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Gross capital formation, % of GDP: ranking of countries
175 countries ranked by their latest value (2022–2025). Algeria is highest at 45.3%; Equatorial Guinea is lowest at -3.7%.
World 26.3% (2024)Median country 23.2%175 countries
Investment: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
175 shown
| # | Country | Region | Investment | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.3% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.3% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Bhutan | South Asia | 42.6% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.8% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.7% | 2025 | |
| 6 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 40.5% | 2024 | |
| 7 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.4% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.0% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Greenland | Europe & Central Asia | 36.0% | 2023 | |
| 10 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.8% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 35.0% | 2024 | |
| 12 | India | South Asia | 34.6% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 34.6% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.1% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 33.5% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 33.3% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 32.4% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.9% | 2025 | |
| 19 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 31.6% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 31.5% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 31.4% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.2% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 30.8% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Maldives | South Asia | 30.8% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.6% | 2022 | |
| 29 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 30.1% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 30.0% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 29.9% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 29.6% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 29.5% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Nepal | South Asia | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.2% | 2025 | |
| 38 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 29.1% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 28.7% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 28.5% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28.4% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 28.2% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 28.0% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 27.7% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 27.2% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 26.9% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.9% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.8% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 26.8% | 2025 | |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.6% | 2023 | |
| 54 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 26.6% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 26.4% | 2024 | |
| 56 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.3% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 26.1% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 25.7% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.7% | 2024 | |
| 64 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.6% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 25.5% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.3% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 25.0% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.7% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.6% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 24.5% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.2% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.8% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 23.7% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 23.4% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Canada | North America | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| 89 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 23.1% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 22.5% | 2025 | |
| 94 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.4% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| 98 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| 100 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 22.1% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 22.0% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.0% | 2025 | |
| 104 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 106 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 21.9% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 21.7% | 2025 | |
| 109 | United States | North America | 21.5% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 21.4% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 21.3% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 21.1% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 21.0% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.9% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 20.9% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 20.5% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.4% | 2025 | |
| 119 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.3% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.1% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 20.1% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.0% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 19.8% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.8% | 2024 | |
| 126 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 19.7% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 19.5% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.0% | 2023 | |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| 137 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 17.9% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.4% | 2025 | |
| 141 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 17.2% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.2% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.8% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.7% | 2025 | |
| 148 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 16.6% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.2% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.7% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.2% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.1% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.0% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.2% | 2025 | |
| 160 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 12.3% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Bermuda | North America | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.6% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| 170 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| 172 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3.7% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Gross capital formation (% of GDP)