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EU countries by investment share of GDP

Estonia had the highest investment share of GDP of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 25.3% of GDP. Greece had the lowest, at 11.2% of GDP. The median was 20% of GDP and the figure for the European Union (27) was 20% of GDP. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest25.3Estonia
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Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 23 % of GDPBelgium: 22.8 % of GDPBulgaria: 21.1 % of GDPCyprus: 13.3 % of GDPCzechia: 24.7 % of GDPGermany: 19.8 % of GDPDenmark: 19.3 % of GDPEstonia: 25.3 % of GDPSpain: 18 % of GDPFinland: 21.7 % of GDPFrance: 21 % of GDPGreece: 11.2 % of GDPCroatia: 18.8 % of GDPHungary: 22.1 % of GDPIreland: 20.2 % of GDPItaly: 16.8 % of GDPLithuania: 19.1 % of GDPLuxembourg: 19.2 % of GDPLatvia: 23.6 % of GDPMalta: 16.8 % of GDPNetherlands: 17.4 % of GDPPoland: 20 % of GDPPortugal: 15.1 % of GDPRomania: 24.6 % of GDPSweden: 22.7 % of GDPSlovenia: 19.4 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.2 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Estonia: 25.3 % of GDPEstonia25.3Czechia: 24.7 % of GDPCzechia24.7Romania: 24.6 % of GDPRomania24.6Latvia: 23.6 % of GDPLatvia23.6Austria: 23 % of GDPAustria23Belgium: 22.8 % of GDPBelgium22.8Sweden: 22.7 % of GDPSweden22.7Hungary: 22.1 % of GDPHungary22.1Finland: 21.7 % of GDPFinland21.7Slovakia: 21.2 % of GDPSlovakia21.2Bulgaria: 21.1 % of GDPBulgaria21.1France: 21 % of GDPFrance21Ireland: 20.2 % of GDPIreland20.2Poland: 20 % of GDPPoland20Germany: 19.8 % of GDPGermany19.8Slovenia: 19.4 % of GDPSlovenia19.4Denmark: 19.3 % of GDPDenmark19.3Luxembourg: 19.2 % of GDPLuxembourg19.2Lithuania: 19.1 % of GDPLithuania19.1Croatia: 18.8 % of GDPCroatia18.8Spain: 18 % of GDPSpain18Netherlands: 17.4 % of GDPNetherlands17.4Italy: 16.8 % of GDPItaly16.8Malta: 16.8 % of GDPMalta16.8Portugal: 15.1 % of GDPPortugal15.1Cyprus: 13.3 % of GDPCyprus13.3Greece: 11.2 % of GDPGreece11.2Estonia: 25.3 % of GDPEstonia25.3Czechia: 24.7 % of GDPCzechia24.7Romania: 24.6 % of GDPRomania24.6Latvia: 23.6 % of GDPLatvia23.6Austria: 23 % of GDPAustria23Belgium: 22.8 % of GDPBelgium22.8Sweden: 22.7 % of GDPSweden22.7Hungary: 22.1 % of GDPHungary22.1Finland: 21.7 % of GDPFinland21.7Slovakia: 21.2 % of GDPSlovakia21.2Bulgaria: 21.1 % of GDPBulgaria21.1France: 21 % of GDPFrance21Ireland: 20.2 % of GDPIreland20.2Poland: 20 % of GDPPoland20Germany: 19.8 % of GDPGermany19.8Slovenia: 19.4 % of GDPSlovenia19.4Denmark: 19.3 % of GDPDenmark19.3Luxembourg: 19.2 % of GDPLuxembourg19.2Lithuania: 19.1 % of GDPLithuania19.1Croatia: 18.8 % of GDPCroatia18.8Spain: 18 % of GDPSpain18Netherlands: 17.4 % of GDPNetherlands17.4Italy: 16.8 % of GDPItaly16.8Malta: 16.8 % of GDPMalta16.8Portugal: 15.1 % of GDPPortugal15.1Cyprus: 13.3 % of GDPCyprus13.3Greece: 11.2 % of GDPGreece11.2
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat, Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
% of GDP		Change on 2013
1Estonia25.3-2.2 pts
2Czechia24.7-0 pts
3Romania24.6+0.2 pts
4Latvia23.6-1.3 pts
5Austria23-0.3 pts
6Belgium22.8+0.7 pts
7Sweden22.7+0.7 pts
8Hungary22.1+1.2 pts
9Finland21.7-0.6 pts
10Slovakia21.2-0 pts
11Bulgaria21.1-0.1 pts
12France21-0.3 pts
13Ireland20.2+1.9 pts
14Poland20+1.2 pts
15Germany19.8+0.2 pts
16Slovenia19.4-0.4 pts
17Denmark19.3+0.5 pts
18Luxembourg19.2+0.7 pts
19Lithuania19.1+0.4 pts
20Croatia18.8-0.4 pts
21Spain18+0.4 pts
22Netherlands17.4-0.8 pts
23Italy16.8-0.5 pts
23Malta16.8-0.5 pts
25Portugal15.1+0.3 pts
26Cyprus13.3-0.8 pts
27Greece11.2-0.3 pts

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Gross fixed capital formation of the total economy (businesses, government and households) as a percentage of gross domestic product, both at current prices.

Includes dwellings, buildings, machinery, transport equipment and intellectual property such as software and R&D. Ireland's ratio swings with the purchases of intellectual property by multinational companies. From the annual sector accounts (ESA 2010). Households include non-profit institutions serving households. The latest years are often provisional and are revised with later transmissions.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nasa_10_ki/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki) (EU countries by investment share of GDP, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nasa_10_ki/default/table

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Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki), EU countries by investment share of GDP, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 14 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nasa_10_ki/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/investment-share-gdp/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest investment share of GDP?

Estonia, with 25.3% of GDP in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest investment share of GDP?

Greece, with 11.2% of GDP in 2014.

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