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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 171 countries in 2016, at 77.8% of GDP. Yemen had the lowest, at 1.4% of GDP. The median was 22.6% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.1% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest77.8Republic of the Congo
Lowest1.4Yemen
Median22.6171 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

Albania: 25.6 % of GDPArmenia: 17.4 % of GDPAngola: 29.6 % of GDPArgentina: 14.3 % of GDPAustria: 23.3 % of GDPAustralia: 25.3 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 25 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 21.1 % of GDPBangladesh: 30.2 % of GDPBelgium: 23.5 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 20.2 % of GDPBulgaria: 18.4 % of GDPBenin: 19.7 % of GDPBrunei: 34.4 % of GDPBolivia: 20.7 % of GDPBrazil: 15.5 % of GDPBahamas: 24.8 % of GDPBhutan: 56.9 % of GDPBotswana: 24.5 % of GDPBelarus: 25.4 % of GDPBelize: 18 % of GDPCanada: 22.8 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 28.3 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 20.9 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 77.8 % of GDPSwitzerland: 26.7 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 23.3 % of GDPChile: 24.1 % of GDPCameroon: 19.5 % of GDPChina: 41.1 % of GDPColombia: 22.1 % of GDPCosta Rica: 18.8 % of GDPCuba: 8.8 % of GDPCyprus: 18 % of GDPCzechia: 24.3 % of GDPGermany: 20 % of GDPDjibouti: 27.7 % of GDPDenmark: 21 % of GDPDominican Republic: 22.2 % of GDPAlgeria: 43.4 % of GDPEcuador: 20.7 % of GDPEstonia: 23.9 % of GDPEgypt: 14.5 % of GDPSpain: 18.2 % of GDPEthiopia: 37.3 % of GDPFinland: 23.1 % of GDPFiji: 19.4 % of GDPFrance: 20.9 % of GDPGabon: 27 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 18.6 % of GDPGeorgia: 26 % of GDPGhana: 24.8 % of GDPGreenland: 25.3 % of GDPGambia: 24.9 % of GDPGuinea: 52.4 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 16.6 % of GDPGreece: 11.4 % of GDPGuatemala: 13.9 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 18 % of GDPHong Kong: 21.5 % of GDPHonduras: 22 % of GDPCroatia: 19.6 % of GDPHaiti: 16.8 % of GDPHungary: 19.6 % of GDPIndonesia: 32.6 % of GDPIreland: 34.1 % of GDPIsrael: 22.6 % of GDPIndia: 28.2 % of GDPIraq: 14.6 % of GDPIran: 23.8 % of GDPIceland: 20.7 % of GDPItaly: 17.3 % of GDPJapan: 26.1 % of GDPKenya: 19.4 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 31.8 % of GDPCambodia: 29.5 % of GDPKiribati: 30.6 % of GDPSouth Korea: 29.9 % of GDPKuwait: 29.3 % of GDPKazakhstan: 22.7 % of GDPLaos: 29 % of GDPLebanon: 22.6 % of GDPSri Lanka: 30.1 % of GDPLesotho: 26.6 % of GDPLithuania: 19.9 % of GDPLuxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLatvia: 20.2 % of GDPLibya: 19.4 % of GDPMorocco: 28.7 % of GDPMoldova: 22.2 % of GDPMontenegro: 24.9 % of GDPMadagascar: 19 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 24.4 % of GDPMali: 25.6 % of GDPMongolia: 18.7 % of GDPMauritania: 29 % of GDPMauritius: 16.5 % of GDPMexico: 23.7 % of GDPMalaysia: 25.5 % of GDPNamibia: 21.8 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 29.6 % of GDPNiger: 28.1 % of GDPNicaragua: 27.6 % of GDPNetherlands: 19.3 % of GDPNorway: 25.8 % of GDPNepal: 28.7 % of GDPNew Zealand: 22.7 % of GDPOman: 39.3 % of GDPPanama: 38.3 % of GDPPeru: 21.4 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 18.6 % of GDPPhilippines: 25 % of GDPPakistan: 14.2 % of GDPPoland: 18.3 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 8 % of GDPPalestine: 24 % of GDPPortugal: 15.7 % of GDPPalau: 29.6 % of GDPParaguay: 19.1 % of GDPRomania: 23 % of GDPSerbia: 17 % of GDPRussia: 21.9 % of GDPRwanda: 27.5 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 25.8 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 15.9 % of GDPSudan: 9.3 % of GDPSweden: 23.9 % of GDPSingapore: 25.9 % of GDPSlovenia: 17.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.7 % of GDPSierra Leone: 17.4 % of GDPSenegal: 23.9 % of GDPSomalia: 12.8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 15.5 % of GDPSyria: 7.9 % of GDPEswatini: 17.8 % of GDPChad: 16.1 % of GDPTogo: 22.3 % of GDPThailand: 23.7 % of GDPTajikistan: 40.1 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 38.3 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 47 % of GDPTunisia: 20.5 % of GDPTürkiye: 30 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 19.6 % of GDPTanzania: 32.8 % of GDPUkraine: 15.5 % of GDPUganda: 24.9 % of GDPUnited States: 20.7 % of GDPUruguay: 16.9 % of GDPUzbekistan: 20.2 % of GDPVenezuela: 10.9 % of GDPVietnam: 29.9 % of GDPVanuatu: 25.5 % of GDPSamoa: 34.6 % of GDPYemen: 1.4 % of GDPSouth Africa: 17.4 % of GDPZambia: 36.4 % of GDPZimbabwe: 9.8 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2016. 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, 2016

Republic of the Congo: 77.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo77.8Bhutan: 56.9 % of GDPBhutan56.9Guinea: 52.4 % of GDPGuinea52.4Turkmenistan: 47 % of GDPTurkmenistan47Algeria: 43.4 % of GDPAlgeria43.4China: 41.1 % of GDPChina41.1Tajikistan: 40.1 % of GDPTajikistan40.1Maldives: 40 % of GDPMaldives40Oman: 39.3 % of GDPOman39.3Panama: 38.3 % of GDPPanama38.3Timor-Leste: 38.3 % of GDPTimor-Leste38.3Ethiopia: 37.3 % of GDPEthiopia37.3Zambia: 36.4 % of GDPZambia36.4Samoa: 34.6 % of GDPSamoa34.6Brunei: 34.4 % of GDPBrunei34.4Ireland: 34.1 % of GDPIreland34.1Tanzania: 32.8 % of GDPTanzania32.8Indonesia: 32.6 % of GDPIndonesia32.6Kyrgyzstan: 31.8 % of GDPKyrgyzstan31.8Kiribati: 30.6 % of GDPKiribati30.6Bangladesh: 30.2 % of GDPBangladesh30.2Sri Lanka: 30.1 % of GDPSri Lanka30.1Türkiye: 30 % of GDPTürkiye30Vietnam: 29.9 % of GDPVietnam29.9South Korea: 29.9 % of GDPSouth Korea29.9New Caledonia: 29.6 % of GDPNew Caledonia29.6Angola: 29.6 % of GDPAngola29.6Palau: 29.6 % of GDPPalau29.6Cambodia: 29.5 % of GDPCambodia29.5Kuwait: 29.3 % of GDPKuwait29.3Curaçao: 29.3 % of GDPCuraçao29.3Laos: 29 % of GDPLaos29Mauritania: 29 % of GDPMauritania29Nepal: 28.7 % of GDPNepal28.7Morocco: 28.7 % of GDPMorocco28.7Democratic Republic of the Congo: 28.3 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo28.3India: 28.2 % of GDPIndia28.2Niger: 28.1 % of GDPNiger28.1Djibouti: 27.7 % of GDPDjibouti27.7Nicaragua: 27.6 % of GDPNicaragua27.6Republic of the Congo: 77.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo77.8Bhutan: 56.9 % of GDPBhutan56.9Guinea: 52.4 % of GDPGuinea52.4Turkmenistan: 47 % of GDPTurkmenistan47Algeria: 43.4 % of GDPAlgeria43.4China: 41.1 % of GDPChina41.1Tajikistan: 40.1 % of GDPTajikistan40.1Maldives: 40 % of GDPMaldives40Oman: 39.3 % of GDPOman39.3Panama: 38.3 % of GDPPanama38.3Timor-Leste: 38.3 % of GDPTimor-Leste38.3Ethiopia: 37.3 % of GDPEthiopia37.3Zambia: 36.4 % of GDPZambia36.4Samoa: 34.6 % of GDPSamoa34.6Brunei: 34.4 % of GDPBrunei34.4Ireland: 34.1 % of GDPIreland34.1Tanzania: 32.8 % of GDPTanzania32.8Indonesia: 32.6 % of GDPIndonesia32.6Kyrgyzstan: 31.8 % of GDPKyrgyzstan31.8Kiribati: 30.6 % of GDPKiribati30.6Bangladesh: 30.2 % of GDPBangladesh30.2Sri Lanka: 30.1 % of GDPSri Lanka30.1Türkiye: 30 % of GDPTürkiye30Vietnam: 29.9 % of GDPVietnam29.9South Korea: 29.9 % of GDPSouth Korea29.9New Caledonia: 29.6 % of GDPNew Caledonia29.6Angola: 29.6 % of GDPAngola29.6Palau: 29.6 % of GDPPalau29.6Cambodia: 29.5 % of GDPCambodia29.5Kuwait: 29.3 % of GDPKuwait29.3Curaçao: 29.3 % of GDPCuraçao29.3Laos: 29 % of GDPLaos29Mauritania: 29 % of GDPMauritania29Nepal: 28.7 % of GDPNepal28.7Morocco: 28.7 % of GDPMorocco28.7Democratic Republic of the Congo: 28.3 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo28.3India: 28.2 % of GDPIndia28.2Niger: 28.1 % of GDPNiger28.1Djibouti: 27.7 % of GDPDjibouti27.7Nicaragua: 27.6 % of GDPNicaragua27.6
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) (NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
% of GDP		Change on 2015
1Republic of the Congo77.8-0.2 pts
2Bhutan56.9+0.8 pts
3Guinea52.4+28.4 pts
4Turkmenistan47-0.3 pts
5Algeria43.4+0.6 pts
6China41.1-0.5 pts
7Tajikistan40.1+1.4 pts
8Maldives40+6.6 pts
9Oman39.3+5.3 pts
10Panama38.3-0.9 pts
11Timor-Leste38.3+2.6 pts
12Ethiopia37.3-3.3 pts
13Zambia36.4-2 pts
14Samoa34.6-0.2 pts
15Brunei34.4-0.7 pts
16Ireland34.1+9.8 pts
17Tanzania32.8+0.9 pts
18Indonesia32.6-0.2 pts
19Kyrgyzstan31.8-0.8 pts
20Kiribati30.6-8 pts
21Bangladesh30.2+1.4 pts
22Sri Lanka30.1+1.8 pts
23Türkiye300 pts
24Vietnam29.9-0.3 pts
25South Korea29.9+0.7 pts
26New Caledonia29.6-5.5 pts
27Angola29.6+0.6 pts
28Palau29.6-0.7 pts
29Cambodia29.5+0.5 pts
30Kuwait29.3+3.8 pts
31Curaçao29.3+3 pts
32Laos29-2.5 pts
33Mauritania29-5.3 pts
34Nepal28.7+1.2 pts
35Morocco28.7+2.8 pts
36Democratic Republic of the Congo28.3+2 pts
37India28.2-0.5 pts
38Niger28.1-4.5 pts
39Djibouti27.7-2.6 pts
40Nicaragua27.6-1.6 pts
41Rwanda27.5+3.2 pts
42Gabon27-2.2 pts
43Bahrain26.8+2.4 pts
44Switzerland26.7+0.2 pts
45Lesotho26.6-1.7 pts
46Japan26.1-0.2 pts
47Georgia26+2.1 pts
48Singapore25.9-1.3 pts
49Norway25.8+1.6 pts
50Saudi Arabia25.8-3.4 pts
51Albania25.6-0.5 pts
52Mali25.6+1.8 pts
53Malaysia25.5-0.3 pts
54Vanuatu25.5+2.3 pts
55Belarus25.4-3.2 pts
56Australia25.3-0.8 pts
57Greenland25.3+1.2 pts
58Seychelles25.1-1.7 pts
59Azerbaijan25-2.8 pts
60Philippines25+2.8 pts
61Montenegro24.9+4.2 pts
62Gambia24.9+4.6 pts
63Uganda24.9+1.6 pts
64Ghana24.8-2.2 pts
65Bahamas24.8+1.2 pts
66Botswana24.5-2.6 pts
67North Macedonia24.4+0.5 pts
68Czechia24.3-1.4 pts
69Tonga24.2+0.9 pts
70Chile24.1-1.3 pts
71Palestine24+0.3 pts
72Estonia23.9-0.1 pts
73Senegal23.9+0.9 pts
74Sweden23.9+0.6 pts
75Iran23.8-1.5 pts
76Mexico23.7+0.6 pts
77Thailand23.7-0.8 pts
78Belgium23.5+0.4 pts
79Austria23.3+0.4 pts
80Côte d’Ivoire23.3-0.3 pts
81Finland23.1+1.6 pts
82Romania23-1.9 pts
83Canada22.8-1.1 pts
84New Zealand22.7-0.3 pts
85Kazakhstan22.7-0.2 pts
86Israel22.6+1.3 pts
87Lebanon22.6+0.9 pts
88Togo22.3-2.8 pts
89Moldova22.2-1.8 pts
90Dominican Republic22.2-0.4 pts
91Colombia22.1-1.2 pts
92Honduras22-1.6 pts
93Macao21.9-2.9 pts
94Russia21.9+1.3 pts
95Namibia21.8-9.2 pts
96Slovakia21.7-2.7 pts
97Hong Kong21.5-0.9 pts
98Peru21.4-1.6 pts
99Malta21.3-2.3 pts
100Bosnia and Herzegovina21.1-0.3 pts
101Denmark21+1.2 pts
102France20.9+0.4 pts
103Central African Republic20.9+0.3 pts
104Ecuador20.7-1.8 pts
105United States20.70 pts
106Bolivia20.7-0.7 pts
107Iceland20.7+1.6 pts
108Tunisia20.5-0.5 pts
109Marshall Islands20.3+2.3 pts
110Burkina Faso20.2+1.1 pts
111Uzbekistan20.2-0.5 pts
112Latvia20.2-2.1 pts
113Germany20+0.3 pts
114Lithuania19.9+0.3 pts
115Benin19.7-0.8 pts
116Hungary19.6-2.7 pts
117Croatia19.6+0.5 pts
118Trinidad and Tobago19.6-6 pts
119Cameroon19.5+0.8 pts
120Libya19.4+2.3 pts
121Kenya19.4-2.7 pts
122Fiji19.4-0.4 pts
123Netherlands19.3-2.5 pts
124Paraguay19.1-0.3 pts
125San Marino19+1.7 pts
126Madagascar190 pts
127Costa Rica18.8-0.2 pts
128Mongolia18.7+0.4 pts
129French Polynesia18.6-1.3 pts
130United Kingdom18.6+0.6 pts
131Bulgaria18.4-2.4 pts
132Poland18.3-1.9 pts
133Spain18.2-0.1 pts
134Cyprus18+5.2 pts
135Belize18+1.7 pts
136Guinea-Bissau18+1.8 pts
137Slovenia17.8-1.1 pts
138Eswatini17.8+2.7 pts
139South Africa17.4-0.6 pts
140Sierra Leone17.4-0.4 pts
141Armenia17.4-3.3 pts
142Italy17.3+0.2 pts
143Luxembourg17.3-0 pts
144Serbia17+0.2 pts
145Uruguay16.9-2.8 pts
146Haiti16.8+2.9 pts
147Equatorial Guinea16.6-8 pts
148Mauritius16.5-0.1 pts
149Chad16.1-6.2 pts
150Solomon Islands15.9-0.1 pts
151Portugal15.7+0.1 pts
152Brazil15.5-2.3 pts
153El Salvador15.5-0.2 pts
154Ukraine15.5+1.9 pts
155Iraq14.6-11.4 pts
156Egypt14.5+0.8 pts
157Argentina14.3-1.3 pts
158Pakistan14.2+0.1 pts
159Guatemala13.9-0.6 pts
160São Tomé and Príncipe13-1.4 pts
161Somalia12.8-0.3 pts
162Bermuda12.8+0.9 pts
163Comoros12.5-1 pts
164Greece11.4+0.2 pts
165Venezuela10.9-6.6 pts
166Zimbabwe9.8-0.2 pts
167Sudan9.3-3.5 pts
168Cuba8.8+0.2 pts
169Puerto Rico8-0.6 pts
170Syria7.9-5.1 pts
171Yemen1.4-0.2 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.

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.

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