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EU countries by investment share of GDP

Ireland had the highest investment share of GDP of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 34.1% of GDP. Greece had the lowest, at 11.4% of GDP. The median was 20% of GDP and the figure for the European Union (27) was 20.6% of GDP. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest34.1Ireland
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Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 23.3 % of GDPBelgium: 23.5 % of GDPBulgaria: 18.4 % of GDPCyprus: 18 % of GDPCzechia: 24.3 % of GDPGermany: 20 % of GDPDenmark: 21 % of GDPEstonia: 23.9 % of GDPSpain: 18.2 % of GDPFinland: 23.1 % of GDPFrance: 20.9 % of GDPGreece: 11.4 % of GDPCroatia: 19.6 % of GDPHungary: 19.6 % of GDPIreland: 34.1 % of GDPItaly: 17.3 % of GDPLithuania: 19.9 % of GDPLuxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLatvia: 20.2 % of GDPMalta: 21.3 % of GDPNetherlands: 19.3 % of GDPPoland: 18.4 % of GDPPortugal: 15.7 % of GDPRomania: 23 % of GDPSweden: 23.9 % of GDPSlovenia: 17.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 21.7 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2016. Source: Eurostat, Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

Ireland: 34.1 % of GDPIreland34.1Czechia: 24.3 % of GDPCzechia24.3Estonia: 23.9 % of GDPEstonia23.9Sweden: 23.9 % of GDPSweden23.9Belgium: 23.5 % of GDPBelgium23.5Austria: 23.3 % of GDPAustria23.3Finland: 23.1 % of GDPFinland23.1Romania: 23 % of GDPRomania23Slovakia: 21.7 % of GDPSlovakia21.7Malta: 21.3 % of GDPMalta21.3Denmark: 21 % of GDPDenmark21France: 20.9 % of GDPFrance20.9Latvia: 20.2 % of GDPLatvia20.2Germany: 20 % of GDPGermany20Lithuania: 19.9 % of GDPLithuania19.9Hungary: 19.6 % of GDPHungary19.6Croatia: 19.6 % of GDPCroatia19.6Netherlands: 19.3 % of GDPNetherlands19.3Bulgaria: 18.4 % of GDPBulgaria18.4Poland: 18.4 % of GDPPoland18.4Spain: 18.2 % of GDPSpain18.2Cyprus: 18 % of GDPCyprus18Slovenia: 17.8 % of GDPSlovenia17.8Italy: 17.3 % of GDPItaly17.3Luxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLuxembourg17.3Portugal: 15.7 % of GDPPortugal15.7Greece: 11.4 % of GDPGreece11.4Ireland: 34.1 % of GDPIreland34.1Czechia: 24.3 % of GDPCzechia24.3Estonia: 23.9 % of GDPEstonia23.9Sweden: 23.9 % of GDPSweden23.9Belgium: 23.5 % of GDPBelgium23.5Austria: 23.3 % of GDPAustria23.3Finland: 23.1 % of GDPFinland23.1Romania: 23 % of GDPRomania23Slovakia: 21.7 % of GDPSlovakia21.7Malta: 21.3 % of GDPMalta21.3Denmark: 21 % of GDPDenmark21France: 20.9 % of GDPFrance20.9Latvia: 20.2 % of GDPLatvia20.2Germany: 20 % of GDPGermany20Lithuania: 19.9 % of GDPLithuania19.9Hungary: 19.6 % of GDPHungary19.6Croatia: 19.6 % of GDPCroatia19.6Netherlands: 19.3 % of GDPNetherlands19.3Bulgaria: 18.4 % of GDPBulgaria18.4Poland: 18.4 % of GDPPoland18.4Spain: 18.2 % of GDPSpain18.2Cyprus: 18 % of GDPCyprus18Slovenia: 17.8 % of GDPSlovenia17.8Italy: 17.3 % of GDPItaly17.3Luxembourg: 17.3 % of GDPLuxembourg17.3Portugal: 15.7 % of GDPPortugal15.7Greece: 11.4 % of GDPGreece11.4
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat, Key indicators for sector accounts, total investment to GDP ratio (nasa_10_ki). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016
% of GDP		Change on 2015
1Ireland34.1+9.8 pts
2Czechia24.3-1.4 pts
3Estonia23.9-0.1 pts
4Sweden23.9+0.6 pts
5Belgium23.5+0.4 pts
6Austria23.3+0.4 pts
7Finland23.1+1.6 pts
8Romania23-1.9 pts
9Slovakia21.7-2.7 pts
10Malta21.3-2.3 pts
11Denmark21+1.2 pts
12France20.9+0.4 pts
13Latvia20.2-2.1 pts
14Germany20+0.3 pts
15Lithuania19.9+0.3 pts
16Hungary19.6-2.7 pts
17Croatia19.6+0.5 pts
18Netherlands19.3-2.5 pts
19Bulgaria18.4-2.4 pts
20Poland18.4-1.9 pts
21Spain18.2-0.1 pts
22Cyprus18+5.2 pts
23Slovenia17.8-1.1 pts
24Italy17.3+0.2 pts
25Luxembourg17.3-0 pts
26Portugal15.7+0.1 pts
27Greece11.4+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Which EU country has the highest investment share of GDP?

Ireland, with 34.1% of GDP in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest investment share of GDP?

Greece, with 11.4% of GDP in 2016.

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