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Countries by gross fixed capital formation, share of GDP

Republic of the Congo had the highest gross fixed capital formation, share of GDP of 172 countries in 2015, at 78% of GDP. Yemen had the lowest, at 1.7% of GDP. The median was 23.2% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.2% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest78Republic of the Congo
Lowest1.7Yemen
Median23.2172 countries
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Map of countries, 2015

Albania: 26.1 % of GDPArmenia: 20.6 % of GDPAngola: 29.1 % of GDPArgentina: 15.6 % of GDPAustria: 22.9 % of GDPAustralia: 26.1 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 27.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 21.4 % of GDPBangladesh: 28.9 % of GDPBelgium: 23.2 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 19.1 % of GDPBulgaria: 20.9 % of GDPBenin: 20.5 % of GDPBrunei: 35 % of GDPBolivia: 21.4 % of GDPBrazil: 17.8 % of GDPBahamas: 23.6 % of GDPBhutan: 56.2 % of GDPBotswana: 27.1 % of GDPBelarus: 28.7 % of GDPBelize: 16.4 % of GDPCanada: 23.9 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 26.3 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 20.6 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 78 % of GDPSwitzerland: 26.5 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 23.6 % of GDPChile: 25.5 % of GDPCameroon: 18.6 % of GDPChina: 41.6 % of GDPColombia: 23.4 % of GDPCosta Rica: 19 % of GDPCuba: 8.6 % of GDPCyprus: 12.8 % of GDPCzechia: 25.7 % of GDPGermany: 19.7 % of GDPDjibouti: 30.3 % of GDPDenmark: 19.8 % of GDPDominican Republic: 22.6 % of GDPAlgeria: 42.8 % of GDPEcuador: 22.5 % of GDPEstonia: 24.1 % of GDPEgypt: 13.7 % of GDPSpain: 18.3 % of GDPEthiopia: 40.7 % of GDPFinland: 21.4 % of GDPFiji: 19.8 % of GDPFrance: 20.6 % of GDPGabon: 29.2 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 17.9 % of GDPGeorgia: 23.9 % of GDPGhana: 27 % of GDPGreenland: 24 % of GDPGambia: 20.3 % of GDPGuinea: 24 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 24.5 % of GDPGreece: 11.2 % of GDPGuatemala: 14.5 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 16.2 % of GDPHong Kong: 22.4 % of GDPHonduras: 23.7 % of GDPCroatia: 19.1 % of GDPHaiti: 14 % of GDPHungary: 22.3 % of GDPIndonesia: 32.8 % of GDPIreland: 24.3 % of GDPIsrael: 21.3 % of GDPIndia: 28.7 % of GDPIraq: 26 % of GDPIran: 25.4 % of GDPIceland: 19.1 % of GDPItaly: 17.1 % of GDPJapan: 26.4 % of GDPKenya: 22.1 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 32.6 % of GDPCambodia: 29 % of GDPKiribati: 38.6 % of GDPSouth Korea: 29.2 % of GDPKuwait: 25.5 % of GDPKazakhstan: 22.9 % of GDPLaos: 31.6 % of GDPLebanon: 21.7 % of GDPSri Lanka: 28.3 % of GDPLesotho: 28.3 % of GDPLithuania: 19.6 % of GDPLuxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLatvia: 22.3 % of GDPLibya: 17.1 % of GDPMorocco: 25.9 % of GDPMoldova: 24 % of GDPMontenegro: 20.7 % of GDPMadagascar: 19 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 23.8 % of GDPMali: 23.8 % of GDPMongolia: 18.3 % of GDPMauritania: 34.3 % of GDPMauritius: 16.7 % of GDPMexico: 23.2 % of GDPMalaysia: 25.9 % of GDPNamibia: 31 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 35.1 % of GDPNiger: 32.6 % of GDPNicaragua: 29.3 % of GDPNetherlands: 21.8 % of GDPNorway: 24.2 % of GDPNepal: 27.6 % of GDPNew Zealand: 23 % of GDPOman: 34 % of GDPPanama: 39.2 % of GDPPeru: 23.1 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 19.9 % of GDPPhilippines: 22.2 % of GDPPakistan: 14.1 % of GDPPoland: 20.2 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8.5 % of GDPPalestine: 23.7 % of GDPPortugal: 15.7 % of GDPPalau: 30.3 % of GDPParaguay: 19.4 % of GDPRomania: 24.9 % of GDPSerbia: 16.8 % of GDPRussia: 20.6 % of GDPRwanda: 24.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 29.2 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 16 % of GDPSudan: 12.8 % of GDPSweden: 23.2 % of GDPSingapore: 27.2 % of GDPSlovenia: 18.9 % of GDPSlovakia: 24.3 % of GDPSierra Leone: 17.8 % of GDPSenegal: 23 % of GDPSomalia: 13.1 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 5.8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 15.7 % of GDPSyria: 13 % of GDPEswatini: 15.1 % of GDPChad: 22.3 % of GDPTogo: 25.1 % of GDPThailand: 24.5 % of GDPTajikistan: 38.7 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 35.6 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 47.3 % of GDPTunisia: 21 % of GDPTürkiye: 30 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 25.5 % of GDPTanzania: 31.9 % of GDPUkraine: 13.5 % of GDPUganda: 23.3 % of GDPUnited States: 20.6 % of GDPUruguay: 19.8 % of GDPUzbekistan: 20.7 % of GDPVenezuela: 17.5 % of GDPVietnam: 30.2 % of GDPVanuatu: 23.2 % of GDPSamoa: 34.9 % of GDPYemen: 1.7 % of GDPSouth Africa: 18 % of GDPZambia: 38.5 % of GDPZimbabwe: 10 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2015. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2015

Republic of the Congo: 78 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo78Bhutan: 56.2 % of GDPBhutan56.2Turkmenistan: 47.3 % of GDPTurkmenistan47.3Algeria: 42.8 % of GDPAlgeria42.8China: 41.6 % of GDPChina41.6Ethiopia: 40.7 % of GDPEthiopia40.7Panama: 39.2 % of GDPPanama39.2Tajikistan: 38.7 % of GDPTajikistan38.7Kiribati: 38.6 % of GDPKiribati38.6Zambia: 38.5 % of GDPZambia38.5Timor-Leste: 35.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste35.6New Caledonia: 35.1 % of GDPNew Caledonia35.1Brunei: 35 % of GDPBrunei35Samoa: 34.9 % of GDPSamoa34.9Mauritania: 34.3 % of GDPMauritania34.3Oman: 34 % of GDPOman34Maldives: 33.3 % of GDPMaldives33.3Indonesia: 32.8 % of GDPIndonesia32.8Niger: 32.6 % of GDPNiger32.6Kyrgyzstan: 32.6 % of GDPKyrgyzstan32.6Tanzania: 31.9 % of GDPTanzania31.9Laos: 31.6 % of GDPLaos31.6Namibia: 31 % of GDPNamibia31Djibouti: 30.3 % of GDPDjibouti30.3Palau: 30.3 % of GDPPalau30.3Vietnam: 30.2 % of GDPVietnam30.2Türkiye: 30 % of GDPTürkiye30Nicaragua: 29.3 % of GDPNicaragua29.3Gabon: 29.2 % of GDPGabon29.2Saudi Arabia: 29.2 % of GDPSaudi Arabia29.2South Korea: 29.2 % of GDPSouth Korea29.2Angola: 29.1 % of GDPAngola29.1Cambodia: 29 % of GDPCambodia29Bangladesh: 28.9 % of GDPBangladesh28.9India: 28.7 % of GDPIndia28.7Belarus: 28.7 % of GDPBelarus28.7Lesotho: 28.3 % of GDPLesotho28.3Sri Lanka: 28.3 % of GDPSri Lanka28.3Azerbaijan: 27.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan27.8Nepal: 27.6 % of GDPNepal27.6Republic of the Congo: 78 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo78Bhutan: 56.2 % of GDPBhutan56.2Turkmenistan: 47.3 % of GDPTurkmenistan47.3Algeria: 42.8 % of GDPAlgeria42.8China: 41.6 % of GDPChina41.6Ethiopia: 40.7 % of GDPEthiopia40.7Panama: 39.2 % of GDPPanama39.2Tajikistan: 38.7 % of GDPTajikistan38.7Kiribati: 38.6 % of GDPKiribati38.6Zambia: 38.5 % of GDPZambia38.5Timor-Leste: 35.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste35.6New Caledonia: 35.1 % of GDPNew Caledonia35.1Brunei: 35 % of GDPBrunei35Samoa: 34.9 % of GDPSamoa34.9Mauritania: 34.3 % of GDPMauritania34.3Oman: 34 % of GDPOman34Maldives: 33.3 % of GDPMaldives33.3Indonesia: 32.8 % of GDPIndonesia32.8Niger: 32.6 % of GDPNiger32.6Kyrgyzstan: 32.6 % of GDPKyrgyzstan32.6Tanzania: 31.9 % of GDPTanzania31.9Laos: 31.6 % of GDPLaos31.6Namibia: 31 % of GDPNamibia31Djibouti: 30.3 % of GDPDjibouti30.3Palau: 30.3 % of GDPPalau30.3Vietnam: 30.2 % of GDPVietnam30.2Türkiye: 30 % of GDPTürkiye30Nicaragua: 29.3 % of GDPNicaragua29.3Gabon: 29.2 % of GDPGabon29.2Saudi Arabia: 29.2 % of GDPSaudi Arabia29.2South Korea: 29.2 % of GDPSouth Korea29.2Angola: 29.1 % of GDPAngola29.1Cambodia: 29 % of GDPCambodia29Bangladesh: 28.9 % of GDPBangladesh28.9India: 28.7 % of GDPIndia28.7Belarus: 28.7 % of GDPBelarus28.7Lesotho: 28.3 % of GDPLesotho28.3Sri Lanka: 28.3 % of GDPSri Lanka28.3Azerbaijan: 27.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan27.8Nepal: 27.6 % of GDPNepal27.6
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
% of GDP		Change on 2014
1Republic of the Congo78+23.2 pts
2Bhutan56.2+1.5 pts
3Turkmenistan47.3+3 pts
4Algeria42.8+4.2 pts
5China41.6-1.8 pts
6Ethiopia40.7+2.7 pts
7Panama39.2-1 pts
8Tajikistan38.7+12.5 pts
9Kiribati38.6+10.4 pts
10Zambia38.5+7.4 pts
11Timor-Leste35.6-5.4 pts
12New Caledonia35.1+0.2 pts
13Brunei35+7.7 pts
14Samoa34.9-1.4 pts
15Mauritania34.3-3.7 pts
16Oman34+4.2 pts
17Maldives33.3+6.6 pts
18Indonesia32.8+0.3 pts
19Niger32.6+1.8 pts
20Kyrgyzstan32.6+0.1 pts
21Tanzania31.9-1.3 pts
22Laos31.6+1.8 pts
23Namibia31-4.2 pts
24Djibouti30.3+2.3 pts
25Palau30.3-2 pts
26Vietnam30.2+1.8 pts
27Türkiye30+0.9 pts
28Nicaragua29.3+1.9 pts
29Gabon29.2-6.5 pts
30Saudi Arabia29.2+4.4 pts
31South Korea29.2-0 pts
32Angola29.1+0.6 pts
33Cambodia29-0.1 pts
34Bangladesh28.9+0.3 pts
35India28.7-1.3 pts
36Belarus28.7-4.6 pts
37Lesotho28.3-1 pts
38Sri Lanka28.3n/a
39Azerbaijan27.8+0.4 pts
40Nepal27.6+2.3 pts
41Singapore27.2-0.9 pts
42Botswana27.1+1.7 pts
43Ghana27+0.6 pts
44Seychelles26.9-2.2 pts
45Switzerland26.5+0.2 pts
46Japan26.4-0 pts
47Democratic Republic of the Congo26.3-5 pts
48Curaçao26.2-0.3 pts
49Australia26.1-0.6 pts
50Albania26.1-0.4 pts
51Iraq26+5.1 pts
52Morocco25.9-1.1 pts
53Malaysia25.9-0.1 pts
54Czechia25.7+0.9 pts
55Trinidad and Tobago25.5+5.8 pts
56Kuwait25.5+9.1 pts
57Chile25.5-0 pts
58Iran25.4-3.2 pts
59Togo25.1+1.8 pts
60Romania24.9+0.3 pts
61Macao24.9+5.9 pts
62Equatorial Guinea24.5-4 pts
63Thailand24.5-0.1 pts
64Bahrain24.4-1.7 pts
65Slovakia24.3+3.1 pts
66Ireland24.3+4.1 pts
67Rwanda24.3+1.3 pts
68Norway24.2-0 pts
69Estonia24.1-1.3 pts
70Moldova24-2 pts
71Greenland24+0.6 pts
72Guinea24+1.3 pts
73Georgia23.9+2.5 pts
74Canada23.9-0.5 pts
75North Macedonia23.8+0.4 pts
76Mali23.8-2.3 pts
77Honduras23.7+1.4 pts
78Malta23.7+6.8 pts
79Palestine23.7+2.5 pts
80Bahamas23.6-6.7 pts
81Côte d’Ivoire23.6+1.1 pts
82Colombia23.4+0.7 pts
83Tonga23.3+1.7 pts
84Uganda23.3-3 pts
85Sweden23.2+0.5 pts
86Vanuatu23.2+8.2 pts
87Mexico23.2+1.5 pts
88Belgium23.2+0.3 pts
89Peru23.1-1.5 pts
90Senegal23-0.5 pts
91New Zealand23+0.4 pts
92Austria22.9-0.1 pts
93Kazakhstan22.9+1.3 pts
94Dominican Republic22.6+0.4 pts
95Ecuador22.5-0.9 pts
96Hong Kong22.4-1.1 pts
97Latvia22.3-1.3 pts
98Hungary22.3+0.2 pts
99Chad22.3-2.6 pts
100Philippines22.2+1.4 pts
101Kenya22.1-1.8 pts
102Netherlands21.8+4.4 pts
103Lebanon21.7-2.7 pts
104Finland21.4-0.3 pts
105Bolivia21.4+0.4 pts
106Bosnia and Herzegovina21.4-2 pts
107Israel21.3-0.7 pts
108Tunisia21-0.6 pts
109Bulgaria20.9-0.2 pts
110Montenegro20.7+1.3 pts
111Uzbekistan20.7-0.1 pts
112United States20.6+0.2 pts
113Armenia20.6+0.6 pts
114Russia20.6-0.8 pts
115Central African Republic20.6-0.6 pts
116France20.6-0.4 pts
117Benin20.5-1.1 pts
118Gambia20.3+3.7 pts
119Poland20.2+0.3 pts
120French Polynesia19.9+1.2 pts
121Fiji19.8+0.6 pts
122Denmark19.8+0.5 pts
123Uruguay19.8-1.7 pts
124Germany19.7-0 pts
125Lithuania19.6+0.5 pts
126Paraguay19.4-0.4 pts
127Burkina Faso19.1+0.5 pts
128Iceland19.1+2.1 pts
129Croatia19.1+0.3 pts
130Costa Rica19-0.9 pts
131Madagascar19+0.7 pts
132Slovenia18.9-0.5 pts
133Cameroon18.6-0.8 pts
134Spain18.3+0.3 pts
135Mongolia18.3-10.3 pts
136South Africa18-0.3 pts
137United Kingdom17.9+0.8 pts
138Marshall Islands17.9-2 pts
139Brazil17.8-2 pts
140Sierra Leone17.8+2.1 pts
141Venezuela17.5+0.4 pts
142Luxembourg17.3-1.8 pts
143San Marino17.3n/a
144Libya17.1-6.1 pts
145Italy17.1+0.2 pts
146Serbia16.8+0.9 pts
147Mauritius16.7-1.6 pts
148Belize16.4-0.1 pts
149Guinea-Bissau16.2-2.2 pts
150Solomon Islands16+2.1 pts
151El Salvador15.7+0.2 pts
152Portugal15.7+0.5 pts
153Argentina15.6-0.4 pts
154Eswatini15.1-1.1 pts
155Guatemala14.5-0.7 pts
156São Tomé and Príncipe14.4-1.6 pts
157Pakistan14.1+0.9 pts
158Haiti14-2.6 pts
159Egypt13.7+1.2 pts
160Ukraine13.5-0.6 pts
161Comoros13.5-1.7 pts
162Somalia13.1-0.3 pts
163Syria13+4.7 pts
164Cyprus12.8-0.5 pts
165Sudan12.8-2.2 pts
166Bermuda11.9-0.2 pts
167Greece11.2-0.1 pts
168Zimbabwe10+0.4 pts
169Cuba8.6+1.3 pts
170Puerto Rico8.5-0.3 pts
171South Sudan5.8-2.2 pts
172Yemen1.7-5 pts

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Acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets, such as buildings, machinery, equipment and intellectual property, plus certain spending that adds to the value of non-produced assets such as land, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

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