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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1 Equatorial Guinea :
0.916 $
per $1 of GDP 1998 ...
#2 Bhutan :
0.6 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#3 Kiribati :
0.563 $
per $1 of GDP 1992 ...
#4 Mauritania :
0.445 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#5 China :
0.435 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#6 Saint Kitts and Nevis :
0.432 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#7 Lesotho :
0.407 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#8 São Tomé and Príncipe :
0.378 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#9 Azerbaijan :
0.378 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#10 Micronesia, Federated States of :
0.377 $
per $1 of GDP 1983 ...
#11 Grenada :
0.356 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#12 Mongolia :
0.355 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#13 Qatar :
0.355 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#14 Vietnam :
0.354 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#15 Solomon Islands :
0.353 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#16 Maldives :
0.35 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#17 Latvia :
0.342 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#18 India :
0.334 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#19 Iran :
0.333 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#20 Suriname :
0.332 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#21 Laos :
0.32 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
0.32 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#23 East Timor :
0.32 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#24 Estonia :
0.318 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#25 Thailand :
0.316 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#26 Jamaica :
0.316 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#27 Botswana :
0.315 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#28 New Caledonia :
0.314 $
per $1 of GDP 1990 ...
#29 Croatia :
0.313 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#30 Korea, South :
0.301 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#31 Algeria :
0.3 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#32 Antigua and Barbuda :
0.3 $
per $1 of GDP 2002 ...
#33 Honduras :
0.299 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#34 Moldova :
0.298 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#35 Armenia :
0.297 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#36 Spain :
0.297 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#37 Belarus :
0.296 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#38 Haiti :
0.295 $
per $1 of GDP 2003 ...
#39 Nicaragua :
0.294 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#40 Ghana :
0.29 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#41 Nepal :
0.289 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#42 Slovakia :
0.286 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#43 Iceland :
0.286 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#44 Bulgaria :
0.28 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#45 Kazakhstan :
0.27 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#46 Yemen :
0.268 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#47 Czech Republic :
0.265 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#48 Georgia :
0.263 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#49 Ethiopia :
0.263 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#50 Sri Lanka :
0.262 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#51 Slovenia :
0.26 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#52 Zambia :
0.258 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#53 Guyana :
0.258 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#54 Morocco :
0.257 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#55 Australia :
0.257 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#56 Namibia :
0.255 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#57 Costa Rica :
0.255 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#58 Dominica :
0.251 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#59 Ireland :
0.25 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#60 Afghanistan :
0.25 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#61 Gambia, The :
0.25 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#62 Lithuania :
0.25 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#63 Turkey :
0.248 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#64 New Zealand :
0.246 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#65 Bangladesh :
0.245 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#66 United Arab Emirates :
0.244 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#67 Djibouti :
0.243 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#68 Ecuador :
0.243 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#69 Congo, Republic of the :
0.241 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#70 Greece :
0.238 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#71 Hungary :
0.237 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#72 Jordan :
0.237 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#73 Albania :
0.236 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#74 Tunisia :
0.234 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#75 Senegal :
0.234 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#76 Sudan :
0.233 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#77 Mauritius :
0.233 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#78 Malta :
0.231 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#79 Uzbekistan :
0.231 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#80 Turkmenistan :
0.23 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#81 Chile :
0.23 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#82 Japan :
0.227 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#83 Bahrain :
0.227 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#84 Mali :
0.227 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#85 Romania :
0.227 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#86 Madagascar :
0.224 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#87 Rwanda :
0.224 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#88 Portugal :
0.223 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#89 Indonesia :
0.222 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#90 Paraguay :
0.221 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#91 Mexico :
0.218 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#92 Venezuela :
0.217 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#93 Argentina :
0.215 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#94 Luxembourg :
0.214 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#95 Belgium :
0.214 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#96 Austria :
0.212 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#97 Uganda :
0.212 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#98 Cameroon :
0.212 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#99 Saint Lucia :
0.21 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#100 Canada :
0.21 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#101 Russia :
0.209 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#102 Denmark :
0.209 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#103 Nigeria :
0.209 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#104 Italy :
0.209 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#105 Norway :
0.206 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#106 Burkina Faso :
0.206 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#107 Brazil :
0.206 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#108 Hong Kong :
0.205 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#109 Belize :
0.205 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#110 Gabon :
0.205 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#111 Mozambique :
0.204 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#112 Switzerland :
0.204 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#113 Syria :
0.203 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#114 Lebanon :
0.203 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#115 France :
0.202 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#116 Trinidad and Tobago :
0.202 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#117 Finland :
0.202 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#118 Eritrea :
0.201 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#119 Vanuatu :
0.2 $
per $1 of GDP 1999 ...
#120 Macedonia, Republic of :
0.2 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#121 Dominican Republic :
0.199 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#122 Malaysia :
0.199 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#123 Cambodia :
0.197 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#124 Kuwait :
0.197 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#125 Benin :
0.196 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#126 Panama :
0.194 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#127 United States :
0.192 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#128 Barbados :
0.192 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#129 Colombia :
0.192 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#130 Bosnia and Herzegovina :
0.192 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#131 Ukraine :
0.192 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#132 Netherlands :
0.192 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#133 Guatemala :
0.19 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#134 Poland :
0.19 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#135 Tanzania :
0.189 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#136 Bahamas, The :
0.188 $
per $1 of GDP 1987 ...
#137 Cape Verde :
0.187 $
per $1 of GDP 2003 ...
#138 Cyprus :
0.187 $
per $1 of GDP 1999 ...
#139 Peru :
0.186 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#140 Singapore :
0.186 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#141 Swaziland :
0.185 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#142 Niger :
0.185 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#143 Israel :
0.185 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#144 Serbia and Montenegro :
0.184 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#145 South Africa :
0.182 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#146 Egypt :
0.18 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#147 Oman :
0.178 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#148 Togo :
0.176 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#149 Tonga :
0.175 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#150 Chad :
0.174 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#151 Germany :
0.172 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#152 Sweden :
0.171 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#153 Fiji :
0.17 $
per $1 of GDP 2004 ...
#154 Kenya :
0.168 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#155 Pakistan :
0.168 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#156 United Kingdom :
0.168 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#157 Papua New Guinea :
0.164 $
per $1 of GDP 1999 ...
#158 Saudi Arabia :
0.162 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#159 Liberia :
0.159 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#160 Puerto Rico :
0.156 $
per $1 of GDP 1991 ...
#161 Somalia :
0.155 $
per $1 of GDP 1990 ...
#162 El Salvador :
0.154 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#163 Philippines :
0.151 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#164 Sierra Leone :
0.15 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#165 Central African Republic :
0.148 $
per $1 of GDP 2002 ...
#166 Guinea-Bissau :
0.146 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#167 Malawi :
0.145 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#168 Kyrgyzstan :
0.144 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#169 Tajikistan :
0.143 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#170 Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.142 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#171 Libya :
0.14 $
per $1 of GDP 2002 ...
#172 Zimbabwe :
0.139 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#173 Bolivia :
0.137 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#174 Uruguay :
0.132 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#175 Seychelles :
0.128 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#176 Burundi :
0.121 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#177 Guinea :
0.12 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#178 Macau :
0.113 $
per $1 of GDP 2002 ...
#179 Côte d'Ivoire :
0.107 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#180 Comoros :
0.093 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
#181 Angola :
0.075 $
per $1 of GDP 2005 ...
Weighted average:
0.2 $
per $1 of GDP
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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
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