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CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
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.
Economy Statistics > Investment (gross fixed) (most recent) by country
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| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | Azerbaijan: |
44.9 % of GDP
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| #2 | China: |
44.3 % of GDP
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| #3 | Seychelles: |
44.2 % of GDP
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| #4 | Senegal: |
41 % of GDP
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| #5 | São Tomé and Príncipe: |
35.2 % of GDP
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| #6 | Equatorial Guinea: |
34.1 % of GDP
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| #7 | Qatar: |
33.2 % of GDP
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| #8 | Vietnam: |
32.6 % of GDP
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| #9 | Estonia: |
32.4 % of GDP
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| #10 | Lesotho: |
32 % of GDP
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| #11 | Guyana: |
31.5 % of GDP
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| #12 | Iceland: |
31.4 % of GDP
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| #13 | Latvia: |
31.4 % of GDP
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| #14 | Jamaica: |
30.8 % of GDP
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| #15 | Iran: |
30 % of GDP
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| #16 | Georgia: |
30 % of GDP
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| #17 | Nicaragua: |
29.8 % of GDP
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| #18 | Spain: |
29.4 % of GDP
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| #19 | India: |
29.2 % of GDP
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| #20 | Ghana: |
29 % of GDP
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| #21 | Turkmenistan: |
28.8 % of GDP
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| #22 | Thailand: |
28.7 % of GDP
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| #23 | Croatia: |
28.5 % of GDP
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| #24 | Korea, South: |
28.4 % of GDP
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| #25 | Sri Lanka: |
28.2 % of GDP
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| #26 | Ireland: |
28 % of GDP
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| #27 | Slovakia: |
27.6 % of GDP
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| #28 | Haiti: |
27.4 % of GDP
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| #29 | Congo, Republic of the: |
27.2 % of GDP
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| #30 | Kazakhstan: |
27 % of GDP
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| #31 | Australia: |
26.8 % of GDP
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| #32 | Zambia: |
26.5 % of GDP
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| #33 | Nigeria: |
26.4 % of GDP
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| #34 | Kuwait: |
26.4 % of GDP
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| #35 | Madagascar: |
26.3 % of GDP
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| #36 | Czech Republic: |
26.2 % of GDP
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| #37 | Belarus: |
25.9 % of GDP
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| #38 | Greece: |
25.9 % of GDP
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| #39 | Slovenia: |
25.6 % of GDP
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| #40 | Cape Verde: |
25.5 % of GDP
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| #41 | Sudan: |
25.3 % of GDP
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| #42 | Malta: |
25.1 % of GDP
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| #43 | Romania: |
25 % of GDP
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| #44 | Namibia: |
25 % of GDP
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| #45 | Bangladesh: |
24.9 % of GDP
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| #46 | Jordan: |
24.8 % of GDP
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| #47 | Moldova: |
24.8 % of GDP
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| #48 | Albania: |
24.5 % of GDP
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| #49 | Eritrea: |
24.5 % of GDP
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| #50 | United Arab Emirates: |
24.3 % of GDP
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| #51 | Bulgaria: |
23.8 % of GDP
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| #52 | Honduras: |
23.7 % of GDP
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| #53 | Japan: |
23.7 % of GDP
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| #54 | Mauritius: |
23.6 % of GDP
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| #55 | Uganda: |
23.5 % of GDP
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| #56 | Hungary: |
23.4 % of GDP
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| #57 | Algeria: |
23.4 % of GDP
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| #58 | Lithuania: |
23 % of GDP
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| #59 | Ukraine: |
22.9 % of GDP
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| #60 | Colombia: |
22.8 % of GDP
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| #61 | Ecuador: |
22.6 % of GDP
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| #62 | Argentina: |
22.6 % of GDP
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| #63 | Togo: |
22.4 % of GDP
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| #64 | Gabon: |
22.4 % of GDP
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| #65 | Tunisia: |
22.3 % of GDP
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| #66 | Denmark: |
22.2 % of GDP
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| #67 | Syria: |
22.1 % of GDP
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| #68 | New Zealand: |
22 % of GDP
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| #69 | Switzerland: |
21.8 % of GDP
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| #70 | Botswana: |
21.8 % of GDP
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| #71 | Singapore: |
21.8 % of GDP
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| #72 | Morocco: |
21.7 % of GDP
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| #73 | Mozambique: |
21.5 % of GDP
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| #74 | Canada: |
21.3 % of GDP
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| #75 | Bahrain: |
21.1 % of GDP
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| #76 | Hong Kong: |
21.1 % of GDP
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| #77 | Chile: |
21 % of GDP
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| #78 | Austria: |
21 % of GDP
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| #79 | Armenia: |
20.9 % of GDP
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| #80 | Portugal: |
20.9 % of GDP
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| #81 | Italy: |
20.8 % of GDP
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| #82 | Burkina Faso: |
20.5 % of GDP
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| #83 | Peru: |
20.3 % of GDP
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| #84 | Gambia, The: |
20.3 % of GDP
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| #85 | Indonesia: |
20.3 % of GDP
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| #86 | Brazil: |
20.2 % of GDP
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| #87 | Turkey: |
20.1 % of GDP
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| #88 | Mexico: |
20 % of GDP
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| #89 | Ethiopia: |
20 % of GDP
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| #90 | France: |
20 % of GDP
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| #91 | Tajikistan: |
19.9 % of GDP
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| #92 | Malaysia: |
19.9 % of GDP
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| #93 | Rwanda: |
19.8 % of GDP
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| #94 | Venezuela: |
19.8 % of GDP
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| #95 | Belgium: |
19.4 % of GDP
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| #96 | Costa Rica: |
19.4 % of GDP
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| #97 | Paraguay: |
19.3 % of GDP
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| #98 | Netherlands: |
19.3 % of GDP
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| #99 | Egypt: |
19.2 % of GDP
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| #100 | Papua New Guinea: |
19.2 % of GDP
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| #101 | Poland: |
19.2 % of GDP
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| #102 | Kenya: |
19.2 % of GDP
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| #103 | Benin: |
19.1 % of GDP
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| #104 | Norway: |
19.1 % of GDP
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| #105 | Trinidad and Tobago: |
19.1 % of GDP
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| #106 | Tanzania: |
19 % of GDP
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| #107 | Finland: |
18.9 % of GDP
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| #108 | Cambodia: |
18.7 % of GDP
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| #109 | Taiwan: |
18.4 % of GDP
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| #110 | Luxembourg: |
18.3 % of GDP
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| #111 | Belize: |
18.2 % of GDP
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| #112 | Russia: |
18.2 % of GDP
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| #113 | Lebanon: |
17.8 % of GDP
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| #114 | Guinea: |
17.6 % of GDP
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| #115 | Sweden: |
17.6 % of GDP
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| #116 | Panama: |
17.5 % of GDP
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| #117 | Germany: |
17.3 % of GDP
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| #118 | Israel: |
17.3 % of GDP
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| #119 | United Kingdom: |
17.2 % of GDP
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| #120 | South Africa: |
17.1 % of GDP
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| #121 | Cameroon: |
16.8 % of GDP
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| #122 | United States: |
16.6 % of GDP
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| #123 | El Salvador: |
16.2 % of GDP
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| #124 | Saudi Arabia: |
16.2 % of GDP
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| #125 | Zimbabwe: |
16.1 % of GDP
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| #126 | Yemen: |
15.7 % of GDP
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| #127 | Pakistan: |
15.6 % of GDP
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| #128 | Dominican Republic: |
15.5 % of GDP
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| #129 | Guatemala: |
15.5 % of GDP
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| #130 | Kyrgyzstan: |
15.5 % of GDP
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| #131 | Swaziland: |
15.5 % of GDP
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| #132 | Angola: |
14.6 % of GDP
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| #133 | Philippines: |
14.6 % of GDP
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| #134 | Oman: |
14.2 % of GDP
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| #135 | Serbia and Montenegro: |
14.2 % of GDP
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| #136 | Uruguay: |
13.6 % of GDP
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| #137 | Bolivia: |
12.4 % of GDP
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| #138 | Cuba: |
11.9 % of GDP
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| #139 | Burundi: |
11.9 % of GDP
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| #140 | Burma: |
11.8 % of GDP
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| #141 | Côte d'Ivoire: |
11.8 % of GDP
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| #142 | Macedonia, Republic of: |
9.2 % of GDP
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| #143 | Chad: |
9.2 % of GDP
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| #144 | Malawi: |
9.2 % of GDP
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| #145 | Libya: |
7.4 % of GDP
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Weighted average: |
22.3 % of GDP
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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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