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EU countries by investment share of GDP

Czechia had the highest investment share of GDP of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 25.7% of GDP. Greece had the lowest, at 11.2% of GDP. The median was 20.9% of GDP and the figure for the European Union (27) was 20.4% of GDP. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest25.7Czechia
Lowest11.2Greece
Median20.927 EU countries
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Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 22.9 % of GDPBelgium: 23.2 % of GDPBulgaria: 20.9 % of GDPCyprus: 12.8 % of GDPCzechia: 25.7 % of GDPGermany: 19.8 % of GDPDenmark: 19.8 % of GDPEstonia: 24.1 % of GDPSpain: 18.3 % of GDPFinland: 21.4 % of GDPFrance: 20.6 % of GDPGreece: 11.2 % of GDPCroatia: 19.1 % of GDPHungary: 22.3 % of GDPIreland: 24.3 % of GDPItaly: 17.1 % of GDPLithuania: 19.6 % of GDPLuxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLatvia: 22.3 % of GDPMalta: 23.7 % of GDPNetherlands: 21.8 % of GDPPoland: 20.2 % of GDPPortugal: 15.7 % of GDPRomania: 24.9 % of GDPSweden: 23.2 % of GDPSlovenia: 18.9 % of GDPSlovakia: 24.3 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2015. Source: Eurostat, Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2015

Czechia: 25.7 % of GDPCzechia25.7Romania: 24.9 % of GDPRomania24.9Slovakia: 24.3 % of GDPSlovakia24.3Ireland: 24.3 % of GDPIreland24.3Estonia: 24.1 % of GDPEstonia24.1Malta: 23.7 % of GDPMalta23.7Sweden: 23.2 % of GDPSweden23.2Belgium: 23.2 % of GDPBelgium23.2Austria: 22.9 % of GDPAustria22.9Latvia: 22.3 % of GDPLatvia22.3Hungary: 22.3 % of GDPHungary22.3Netherlands: 21.8 % of GDPNetherlands21.8Finland: 21.4 % of GDPFinland21.4Bulgaria: 20.9 % of GDPBulgaria20.9France: 20.6 % of GDPFrance20.6Poland: 20.2 % of GDPPoland20.2Denmark: 19.8 % of GDPDenmark19.8Germany: 19.8 % of GDPGermany19.8Lithuania: 19.6 % of GDPLithuania19.6Croatia: 19.1 % of GDPCroatia19.1Slovenia: 18.9 % of GDPSlovenia18.9Spain: 18.3 % of GDPSpain18.3Luxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLuxembourg17.3Italy: 17.1 % of GDPItaly17.1Portugal: 15.7 % of GDPPortugal15.7Cyprus: 12.8 % of GDPCyprus12.8Greece: 11.2 % of GDPGreece11.2Czechia: 25.7 % of GDPCzechia25.7Romania: 24.9 % of GDPRomania24.9Slovakia: 24.3 % of GDPSlovakia24.3Ireland: 24.3 % of GDPIreland24.3Estonia: 24.1 % of GDPEstonia24.1Malta: 23.7 % of GDPMalta23.7Sweden: 23.2 % of GDPSweden23.2Belgium: 23.2 % of GDPBelgium23.2Austria: 22.9 % of GDPAustria22.9Latvia: 22.3 % of GDPLatvia22.3Hungary: 22.3 % of GDPHungary22.3Netherlands: 21.8 % of GDPNetherlands21.8Finland: 21.4 % of GDPFinland21.4Bulgaria: 20.9 % of GDPBulgaria20.9France: 20.6 % of GDPFrance20.6Poland: 20.2 % of GDPPoland20.2Denmark: 19.8 % of GDPDenmark19.8Germany: 19.8 % of GDPGermany19.8Lithuania: 19.6 % of GDPLithuania19.6Croatia: 19.1 % of GDPCroatia19.1Slovenia: 18.9 % of GDPSlovenia18.9Spain: 18.3 % of GDPSpain18.3Luxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLuxembourg17.3Italy: 17.1 % of GDPItaly17.1Portugal: 15.7 % of GDPPortugal15.7Cyprus: 12.8 % of GDPCyprus12.8Greece: 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 countries2015
% of GDP		Change on 2014
1Czechia25.7+0.9 pts
2Romania24.9+0.3 pts
3Slovakia24.3+3.1 pts
4Ireland24.3+4.1 pts
5Estonia24.1-1.3 pts
6Malta23.7+6.8 pts
7Sweden23.2+0.5 pts
8Belgium23.2+0.3 pts
9Austria22.9-0.1 pts
10Latvia22.3-1.3 pts
11Hungary22.3+0.2 pts
12Netherlands21.8+4.4 pts
13Finland21.4-0.3 pts
14Bulgaria20.9-0.2 pts
15France20.6-0.4 pts
16Poland20.2+0.3 pts
17Denmark19.8+0.5 pts
18Germany19.8-0 pts
19Lithuania19.6+0.5 pts
20Croatia19.1+0.3 pts
21Slovenia18.9-0.5 pts
22Spain18.3+0.3 pts
23Luxembourg17.3-1.8 pts
24Italy17.1+0.2 pts
25Portugal15.7+0.5 pts
26Cyprus12.8-0.5 pts
27Greece11.2-0.1 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest investment share of GDP?

Czechia, with 25.7% of GDP in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest investment share of GDP?

Greece, with 11.2% of GDP in 2015.

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