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

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1   Lesotho: 51.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 2   Qatar: 43.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 3   China: 42.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 4   Congo, Republic of the: 40.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 5   Equatorial Guinea: 37.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 6   Vietnam: 37.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 7   Cape Verde: 37 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 8   São Tomé and Príncipe: 36.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 9   Guyana: 34.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 10   Jamaica: 34.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 11   India: 33.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 12   Armenia: 33.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 13   Moldova: 33.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 14   Latvia: 32.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 14   Turkmenistan: 32.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 16   Estonia: 31.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 17   Nicaragua: 31.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 18   Ghana: 31.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 19   Spain: 31.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 20   Belarus: 30.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 21   Montenegro: 30.5 % of GDP  2006 Time series
# 22   Honduras: 30.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 23   Kazakhstan: 30.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 24   Croatia: 30.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 25   Bulgaria: 29.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 26   Morocco: 29.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 27   Georgia: 29.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 28   Haiti: 28.9 % of GDP  2006 Time series
# 29   Korea, South: 28.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 30   Slovenia: 28.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 31   Romania: 28 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 32   Jordan: 27.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 33   Iran: 27.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 34   Iceland: 27.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 35   Ukraine: 27.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 36   Australia: 27.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 37   Thailand: 26.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 38   Lithuania: 26.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 39   Ireland: 26.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 40   Zambia: 26.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 41   Ethiopia: 25.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 41   Madagascar: 25.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 43   Greece: 25.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 43   Slovakia: 25.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 45   Kyrgyzstan: 25.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 46   Uganda: 25.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 46   Gambia, The: 25.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 48   Senegal: 25.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 49   Mauritius: 25.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 50   Yemen: 25 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 51   Singapore: 24.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 51   Indonesia: 24.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 53   Sri Lanka: 24.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 54   Algeria: 24.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 55   Burundi: 24.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 56   Bangladesh: 24.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 57   Togo: 24.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 57   Argentina: 24.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 57   Gabon: 24.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 60   Czech Republic: 24.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 61   Namibia: 23.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 62   Nigeria: 23.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 62   Venezuela: 23.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 64   Tunisia: 23.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 65   New Zealand: 23.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 65   Albania: 23.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 67   Japan: 23.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 67   Tanzania: 23.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 69   Peru: 23 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 70   Denmark: 22.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 71   Canada: 22.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 72   Colombia: 22.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 73   Bahrain: 22.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 74   Rwanda: 22 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 74   Lebanon: 22 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 76   Ecuador: 21.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 77   Poland: 21.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 77   Malaysia: 21.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 77   Portugal: 21.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 80   Costa Rica: 21.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 81   Syria: 21.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 81   France: 21.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 81   Turkey: 21.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 81   Switzerland: 21.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 86   Mozambique: 21.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 86   Pakistan: 21.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 86   Belgium: 21.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 89   Taiwan: 21.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 89   Egypt: 21.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 91   Burkina Faso: 21.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 92   Italy: 21 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 93   Hungary: 20.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 94   Mexico: 20.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 94   Norway: 20.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 94   Cyprus: 20.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 97   Kenya: 20.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 98   South Africa: 20.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 98   Chile: 20.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 98   Austria: 20.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 101   Finland: 20.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 101   United Arab Emirates: 20.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 101   Hong Kong: 20.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 104   Luxembourg: 20.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 104   Panama: 20.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 106   Serbia and Montenegro: 20.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 107   Saudi Arabia: 20 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 107   Oman: 20 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 107   Netherlands: 20 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 107   Azerbaijan: 20 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 111   Belize: 19.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 111   Kuwait: 19.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 113   Russia: 19.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 114   Papua New Guinea: 19.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 114   Benin: 19.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 116   Botswana: 19.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 116   Cambodia: 19.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 118   Eritrea: 19.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 119   Sweden: 19 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 119   Sudan: 19 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 121   Paraguay: 18.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 121   Malta: 18.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 123   Dominican Republic: 18.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 124   Swaziland: 18.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 125   Germany: 18.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 125   Israel: 18.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 127   United Kingdom: 18.2 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 128   Macedonia, Republic of: 17.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 129   Brazil: 17.6 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 130   Cameroon: 17.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 131   Guatemala: 17.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 132   Zimbabwe: 16.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 132   Trinidad and Tobago: 16.7 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 134   Bolivia: 16.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 134   El Salvador: 16.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 136   United States: 15.5 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 137   Philippines: 14.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 138   Uruguay: 13.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 139   Cuba: 13.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 139   Burma: 13.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 141   Tajikistan: 12.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 142   Chad: 11.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 143   Guinea: 11.3 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 144   Angola: 9.1 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 145   Seychelles: 8.9 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 146   Libya: 8.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
= 146   Côte d'Ivoire: 8.8 % of GDP  2007 Time series
# 148   Malawi: 8.4 % of GDP  2007 Time series
Weighted average: 23.3 % of GDP  

Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union 21.5 % 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: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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