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Economy Statistics > Investment (gross fixed) (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Azerbaijan: 44.9 % of GDP  
#2  China: 44.3 % of GDP  
#3  Seychelles: 44.2 % of GDP  
#4  Senegal: 41 % of GDP  
#5  São Tomé and Príncipe: 35.2 % of GDP  
#6  Equatorial Guinea: 34.1 % of GDP  
#7  Qatar: 33.2 % of GDP  
#8  Vietnam: 32.6 % of GDP  
#9  Estonia: 32.4 % of GDP  
#10  Lesotho: 32 % of GDP  
#11  Guyana: 31.5 % of GDP  
#12  Iceland: 31.4 % of GDP  
#13  Latvia: 31.4 % of GDP  
#14  Jamaica: 30.8 % of GDP  
#15  Iran: 30 % of GDP  
#16  Georgia: 30 % of GDP  
#17  Nicaragua: 29.8 % of GDP  
#18  Spain: 29.4 % of GDP  
#19  India: 29.2 % of GDP  
#20  Ghana: 29 % of GDP  
#21  Turkmenistan: 28.8 % of GDP  
#22  Thailand: 28.7 % of GDP  
#23  Croatia: 28.5 % of GDP  
#24  Korea, South: 28.4 % of GDP  
#25  Sri Lanka: 28.2 % of GDP  
#26  Ireland: 28 % of GDP  
#27  Slovakia: 27.6 % of GDP  
#28  Haiti: 27.4 % of GDP  
#29  Congo, Republic of the: 27.2 % of GDP  
#30  Kazakhstan: 27 % of GDP  
#31  Australia: 26.8 % of GDP  
#32  Zambia: 26.5 % of GDP  
#33  Nigeria: 26.4 % of GDP  
#34  Kuwait: 26.4 % of GDP  
#35  Madagascar: 26.3 % of GDP  
#36  Czech Republic: 26.2 % of GDP  
#37  Belarus: 25.9 % of GDP  
#38  Greece: 25.9 % of GDP  
#39  Slovenia: 25.6 % of GDP  
#40  Cape Verde: 25.5 % of GDP  
#41  Sudan: 25.3 % of GDP  
#42  Malta: 25.1 % of GDP  
#43  Romania: 25 % of GDP  
#44  Namibia: 25 % of GDP  
#45  Bangladesh: 24.9 % of GDP  
#46  Jordan: 24.8 % of GDP  
#47  Moldova: 24.8 % of GDP  
#48  Albania: 24.5 % of GDP  
#49  Eritrea: 24.5 % of GDP  
#50  United Arab Emirates: 24.3 % of GDP  
#51  Bulgaria: 23.8 % of GDP  
#52  Honduras: 23.7 % of GDP  
#53  Japan: 23.7 % of GDP  
#54  Mauritius: 23.6 % of GDP  
#55  Uganda: 23.5 % of GDP  
#56  Hungary: 23.4 % of GDP  
#57  Algeria: 23.4 % of GDP  
#58  Lithuania: 23 % of GDP  
#59  Ukraine: 22.9 % of GDP  
#60  Colombia: 22.8 % of GDP  
#61  Ecuador: 22.6 % of GDP  
#62  Argentina: 22.6 % of GDP  
#63  Togo: 22.4 % of GDP  
#64  Gabon: 22.4 % of GDP  
#65  Tunisia: 22.3 % of GDP  
#66  Denmark: 22.2 % of GDP  
#67  Syria: 22.1 % of GDP  
#68  New Zealand: 22 % of GDP  
#69  Switzerland: 21.8 % of GDP  
#70  Botswana: 21.8 % of GDP  
#71  Singapore: 21.8 % of GDP  
#72  Morocco: 21.7 % of GDP  
#73  Mozambique: 21.5 % of GDP  
#74  Canada: 21.3 % of GDP  
#75  Bahrain: 21.1 % of GDP  
#76  Hong Kong: 21.1 % of GDP  
#77  Chile: 21 % of GDP  
#78  Austria: 21 % of GDP  
#79  Armenia: 20.9 % of GDP  
#80  Portugal: 20.9 % of GDP  
#81  Italy: 20.8 % of GDP  
#82  Burkina Faso: 20.5 % of GDP  
#83  Peru: 20.3 % of GDP  
#84  Gambia, The: 20.3 % of GDP  
#85  Indonesia: 20.3 % of GDP  
#86  Brazil: 20.2 % of GDP  
#87  Turkey: 20.1 % of GDP  
#88  Mexico: 20 % of GDP  
#89  Ethiopia: 20 % of GDP  
#90  France: 20 % of GDP  
#91  Tajikistan: 19.9 % of GDP  
#92  Malaysia: 19.9 % of GDP  
#93  Rwanda: 19.8 % of GDP  
#94  Venezuela: 19.8 % of GDP  
#95  Belgium: 19.4 % of GDP  
#96  Costa Rica: 19.4 % of GDP  
#97  Paraguay: 19.3 % of GDP  
#98  Netherlands: 19.3 % of GDP  
#99  Egypt: 19.2 % of GDP  
#100  Papua New Guinea: 19.2 % of GDP  
#101  Poland: 19.2 % of GDP  
#102  Kenya: 19.2 % of GDP  
#103  Benin: 19.1 % of GDP  
#104  Norway: 19.1 % of GDP  
#105  Trinidad and Tobago: 19.1 % of GDP  
#106  Tanzania: 19 % of GDP  
#107  Finland: 18.9 % of GDP  
#108  Cambodia: 18.7 % of GDP  
#109  Taiwan: 18.4 % of GDP  
#110  Luxembourg: 18.3 % of GDP  
#111  Belize: 18.2 % of GDP  
#112  Russia: 18.2 % of GDP  
#113  Lebanon: 17.8 % of GDP  
#114  Guinea: 17.6 % of GDP  
#115  Sweden: 17.6 % of GDP  
#116  Panama: 17.5 % of GDP  
#117  Germany: 17.3 % of GDP  
#118  Israel: 17.3 % of GDP  
#119  United Kingdom: 17.2 % of GDP  
#120  South Africa: 17.1 % of GDP  
#121  Cameroon: 16.8 % of GDP  
#122  United States: 16.6 % of GDP  
#123  El Salvador: 16.2 % of GDP  
#124  Saudi Arabia: 16.2 % of GDP  
#125  Zimbabwe: 16.1 % of GDP  
#126  Yemen: 15.7 % of GDP  
#127  Pakistan: 15.6 % of GDP  
#128  Dominican Republic: 15.5 % of GDP  
#129  Guatemala: 15.5 % of GDP  
#130  Kyrgyzstan: 15.5 % of GDP  
#131  Swaziland: 15.5 % of GDP  
#132  Angola: 14.6 % of GDP  
#133  Philippines: 14.6 % of GDP  
#134  Oman: 14.2 % of GDP  
#135  Serbia and Montenegro: 14.2 % of GDP  
#136  Uruguay: 13.6 % of GDP  
#137  Bolivia: 12.4 % of GDP  
#138  Cuba: 11.9 % of GDP  
#139  Burundi: 11.9 % of GDP  
#140  Burma: 11.8 % of GDP  
#141  Côte d'Ivoire: 11.8 % of GDP  
#142  Macedonia, Republic of: 9.2 % of GDP  
#143  Chad: 9.2 % of GDP  
#144  Malawi: 9.2 % of GDP  
#145  Libya: 7.4 % of GDP  
Weighted average: 22.3 % of GDP   


DEFINITION: This entry records total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes invesment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007

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