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Countries by gross capital formation, share of GDP

Bhutan had the highest gross capital formation, share of GDP of 175 countries in 2017, at 54.2% of GDP. Yemen had the lowest, at 2.1% of GDP. The median was 23.3% of GDP and the figure for the World was 26.1% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest54.2Bhutan
Lowest2.1Yemen
Median23.3175 countries
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Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 20.6 % of GDPAlbania: 27.7 % of GDPArmenia: 18.4 % of GDPAngola: 28.8 % of GDPArgentina: 18.2 % of GDPAustria: 25 % of GDPAustralia: 24.1 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 24.4 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 25.2 % of GDPBangladesh: 30.9 % of GDPBelgium: 24.3 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 22.1 % of GDPBulgaria: 19.8 % of GDPBenin: 24 % of GDPBrunei: 34.8 % of GDPBolivia: 24.4 % of GDPBrazil: 14.6 % of GDPBahamas: 27.6 % of GDPBhutan: 54.2 % of GDPBotswana: 25 % of GDPBelarus: 28 % of GDPBelize: 15.1 % of GDPCanada: 23.6 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 27.6 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 25.6 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 45.9 % of GDPSwitzerland: 27.2 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 20.8 % of GDPChile: 22.6 % of GDPCameroon: 19.4 % of GDPChina: 42.5 % of GDPColombia: 21.6 % of GDPCosta Rica: 18.1 % of GDPCuba: 10.3 % of GDPCape Verde: 29.3 % of GDPCyprus: 20.4 % of GDPCzechia: 25.1 % of GDPGermany: 20.7 % of GDPDjibouti: 21.6 % of GDPDenmark: 22 % of GDPDominican Republic: 21.2 % of GDPAlgeria: 48.3 % of GDPEcuador: 22.5 % of GDPEstonia: 25.9 % of GDPEgypt: 18.7 % of GDPSpain: 19.6 % of GDPEthiopia: 38.4 % of GDPFinland: 24.3 % of GDPFiji: 21.4 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 23.5 % of GDPFrance: 22.2 % of GDPGabon: 21.3 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 19.1 % of GDPGeorgia: 25.1 % of GDPGhana: 19.6 % of GDPGreenland: 23.6 % of GDPGambia: 23 % of GDPGuinea: 22.3 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 14 % of GDPGreece: 11.9 % of GDPGuatemala: 13.6 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 18.1 % of GDPHong Kong: 22.1 % of GDPHonduras: 24.8 % of GDPCroatia: 20.8 % of GDPHaiti: 20.1 % of GDPHungary: 23.3 % of GDPIndonesia: 33.7 % of GDPIreland: 34 % of GDPIsrael: 23.3 % of GDPIndia: 31 % of GDPIraq: 17.9 % of GDPIran: 35.3 % of GDPIceland: 21.6 % of GDPItaly: 18.2 % of GDPJapan: 26.6 % of GDPKenya: 20.7 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 32.9 % of GDPCambodia: 30.6 % of GDPKiribati: 27 % of GDPSouth Korea: 32 % of GDPKuwait: 27.7 % of GDPKazakhstan: 26.4 % of GDPLebanon: 21.8 % of GDPSri Lanka: 39.7 % of GDPLesotho: 22.2 % of GDPLithuania: 20.5 % of GDPLuxembourg: 18.9 % of GDPLatvia: 22.7 % of GDPLibya: 13.7 % of GDPMorocco: 31.7 % of GDPMoldova: 21.9 % of GDPMontenegro: 28.6 % of GDPMadagascar: 15.8 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 32.3 % of GDPMali: 25.5 % of GDPMongolia: 27.4 % of GDPMauritania: 37.9 % of GDPMauritius: 17.4 % of GDPMalawi: 20.3 % of GDPMexico: 23.9 % of GDPMalaysia: 25.5 % of GDPMozambique: 32.2 % of GDPNamibia: 17.8 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 27.8 % of GDPNiger: 29.3 % of GDPNicaragua: 29.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 20.2 % of GDPNorway: 26 % of GDPNepal: 37.3 % of GDPNew Zealand: 23.9 % of GDPOman: 33.8 % of GDPPanama: 41.5 % of GDPPeru: 20.7 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 19.7 % of GDPPhilippines: 25.6 % of GDPPakistan: 16.3 % of GDPPoland: 19.9 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 7.8 % of GDPPalestine: 27.6 % of GDPPortugal: 17.4 % of GDPPalau: 32.8 % of GDPParaguay: 20.6 % of GDPQatar: 43.4 % of GDPRomania: 24 % of GDPSerbia: 19.7 % of GDPRussia: 23.6 % of GDPRwanda: 24.1 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 25.5 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 19.6 % of GDPSudan: 10.8 % of GDPSweden: 25.1 % of GDPSingapore: 27.2 % of GDPSlovenia: 20.3 % of GDPSlovakia: 23.6 % of GDPSierra Leone: 19.1 % of GDPSenegal: 29.8 % of GDPSomalia: 13.8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 16.7 % of GDPEswatini: 17.7 % of GDPChad: 18.5 % of GDPTogo: 16.8 % of GDPThailand: 22.9 % of GDPTajikistan: 29.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 35.6 % of GDPTunisia: 21.3 % of GDPTürkiye: 32.8 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 20.9 % of GDPTanzania: 32.4 % of GDPUkraine: 20 % of GDPUganda: 24.6 % of GDPUnited States: 21.2 % of GDPUruguay: 15.9 % of GDPUzbekistan: 26.3 % of GDPVenezuela: 5.1 % of GDPVietnam: 32.3 % of GDPVanuatu: 28.6 % of GDPSamoa: 32.2 % of GDPYemen: 2.1 % of GDPSouth Africa: 16.6 % of GDPZambia: 41 % of GDPZimbabwe: 14.7 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2017. 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, 2017

Bhutan: 54.2 % of GDPBhutan54.2Algeria: 48.3 % of GDPAlgeria48.3Republic of the Congo: 45.9 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo45.9Qatar: 43.4 % of GDPQatar43.4Maldives: 42.8 % of GDPMaldives42.8China: 42.5 % of GDPChina42.5Panama: 41.5 % of GDPPanama41.5Zambia: 41 % of GDPZambia41Sri Lanka: 39.7 % of GDPSri Lanka39.7Ethiopia: 38.4 % of GDPEthiopia38.4Mauritania: 37.9 % of GDPMauritania37.9Nepal: 37.3 % of GDPNepal37.3Timor-Leste: 35.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste35.6Iran: 35.3 % of GDPIran35.3Brunei: 34.8 % of GDPBrunei34.8Ireland: 34 % of GDPIreland34Oman: 33.8 % of GDPOman33.8Indonesia: 33.7 % of GDPIndonesia33.7Bahrain: 33.5 % of GDPBahrain33.5Kyrgyzstan: 32.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan32.9Türkiye: 32.8 % of GDPTürkiye32.8Palau: 32.8 % of GDPPalau32.8Tanzania: 32.4 % of GDPTanzania32.4Vietnam: 32.3 % of GDPVietnam32.3North Macedonia: 32.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia32.3Mozambique: 32.2 % of GDPMozambique32.2Samoa: 32.2 % of GDPSamoa32.2South Korea: 32 % of GDPSouth Korea32Morocco: 31.7 % of GDPMorocco31.7India: 31 % of GDPIndia31Bangladesh: 30.9 % of GDPBangladesh30.9Curaçao: 30.9 % of GDPCuraçao30.9Cambodia: 30.6 % of GDPCambodia30.6Tajikistan: 29.9 % of GDPTajikistan29.9Nicaragua: 29.9 % of GDPNicaragua29.9Senegal: 29.8 % of GDPSenegal29.8Niger: 29.3 % of GDPNiger29.3Cape Verde: 29.3 % of GDPCape Verde29.3Angola: 28.8 % of GDPAngola28.8Montenegro: 28.6 % of GDPMontenegro28.6Bhutan: 54.2 % of GDPBhutan54.2Algeria: 48.3 % of GDPAlgeria48.3Republic of the Congo: 45.9 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo45.9Qatar: 43.4 % of GDPQatar43.4Maldives: 42.8 % of GDPMaldives42.8China: 42.5 % of GDPChina42.5Panama: 41.5 % of GDPPanama41.5Zambia: 41 % of GDPZambia41Sri Lanka: 39.7 % of GDPSri Lanka39.7Ethiopia: 38.4 % of GDPEthiopia38.4Mauritania: 37.9 % of GDPMauritania37.9Nepal: 37.3 % of GDPNepal37.3Timor-Leste: 35.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste35.6Iran: 35.3 % of GDPIran35.3Brunei: 34.8 % of GDPBrunei34.8Ireland: 34 % of GDPIreland34Oman: 33.8 % of GDPOman33.8Indonesia: 33.7 % of GDPIndonesia33.7Bahrain: 33.5 % of GDPBahrain33.5Kyrgyzstan: 32.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan32.9Türkiye: 32.8 % of GDPTürkiye32.8Palau: 32.8 % of GDPPalau32.8Tanzania: 32.4 % of GDPTanzania32.4Vietnam: 32.3 % of GDPVietnam32.3North Macedonia: 32.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia32.3Mozambique: 32.2 % of GDPMozambique32.2Samoa: 32.2 % of GDPSamoa32.2South Korea: 32 % of GDPSouth Korea32Morocco: 31.7 % of GDPMorocco31.7India: 31 % of GDPIndia31Bangladesh: 30.9 % of GDPBangladesh30.9Curaçao: 30.9 % of GDPCuraçao30.9Cambodia: 30.6 % of GDPCambodia30.6Tajikistan: 29.9 % of GDPTajikistan29.9Nicaragua: 29.9 % of GDPNicaragua29.9Senegal: 29.8 % of GDPSenegal29.8Niger: 29.3 % of GDPNiger29.3Cape Verde: 29.3 % of GDPCape Verde29.3Angola: 28.8 % of GDPAngola28.8Montenegro: 28.6 % of GDPMontenegro28.6
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017
% of GDP		Change on 2016
1Bhutan54.2-2.2 pts
2Algeria48.3-3.4 pts
3Republic of the Congo45.9-25.4 pts
4Qatar43.4-6.1 pts
5Maldives42.8+3.1 pts
6China42.5+0.4 pts
7Panama41.5+1.2 pts
8Zambia41+2.8 pts
9Sri Lanka39.7+3.3 pts
10Ethiopia38.4+1.1 pts
11Mauritania37.9+6.6 pts
12Nepal37.3+9.1 pts
13Timor-Leste35.6-4.2 pts
14Iran35.3+1.5 pts
15Brunei34.8+0.2 pts
16Ireland34-1.6 pts
17Oman33.8-2.2 pts
18Indonesia33.7-0.1 pts
19Bahrain33.5+5.7 pts
20Kyrgyzstan32.9-1 pts
21Türkiye32.8+3 pts
22Palau32.8+3.9 pts
23Tanzania32.4+0.2 pts
24Vietnam32.3+0.6 pts
25North Macedonia32.3-0.2 pts
26Mozambique32.2-14.1 pts
27Samoa32.2-3.3 pts
28South Korea32+2 pts
29Morocco31.7-0.3 pts
30India31+0.8 pts
31Bangladesh30.9+0.7 pts
32Curaçao30.9+2.3 pts
33Cambodia30.6+0.2 pts
34Tajikistan29.9-10.6 pts
35Nicaragua29.9-1.3 pts
36Senegal29.8+4.4 pts
37Niger29.3-0.4 pts
38Cape Verde29.3+0.7 pts
39Angola28.8-0.9 pts
40Montenegro28.6+3.7 pts
41Vanuatu28.6-0.3 pts
42Belarus28+1.6 pts
43Tonga27.9+3.2 pts
44New Caledonia27.8-1.4 pts
45Kuwait27.7-2.2 pts
46Albania27.7+0.8 pts
47Palestine27.6+2.3 pts
48Democratic Republic of the Congo27.6+1.8 pts
49Bahamas27.6+1.8 pts
50Mongolia27.4+4.8 pts
51Switzerland27.2+0.6 pts
52Singapore27.2+0.8 pts
53Kiribati27-3 pts
54Japan26.6+0.4 pts
55Kazakhstan26.4-1.5 pts
56Uzbekistan26.3+2.5 pts
57Norway26-0.2 pts
58Estonia25.9+1.2 pts
59Central African Republic25.6+3.1 pts
60Philippines25.6+0.9 pts
61Malaysia25.5-0.4 pts
62Mali25.5-1.8 pts
63Saudi Arabia25.5-2.6 pts
64Bosnia and Herzegovina25.2+1.8 pts
65Georgia25.1-3.8 pts
66Sweden25.1+0.7 pts
67Czechia25.10 pts
68Botswana25+2.9 pts
69Austria25+0.5 pts
70Honduras24.8+1.4 pts
71Uganda24.6-0.8 pts
72Seychelles24.5-0.6 pts
73Azerbaijan24.4-1.3 pts
74Bolivia24.4+3.3 pts
75Belgium24.3+0.2 pts
76Finland24.3+0.7 pts
77Rwanda24.1-2.1 pts
78Australia24.1-1.3 pts
79Romania24+0.3 pts
80Benin24+3.7 pts
81Mexico23.9-0.5 pts
82New Zealand23.9+0.6 pts
83Greenland23.6-0.9 pts
84Russia23.6+0.5 pts
85Slovakia23.6-1 pts
86Canada23.6+0.8 pts
87Faroe Islands23.5+1.3 pts
88Hungary23.3+1.2 pts
89Israel23.3+0.1 pts
90Gambia23-2 pts
91Thailand22.9+1.8 pts
92Latvia22.7+1 pts
93Marshall Islands22.7+1.8 pts
94Chile22.6-1.1 pts
95Ecuador22.5+2.2 pts
96Guinea22.3-30.4 pts
97Lesotho22.2-6.6 pts
98France22.2+0.6 pts
99Hong Kong22.1+0.6 pts
100Burkina Faso22.1+1.3 pts
101Denmark22+0.3 pts
102Moldova21.9-0 pts
103Lebanon21.8-1.4 pts
104Djibouti21.6-0.3 pts
105Colombia21.6-1.6 pts
106Iceland21.6+0.8 pts
107Fiji21.4+0.3 pts
108Gabon21.3-5.7 pts
109Tunisia21.3+0.8 pts
110Dominican Republic21.2-1 pts
111United States21.2+0.3 pts
112Trinidad and Tobago20.9+1.4 pts
113Croatia20.8+0.9 pts
114Côte d’Ivoire20.8-2.4 pts
115Peru20.7-1.3 pts
116Germany20.7+1 pts
117Kenya20.7+1.3 pts
118United Arab Emirates20.6-0.3 pts
119Paraguay20.6+0.8 pts
120Aruba20.6-0 pts
121Lithuania20.5+0.2 pts
122Cyprus20.4+3.3 pts
123Malawi20.3n/a
124Slovenia20.3+1.4 pts
125Netherlands20.2+0.4 pts
126Haiti20.1+3.3 pts
127Ukraine20-1.8 pts
128Poland19.9-0.2 pts
129Bulgaria19.8+0.9 pts
130Serbia19.7+1.6 pts
131French Polynesia19.7+1.3 pts
132Macao19.6-2.3 pts
133Spain19.6+0.5 pts
134Ghana19.6-5.9 pts
135Solomon Islands19.6+2.3 pts
136Cameroon19.4-0.4 pts
137Malta19.2-2.8 pts
138Sierra Leone19.1+1.5 pts
139United Kingdom19.1+0.5 pts
140San Marino19.1+3.4 pts
141Luxembourg18.9+1 pts
142Egypt18.7+3.7 pts
143Chad18.5+0.2 pts
144Armenia18.4+0.4 pts
145Argentina18.2+0.5 pts
146Italy18.2+0.5 pts
147Guinea-Bissau18.1+0.4 pts
148Costa Rica18.1-0.8 pts
149Iraq17.9-0 pts
150Namibia17.8-4.3 pts
151Eswatini17.7+0.3 pts
152Portugal17.4+1.4 pts
153Mauritius17.4+0.4 pts
154Togo16.8-3.3 pts
155El Salvador16.7+0.7 pts
156South Africa16.6-0.3 pts
157Pakistan16.3+0.4 pts
158Uruguay15.9-1.5 pts
159Madagascar15.8-0.6 pts
160São Tomé and Príncipe15.3+2.2 pts
161Belize15.1-2.9 pts
162Zimbabwe14.7+4.8 pts
163Brazil14.6-0.3 pts
164Equatorial Guinea14-2.7 pts
165Somalia13.8+1 pts
166Bermuda13.8+1 pts
167Libya13.7-0.1 pts
168Guatemala13.6-0.3 pts
169Comoros13.4+0.9 pts
170Greece11.9-0.6 pts
171Sudan10.8+1.5 pts
172Cuba10.3+0.7 pts
173Puerto Rico7.8-0.3 pts
174Venezuela5.1-5.1 pts
175Yemen2.1+0.6 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 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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