DEFINITION
Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Economy Statistics > Gross capital formation > current US$ (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
United States :
2,244,300,000,000 $
2004 ...
#2
Japan :
1,039,145,000,000 $
2004 ...
#3
China :
970,916,400,000 $
2005 ...
#4
Germany :
479,990,100,000 $
2005 ...
#5
France :
428,694,300,000 $
2005 ...
#6
United Kingdom :
369,687,300,000 $
2005 ...
#7
Italy :
368,515,500,000 $
2005 ...
#8
Spain :
333,846,500,000 $
2005 ...
#9
India :
268,718,500,000 $
2005 ...
#10
Korea, South :
236,940,000,000 $
2005 ...
#11
Canada :
205,024,600,000 $
2004 ...
#12
Australia :
168,431,400,000 $
2004 ...
#13
Mexico :
167,454,100,000 $
2005 ...
#14
Brazil :
163,762,500,000 $
2005 ...
#15
Russia :
159,547,400,000 $
2005 ...
#16
Netherlands :
119,643,100,000 $
2005 ...
#17
Turkey :
89,807,730,000 $
2005 ...
#18
Belgium :
79,258,550,000 $
2005 ...
#19
Switzerland :
73,013,510,000 $
2004 ...
#20
Austria :
65,024,870,000 $
2005 ...
#21
Indonesia :
63,864,370,000 $
2005 ...
#22
Iran :
63,224,630,000 $
2005 ...
#23
Sweden :
61,054,320,000 $
2005 ...
#24
Norway :
60,942,340,000 $
2005 ...
#25
Poland :
57,737,610,000 $
2005 ...
#26
Thailand :
55,879,910,000 $
2005 ...
#27
Denmark :
54,101,880,000 $
2005 ...
#28
Greece :
53,490,860,000 $
2005 ...
#29
Saudi Arabia :
50,320,260,000 $
2005 ...
#30
Ireland :
46,042,460,000 $
2004 ...
#31
South Africa :
43,676,520,000 $
2005 ...
#32
Portugal :
40,883,600,000 $
2005 ...
#33
Argentina :
39,305,860,000 $
2005 ...
#34
Finland :
39,036,190,000 $
2005 ...
#35
Hong Kong :
36,482,430,000 $
2005 ...
#36
Czech Republic :
32,944,670,000 $
2005 ...
#37
United Arab Emirates :
31,670,800,000 $
2005 ...
#38
Algeria :
30,681,020,000 $
2005 ...
#39
Venezuela :
30,357,850,000 $
2005 ...
#40
Chile :
26,497,090,000 $
2005 ...
#41
Malaysia :
25,981,580,000 $
2005 ...
#42
Hungary :
25,860,480,000 $
2005 ...
#43
New Zealand :
24,233,380,000 $
2004 ...
#44
Colombia :
23,468,640,000 $
2005 ...
#45
Israel :
22,782,750,000 $
2005 ...
#46
Romania :
22,370,760,000 $
2005 ...
#47
Singapore :
21,692,350,000 $
2005 ...
#48
Nigeria :
20,641,780,000 $
2005 ...
#49
Pakistan :
18,647,130,000 $
2005 ...
#50
Vietnam :
18,577,470,000 $
2005 ...
#51
Egypt :
16,121,780,000 $
2005 ...
#52
Kuwait :
15,945,210,000 $
2005 ...
#53
Ukraine :
15,872,140,000 $
2005 ...
#54
Kazakhstan :
15,430,300,000 $
2005 ...
#55
Qatar :
15,065,660,000 $
2005 ...
#56
Philippines :
14,994,900,000 $
2005 ...
#57
Peru :
14,756,670,000 $
2005 ...
#58
Bangladesh :
14,724,550,000 $
2005 ...
#59
Morocco :
13,272,830,000 $
2005 ...
#60
Slovakia :
13,264,300,000 $
2005 ...
#61
Croatia :
12,050,100,000 $
2005 ...
#62
Slovenia :
8,948,507,000 $
2005 ...
#63
Ecuador :
8,849,701,000 $
2005 ...
#64
Belarus :
8,758,206,000 $
2005 ...
#65
Luxembourg :
7,813,705,000 $
2005 ...
#66
Bulgaria :
7,461,361,000 $
2005 ...
#67
Tunisia :
6,704,549,000 $
2005 ...
#68
Sudan :
6,416,790,000 $
2005 ...
#69
Lithuania :
6,413,485,000 $
2005 ...
#70
Sri Lanka :
6,155,451,000 $
2005 ...
#71
Guatemala :
6,028,600,000 $
2005 ...
#72
Dominican Republic :
5,878,644,000 $
2005 ...
#73
Latvia :
5,407,664,000 $
2005 ...
#74
Syria :
5,349,294,000 $
2005 ...
#75
Costa Rica :
5,113,511,000 $
2005 ...
#76
Puerto Rico :
5,036,000,000 $
1991 ...
#77
Serbia and Montenegro :
4,825,580,000 $
2005 ...
#78
Azerbaijan :
4,747,265,000 $
2005 ...
#79
Iceland :
4,526,219,000 $
2005 ...
#80
Lebanon :
4,445,626,000 $
2005 ...
#81
Oman :
4,325,869,000 $
2004 ...
#82
Estonia :
4,170,742,000 $
2005 ...
#83
Yemen :
4,036,240,000 $
2005 ...
#84
Cameroon :
3,573,285,000 $
2005 ...
#85
Botswana :
3,253,351,000 $
2005 ...
#86
Uzbekistan :
3,219,309,000 $
2005 ...
#87
Kenya :
3,146,782,000 $
2005 ...
#88
Ghana :
3,109,130,000 $
2005 ...
#89
Jamaica :
3,030,006,000 $
2005 ...
#90
Jordan :
3,009,199,000 $
2005 ...
#91
Panama :
3,006,905,000 $
2005 ...
#92
Ethiopia :
2,936,121,000 $
2005 ...
#93
Libya :
2,696,194,000 $
2002 ...
#94
El Salvador :
2,620,100,000 $
2005 ...
#95
Bahrain :
2,501,662,000 $
2004 ...
#96
Honduras :
2,477,211,000 $
2005 ...
#97
Angola :
2,472,918,000 $
2005 ...
#98
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,471,251,000 $
2004 ...
#99
Tanzania :
2,288,925,000 $
2005 ...
#100
Uruguay :
2,209,925,000 $
2005 ...
#101
Nepal :
2,135,094,000 $
2005 ...
#102
Albania :
1,977,754,000 $
2005 ...
#103
Senegal :
1,924,667,000 $
2005 ...
#104
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1,910,164,000 $
2005 ...
#105
Zambia :
1,877,043,000 $
2005 ...
#106
Turkmenistan :
1,855,361,000 $
2005 ...
#107
Uganda :
1,847,709,000 $
2005 ...
#108
Afghanistan :
1,830,447,000 $
2005 ...
#109
Cyprus :
1,795,503,000 $
1999 ...
#110
Côte d'Ivoire :
1,754,230,000 $
2005 ...
#111
Georgia :
1,682,590,000 $
2005 ...
#112
Gabon :
1,652,586,000 $
2005 ...
#113
Paraguay :
1,617,237,000 $
2005 ...
#114
Namibia :
1,561,553,000 $
2005 ...
#115
Mauritius :
1,462,889,000 $
2005 ...
#116
Armenia :
1,455,439,000 $
2005 ...
#117
Nicaragua :
1,441,750,000 $
2005 ...
#118
Mozambique :
1,350,597,000 $
2005 ...
#119
Malta :
1,287,572,000 $
2005 ...
#120
Bolivia :
1,283,225,000 $
2005 ...
#121
Congo, Republic of the :
1,226,804,000 $
2005 ...
#122
Cambodia :
1,217,715,000 $
2005 ...
#123
Mali :
1,202,242,000 $
2005 ...
#124
Macedonia, Republic of :
1,152,156,000 $
2005 ...
#125
Madagascar :
1,126,945,000 $
2005 ...
#126
Burkina Faso :
1,066,616,000 $
2005