Investment (gross capital formation)
% of GDP · showing the worst first
178 of 216 countries report a figure for investment (gross capital formation)
World average: 23.3%
| Rank | Country | Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #178 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.7% | 2025 | |
| #177 | Sudan | 0.7% | 2025 | |
| #176 | Lebanon | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| #175 | Djibouti | 1.6% | 2025 | |
| #174 | Venezuela | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| #173 | Yemen | 6.2% | 2018 | |
| #172 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 8.7% | 2025 | |
| #171 | Zimbabwe | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| #170 | Central African Republic | 9.3% | 2025 | |
| #169 | Ghana | 9.9% | 2024 | |
| #168 | Angola | 10.6% | 2024 | |
| #167 | Bermuda | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| #166 | Comoros | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| #165 | Haiti | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| #164 | Macau | 12.3% | 2025 | |
| #163 | Egypt | 12.9% | 2025 | |
| #162 | South Africa | 13.9% | 2025 | |
| #161 | Puerto Rico | 14.2% | 2025 | |
| #160 | Libya | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| #159 | Pakistan | 14.3% | 2025 | |
| #158 | Eswatini | 15.0% | 2024 | |
| #157 | Kuwait | 15.1% | 2024 | |
| #156 | Tunisia | 15.2% | 2025 | |
| #155 | Luxembourg | 15.5% | 2025 | |
| #154 | Malawi | 15.7% | 2025 | |
| #153 | Costa Rica | 15.8% | 2025 | |
| #152 | Argentina | 16.1% | 2025 | |
| #151 | Uruguay | 16.2% | 2025 | |
| #150 | San Marino | 16.6% | 2023 | |
| #149 | Colombia | 16.7% | 2025 | |
| #148 | Guatemala | 16.8% | 2025 | |
| #147 | Kenya | 17.0% | 2025 | |
| #146 | Brazil | 17.1% | 2025 | |
| #145 | Afghanistan | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| #144 | Burkina Faso | 17.2% | 2025 | |
| #143 | Greece | 17.2% | 2025 | |
| #142 | Cape Verde | 17.4% | 2025 | |
| #141 | Poland | 17.9% | 2025 | |
| #140 | Bolivia | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| #139 | Hong Kong | 18.3% | 2025 | |
| #138 | Namibia | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| #137 | Malta | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| #136 | Seychelles | 18.7% | 2025 | |
| #135 | Azerbaijan | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| #134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.0% | 2023 | |
| #133 | Iraq | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| #132 | Cyprus | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| #131 | Ivory Coast | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| #130 | Cameroon | 19.3% | 2025 | |
| #129 | Solomon Islands | 19.5% | 2024 | |
| #128 | United Kingdom | 19.7% | 2025 | |
| #127 | Belize | 19.8% | 2024 | |
| #126 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 19.8% | 2025 | |
| #125 | Mauritius | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| #124 | Mali | 20.0% | 2025 | |
| #123 | Slovakia | 20.1% | 2025 | |
| #122 | Ethiopia | 20.1% | 2025 | |
| #121 | Peru | 20.3% | 2025 | |
| #120 | Chad | 20.4% | 2025 | |
| #119 | Malaysia | 20.5% | 2025 | |
| #118 | Ukraine | 20.8% | 2025 | |
| #117 | Fiji | 20.9% | 2024 | |
| #116 | Ecuador | 20.9% | 2025 | |
| #115 | Portugal | 21.0% | 2025 | |
| #114 | Marshall Islands | 21.1% | 2024 | |
| #113 | Georgia | 21.3% | 2025 | |
| #112 | Spain | 21.4% | 2025 | |
| #111 | United States | 21.5% | 2024 | |
| #110 | Bulgaria | 21.7% | 2025 | |
| #109 | Finland | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| #108 | French Polynesia | 21.9% | 2024 | |
| #107 | Germany | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| #106 | France | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| #105 | Niger | 22.0% | 2025 | |
| #104 | Slovenia | 22.0% | 2025 | |
| #103 | Thailand | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| #102 | New Caledonia | 22.1% | 2024 | |
| #101 | Denmark | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| #100 | Philippines | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| #99 | Hungary | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| #98 | Lithuania | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| #97 | Italy | 22.2% | 2025 | |
| #96 | Togo | 22.4% | 2023 | |
| #95 | Singapore | 22.5% | 2025 | |
| #94 | Mexico | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| #93 | Uganda | 22.6% | 2025 | |
| #92 | Ireland | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| #91 | New Zealand | 23.1% | 2024 | |
| #90 | Canada | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| #89 | Sierra Leone | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| #88 | Norway | 23.2% | 2025 | |
| #87 | Serbia | 23.4% | 2025 | |
| #86 | Austria | 23.7% | 2025 | |
| #85 | Zambia | 23.8% | 2024 | |
| #84 | Latvia | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| #83 | Chile | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| #82 | Madagascar | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| #81 | Honduras | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| #80 | Moldova | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| #79 | Mozambique | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| #78 | Armenia | 24.2% | 2025 | |
| #77 | Cuba | 24.2% | 2024 | |
| #76 | Israel | 24.3% | 2025 | |
| #75 | Australia | 24.5% | 2025 | |
| #74 | Croatia | 24.6% | 2025 | |
| #73 | Dominican Republic | 24.7% | 2025 | |
| #72 | Gabon | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| #71 | Oman | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| #70 | Estonia | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| #69 | Albania | 25.0% | 2024 | |
| #68 | Paraguay | 25.3% | 2025 | |
| #67 | Sweden | 25.5% | 2025 | |
| #66 | Palestine | 25.6% | 2025 | |
| #65 | Aruba | 25.7% | 2024 | |
| #64 | Belgium | 25.7% | 2025 | |
| #63 | Nicaragua | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| #62 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.8% | 2025 | |
| #61 | Russia | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| #60 | Romania | 25.9% | 2025 | |
| #59 | Vanuatu | 26.1% | 2024 | |
| #58 | El Salvador | 26.3% | 2025 | |
| #57 | Tonga | 26.4% | 2024 | |
| #56 | Iceland | 26.6% | 2025 | |
| #55 | United Arab Emirates | 26.6% | 2023 | |
| #54 | Czech Republic | 26.8% | 2025 | |
| #53 | The Bahamas | 26.8% | 2024 | |
| #52 | Senegal | 26.9% | 2025 | |
| #51 | Montenegro | 26.9% | 2025 | |
| #50 | Belarus | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| #49 | Brunei | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| #48 | Kazakhstan | 27.2% | 2024 | |
| #47 | Japan | 27.7% | 2024 | |
| #46 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.0% | 2025 | |
| #45 | Somalia | 28.1% | 2025 | |
| #44 | Faroe Islands | 28.2% | 2024 | |
| #43 | Bahrain | 28.4% | 2024 | |
| #42 | Bangladesh | 28.5% | 2025 | |
| #41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.7% | 2025 | |
| #40 | Laos | 29.0% | 2016 | |
| #39 | South Korea | 29.1% | 2025 | |
| #38 | Botswana | 29.2% | 2025 | |
| #37 | Republic of the Congo | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| #36 | Nepal | 29.4% | 2025 | |
| #35 | Switzerland | 29.5% | 2025 | |
| #34 | Sri Lanka | 29.6% | 2025 | |
| #33 | Kiribati | 29.9% | 2024 | |
| #32 | Samoa | 30.0% | 2025 | |
| #31 | Timor-Leste | 30.1% | 2024 | |
| #30 | Indonesia | 30.6% | 2025 | |
| #29 | Qatar | 30.6% | 2022 | |
| #28 | Maldives | 30.8% | 2024 | |
| #27 | Vietnam | 30.8% | 2025 | |
| #26 | Lesotho | 31.2% | 2025 | |
| #25 | Mongolia | 31.4% | 2025 | |
| #24 | Cambodia | 31.5% | 2025 | |
| #23 | Saudi Arabia | 31.6% | 2025 | |
| #22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| #21 | Turkey | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| #20 | North Macedonia | 31.7% | 2025 | |
| #19 | Morocco | 31.9% | 2025 | |
| #18 | Tajikistan | 32.4% | 2024 | |
| #17 | Uzbekistan | 33.3% | 2025 | |
| #16 | Panama | 33.5% | 2024 | |
| #15 | Rwanda | 34.1% | 2025 | |
| #14 | Kosovo | 34.6% | 2025 | |
| #13 | India | 34.6% | 2025 | |
| #12 | Palau | 35.0% | 2024 | |
| #11 | Benin | 35.8% | 2025 | |
| #10 | Greenland | 36.0% | 2023 | |
| #9 | Guinea | 37.0% | 2025 | |
| #8 | The Gambia | 40.4% | 2025 | |
| #7 | People's Republic of China | 40.5% | 2024 | |
| #6 | Tanzania | 40.7% | 2025 | |
| #5 | Curaçao | 41.1% | 2018 | |
| #4 | Iran | 41.8% | 2025 | |
| #3 | Bhutan | 42.6% | 2024 | |
| #2 | Mauritania | 44.3% | 2025 | |
| #1 | Algeria | 45.3% | 2025 | |
| — | American Samoa | — | — | |
| — | Andorra | — | — | |
| — | Antigua and Barbuda | — | — | |
| — | Barbados | — | — | |
| — | British Virgin Islands | — | — | |
| — | Burundi | — | — | |
| — | Cayman Islands | — | — | |
| — | Dominica | — | — | |
| — | Eritrea | — | — | |
| — | Gibraltar | — | — | |
| — | Grenada | — | — | |
| — | Guam | — | — | |
| — | Guyana | — | — | |
| — | Isle of Man | — | — | |
| — | Jamaica | — | — | |
| — | Jordan | — | — | |
| — | North Korea | — | — | |
| — | Liberia | — | — | |
| — | Liechtenstein | — | — | |
| — | Federated States of Micronesia | — | — | |
| — | Monaco | — | — | |
| — | Myanmar | — | — | |
| — | Nauru | — | — | |
| — | Nigeria | — | — | |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | — | — | |
| — | Papua New Guinea | — | — | |
| — | Sint Maarten | — | — | |
| — | South Sudan | — | — | |
| — | Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | — | |
| — | Saint Lucia | — | — | |
| — | Saint-Martin | — | — | |
| — | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | — | |
| — | Suriname | — | — | |
| — | Syria | — | — | |
| — | Turkmenistan | — | — | |
| — | Turks and Caicos Islands | — | — | |
| — | Tuvalu | — | — | |
| — | United States Virgin Islands | — | — |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)