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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 capita figures expressed per 1 population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Qatar | 18,534.55$ per capita | 2005 | ||
2 | Luxembourg | 17,108.72$ per capita | 2005 | ||
3 | Iceland | 15,252.63$ per capita | 2005 | ||
4 | Norway | 13,181.57$ per capita | 2005 | ||
5 | Ireland | 11,316.95$ per capita | 2004 | ||
6 | Denmark | 9,989.31$ per capita | 2005 | ||
7 | Switzerland | 9,880.6$ per capita | 2004 | ||
8 | Australia | 8,383.01$ per capita | 2004 | ||
9 | Japan | 8,133.38$ per capita | 2004 | ||
10 | Austria | 7,897.79$ per capita | 2005 | ||
11 | Spain | 7,692.64$ per capita | 2005 | ||
12 | United States | 7,642.63$ per capita | 2004 | ||
13 | Belgium | 7,563.81$ per capita | 2005 | ||
14 | Finland | 7,440.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
15 | Netherlands | 7,331.14$ per capita | 2005 | ||
16 | France | 7,042.44$ per capita | 2005 | ||
17 | United Arab Emirates | 6,986.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
18 | Sweden | 6,765.74$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 6,674.35$ per capita | 2004 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 6,466.02$ per capita | 2004 | |||
19 | Canada | 6,409.22$ per capita | 2004 | ||
20 | Kuwait | 6,288.92$ per capita | 2005 | ||
21 | Italy | 6,287.9$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 6,153.36$ per capita | 2005 | |||
22 | United Kingdom | 6,138.28$ per capita | 2005 | ||
23 | New Zealand | 5,966.76$ per capita | 2004 | ||
24 | Germany | 5,820.22$ per capita | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 5,394.15$ per capita | 2005 | |||
25 | Hong Kong | 5,254.11$ per capita | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 5,201.2$ per capita | 2005 | |||
26 | Singapore | 4,996.16$ per capita | 2005 | ||
27 | South Korea | 4,906.19$ per capita | 2005 | ||
28 | Greece | 4,817.26$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4,732.31$ per capita | 2004 | |||
29 | New Caledonia | 4,727.4$ per capita | 1990 | ||
30 | Slovenia | 4,473.14$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 4,328.39$ per capita | 2004 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 4,143.35$ per capita | 2005 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 3,982.08$ per capita | 2004 | |||
31 | Portugal | 3,875.43$ per capita | 2005 | ||
32 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,723.02$ per capita | 2004 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 3,544.16$ per capita | 2004 | |||
33 | Bahrain | 3,494.82$ per capita | 2004 | ||
34 | Israel | 3,290.59$ per capita | 2005 | ||
35 | Czech Republic | 3,219.11$ per capita | 2005 | ||
36 | Malta | 3,191.01$ per capita | 2005 | ||
37 | Estonia | 3,098.39$ per capita | 2005 | ||
38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,725.36$ per capita | 2002 | ||
39 | Croatia | 2,711.94$ per capita | 2005 | ||
40 | Cyprus | 2,614.68$ per capita | 1999 | ||
41 | Hungary | 2,563.73$ per capita | 2005 | ||
42 | Slovakia | 2,462.28$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2,425.16$ per capita | 2004 | |||
43 | Latvia | 2,350.65$ per capita | 2005 | ||
44 | Saudi Arabia | 2,176.58$ per capita | 2005 | ||
45 | The Bahamas | 2,108.02$ per capita | 1987 | ||
46 | Barbados | 1,996.86$ per capita | 2004 | ||
47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,899.05$ per capita | 2004 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 1,887.01$ per capita | 2004 | |||
48 | Lithuania | 1,878.42$ per capita | 2005 | ||
49 | Botswana | 1,843.34$ per capita | 2005 | ||
50 | Oman | 1,707.24$ per capita | 2004 | ||
51 | Macau | 1,666.41$ per capita | 2002 | ||
52 | Chile | 1,626.08$ per capita | 2005 | ||
53 | Mexico | 1,624.36$ per capita | 2005 | ||
54 | Poland | 1,512.82$ per capita | 2005 | ||
55 | Grenada | 1,471.05$ per capita | 2004 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 1,415.21$ per capita | 2005 | |||
56 | Puerto Rico | 1,411.64$ per capita | 1991 | ||
57 | Turkey | 1,246.2$ per capita | 2005 | ||
58 | Gabon | 1,194.2$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 1,182.78$ per capita | 2005 | |||
59 | Costa Rica | 1,181.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
60 | Mauritius | 1,176.66$ per capita | 2005 | ||
61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,154.66$ per capita | 2005 | ||
62 | Venezuela | 1,142.26$ per capita | 2005 | ||
63 | Jamaica | 1,141.46$ per capita | 2005 | ||
64 | Russia | 1,114.83$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 1,113.67$ per capita | 2005 | |||
65 | Lebanon | 1,108.43$ per capita | 2005 | ||
66 | Seychelles | 1,047.68$ per capita | 2005 | ||
67 | Romania | 1,034.04$ per capita | 2005 | ||
68 | Malaysia | 1,025.02$ per capita | 2005 | ||
69 | Kazakhstan | 1,018.7$ per capita | 2005 | ||
70 | Argentina | 1,014.42$ per capita | 2005 | ||
71 | Suriname | 991.67$ per capita | 2005 | ||
72 | Saint Lucia | 990.28$ per capita | 2004 | ||
73 | Dominica | 988.54$ per capita | 2005 | ||
74 | Equatorial Guinea | 975.41$ per capita | 1998 | ||
75 | Bulgaria | 964$ per capita | 2005 | ||
76 | Algeria | 933.87$ per capita | 2005 | ||
77 | South Africa | 931.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
78 | Panama | 930.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
79 | Iran | 926.35$ per capita | 2005 | ||
80 | Belarus | 895.93$ per capita | 2005 | ||
81 | Brazil | 878.53$ per capita | 2005 | ||
82 | Thailand | 869.96$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 864.56$ per capita | 2005 | |||
83 | Maldives | 813.96$ per capita | 2005 | ||
84 | Bhutan | 794.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 790.79$ per capita | 2002 | |||
85 | Belize | 776.73$ per capita | 2005 | ||
86 | Namibia | 768.76$ per capita | 2005 | ||
87 | China | 744.28$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 700.28$ per capita | 2005 | |||
88 | Ecuador | 668.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
89 | Tunisia | 668.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
90 | Uruguay | 668.51$ per capita | 2005 | ||
91 | Albania | 631.93$ per capita | 2005 | ||
92 | Dominican Republic | 620.79$ per capita | 2005 | ||
93 | Serbia and Montenegro | 598.39$ per capita | 2005 | ||
94 | Azerbaijan | 565.96$ per capita | 2005 | ||
95 | Jordan | 556.08$ per capita | 2005 | ||
96 | Peru | 527.62$ per capita | 2005 | ||
97 | Colombia | 522.15$ per capita | 2005 | ||
98 | Fiji | 521.95$ per capita | 2004 | ||
99 | Federated States of Micronesia | 498.45$ per capita | 1983 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 492.11$ per capita | 2004 | |||
100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 488.9$ per capita | 2005 | ||
101 | Libya | 488.52$ per capita | 2002 | ||
102 | Armenia | 482.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
103 | Guatemala | 478.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
104 | Swaziland | 445.65$ per capita | 2005 | ||
105 | Morocco | 440.33$ per capita | 2005 | ||
106 | Turkmenistan | 383.87$ per capita | 2005 | ||
107 | El Salvador | 380.78$ per capita | 2005 | ||
108 | Georgia | 376.05$ per capita | 2005 | ||
109 | Honduras | 343.83$ per capita | 2005 | ||
110 | Ukraine | 337.17$ per capita | 2005 | ||
111 | Lesotho | 328.94$ per capita | 2005 | ||
112 | Tonga | 323.12$ per capita | 2004 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 321.19$ per capita | 2005 | |||
113 | Sri Lanka | 313.65$ per capita | 2005 | ||
114 | Cape Verde | 308.26$ per capita | 2003 | ||
115 | Congo, Republic of the | 306.79$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 291.84$ per capita | 2005 | |||
116 | Indonesia | 289.56$ per capita | 2005 | ||
117 | Syria | 280.9$ per capita | 2005 | ||
118 | Nicaragua | 279.99$ per capita | 2005 | ||
119 | Paraguay | 274.17$ per capita | 2005 | ||
120 | Guyana | 269.82$ per capita | 2005 | ||
121 | Mauritania | 268.17$ per capita | 2005 | ||
122 | Vanuatu | 267.59$ per capita | 1999 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 264.98$ per capita | 2005 | |||
123 | Mongolia | 261.19$ per capita | 2005 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 255.06$ per capita | 2005 | |||
124 | Kiribati | 253.41$ per capita | 1992 | ||
125 | India | 245.5$ per capita | 2005 | ||
126 | Moldova | 224.19$ per capita | 2005 | ||
127 | Vietnam | 223.54$ per capita | 2005 | ||
128 | Cameroon | 218.93$ per capita | 2005 | ||
129 | Egypt | 217.76$ per capita | 2005 | ||
130 | Djibouti | 217.17$ per capita | 2005 | ||
131 | Solomon Islands | 200.83$ per capita | 2004 | ||
132 | Yemen | 192.43$ per capita | 2005 | ||
133 | Philippines | 180.54$ per capita | 2005 | ||
134 | Sudan | 177.1$ per capita | 2005 | ||
135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 170.57$ per capita | 2005 | ||
136 | Senegal | 165.09$ per capita | 2005 | ||
137 | Laos | 162.21$ per capita | 2005 | ||
138 | Zambia | 160.87$ per capita | 2005 | ||
139 | Angola | 155.13$ per capita | 2005 | ||
140 | Nigeria | 146.03$ per capita | 2005 | ||
141 | Ghana | 140.6$ per capita | 2005 | ||
142 | Bolivia | 139.75$ per capita | 2005 | ||
143 | Uzbekistan | 123.03$ per capita | 2005 | ||
144 | Pakistan | 119.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
145 | East Timor | 114.48$ per capita | 2005 | ||
146 | Papua New Guinea | 108.19$ per capita | 1999 | ||
147 | Haiti | 104.53$ per capita | 2003 | ||
148 | Bangladesh | 103.82$ per capita | 2005 | ||
149 | Benin | 99.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
150 | Chad | 97.79$ per capita | 2005 | ||
151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 96.63$ per capita | 2005 | ||
152 | Kenya | 91.86$ per capita | 2005 | ||
153 | Mali | 88.93$ per capita | 2005 | ||
154 | Cambodia | 86.54$ per capita | 2005 | ||
155 | Burkina Faso | 80.63$ per capita | 2005 | ||
156 | Nepal | 78.69$ per capita | 2005 | ||
157 | The Gambia | 76.01$ per capita | 2005 | ||
158 | Kyrgyzstan | 68.26$ per capita | 2005 | ||
159 | Mozambique | 68.24$ per capita | 2005 | ||
160 | Uganda | 64.12$ per capita | 2005 | ||
161 | Togo | 63.09$ per capita | 2005 | ||
162 | Afghanistan | 61.16$ per capita | 2005 | ||
163 | Madagascar | 60.57$ per capita | 2005 | ||
164 | Comoros | 60$ per capita | 2005 | ||
165 | Tanzania | 59.49$ per capita | 2005 | ||
166 | Rwanda | 53.35$ per capita | 2005 | ||
167 | Tajikistan | 50.48$ per capita | 2005 | ||
168 | Niger | 45.14$ per capita | 2005 | ||
169 | Eritrea | 44.29$ per capita | 2005 | ||
170 | Guinea | 43.84$ per capita | 2005 | ||
171 | Ethiopia | 41.2$ per capita | 2005 | ||
172 | Central African Republic | 39.88$ per capita | 2002 | ||
173 | Zimbabwe | 35.97$ per capita | 2005 | ||
174 | Sierra Leone | 32.44$ per capita | 2005 | ||
175 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.71$ per capita | 2005 | ||
176 | Liberia | 26.55$ per capita | 2005 | ||
177 | Malawi | 23.36$ per capita | 2005 | ||
178 | Somalia | 21.3$ per capita | 1990 | ||
179 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17.52$ per capita | 2005 | ||
180 | Burundi | 12.79$ per capita | 2005 |