24.5+0.5 pts
76Austria24.5+0.4 pts
77Sweden24.3+0.6 pts
78Mexico24.3+0.6 pts
79Belgium24.2+0.9 pts
80Uzbekistan23.8-0.6 pts
81Chile23.7-1.9 pts
82Romania23.7-1.8 pts
83Finland23.6+1.7 pts
84Honduras23.4-1.7 pts
85Bosnia and Herzegovina23.3+1.2 pts
86New Zealand23.30 pts
87Côte d’Ivoire23.2-0.2 pts
88Colombia23.2-0.6 pts
89Lebanon23.1+0.9 pts
90Israel23.1+1 pts
91Russia23.1+0.9 pts
92Canada22.8-1.1 pts
93Mongolia22.6-1.9 pts
94Central African Republic22.5+0.7 pts
95Dominican Republic22.2-0.5 pts
96Faroe Islands22.2-1.8 pts
97Botswana22.1-6.4 pts
98Hungary22-1.8 pts
99Namibia22-8.5 pts
100Peru22-2.3 pts
101Moldova22-2.1 pts
102Malta21.9-1.5 pts
103Djibouti21.9+25.9 pts
104Macao21.9-3.5 pts
105Latvia21.8-2.4 pts
106Ukraine21.7+5.8 pts
107Denmark21.7+1.1 pts
108France21.6-0.1 pts
109Hong Kong21.5-0 pts
110Fiji21.1-1.3 pts
111Thailand21.1-1.3 pts
112Bolivia21.1+0.8 pts
113United Arab Emirates20.9-0.7 pts
114United States20.9-0.5 pts
115Marshall Islands20.8+3.4 pts
116Iceland20.8+1.6 pts
117Burkina Faso20.8+1.4 pts
118Aruba20.6-1 pts
119Tunisia20.5-1.3 pts
120Lithuania20.3-2.3 pts
121Benin20.3-0.5 pts
122Ecuador20.2-2.4 pts
123Togo20.2-5 pts
124Poland20.1-0.7 pts
125Croatia19.9+0.4 pts
126Cameroon19.8+1.6 pts
127Paraguay19.8-2.1 pts
128Netherlands19.8-2.4 pts
129Germany19.7+0.2 pts
130Trinidad and Tobago19.6-6 pts
131Kenya19.3-2.8 pts
132Spain19.1-0.3 pts
133Bulgaria19-2 pts
134Costa Rica18.90 pts
135Slovenia18.8-0.6 pts
136United Kingdom18.6+0.1 pts
137French Polynesia18.4-1.6 pts
138Chad18.4-4.5 pts
139Serbia18.2-0.3 pts
140Armenia18-2.7 pts
141Belize18+1.2 pts
142Luxembourg17.9-1 pts
143Iraq17.9-2.5 pts
144Italy17.7+0.4 pts
145Guinea-Bissau17.7+3 pts
146Argentina17.7+0.6 pts
147Sierra Leone17.7-0.4 pts
148Uruguay17.4-2.3 pts
149Eswatini17.4+0.1 pts
150Solomon Islands17.2+1.3 pts
151Cyprus17.1+3.7 pts
152Mauritius17.1-0.2 pts
153South Africa17-1.7 pts
154Haiti16.8+2.9 pts
155Equatorial Guinea16.7-8 pts
156Madagascar16.4+0.4 pts
157Portugal16+0.1 pts
158El Salvador16-0 pts
159Pakistan15.9+0.1 pts
160San Marino15.8+3.7 pts
161Egypt15+0.8 pts
162Brazil15-2.4 pts
163Guatemala13.9-1 pts
164Libya13.8-3.6 pts
165São Tomé and Príncipe13.1-1.4 pts
166Somalia12.8-0.3 pts
167Bermuda12.8+0.9 pts
168Comoros12.6-1.1 pts
169Greece12.5+0.5 pts
170Venezuela10.3-9.2 pts
171Zimbabwe9.9-0.2 pts
172Cuba9.6+0.2 pts
173Sudan9.3-3.5 pts
174Puerto Rico8.1-0.5 pts
175Yemen1.4-0.2 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. 11 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Republic of the Congo, with 71.3% of GDP in 2016, according to the World Bank.

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