How much of the economy goes to investment?

Gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets and inventories) as a share of GDP — how much an economy reinvests in its productive capacity.

World Bank Open Data NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · 1960–2024

As of 2024, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. is highest at 47.8% (1983), and Djibouti lowest at 0.3%; the median across 185 countries is 23.4%.

Highest (latest) 47.8% Micronesia, Fed. Sts. · 1983
Lowest (latest) 0.3% Djibouti · 2024
Countries 185 % of GDP

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United StatesChinaIndiaGermany
% of GDP20%30%40%1960198020002020USA 21.8%CHN 40.6%IND 32.9%DEU 21.5%
Ranked as of 2024 · 185 countries · range 1960–2024value in % of GDP
#Country% of GDPAs of
Pinned
8China40.6%
21India32.9%
110United States21.8%
114Germany21.5%
All countries
1Micronesia, Fed. Sts.47.8%1983
2Turkmenistan47.2%2012
3Bhutan45.3%2023
4Iran, Islamic Rep.44.4%
5Mauritania43.1%
6Algeria41.1%
7Curacao41.1%2018
9Tanzania39.8%
10Vanuatu38.3%2022
11Senegal37.5%
12Suriname36.2%2010
13Greenland36.0%2023
14Botswana36.0%
15Palau35.6%2023
16Mongolia35.5%
17Benin35.1%
18Kosovo34.0%
19Panama33.5%
20Uzbekistan33.3%
22Congo, Dem. Rep.32.5%
23Guyana32.3%2005
24Cambodia32.2%
25Guinea32.1%
26Tajikistan31.6%2023
27Indonesia31.4%
28Maldives30.8%
29Turkiye30.7%
30Bangladesh30.7%
31Qatar30.6%2022
32North Macedonia30.6%
33Viet Nam30.6%
34Nepal30.4%
35Saudi Arabia30.2%
36Timor-Leste30.1%
37Morocco30.1%
38Korea, Rep.30.0%
39Gambia, The29.9%
40Kyrgyz Republic29.8%
41Samoa29.0%
42Lao PDR29.0%2016
43Bahrain28.4%
44Iraq28.2%
45Faroe Islands28.2%
46Brunei Darussalam27.9%
47Bosnia and Herzegovina27.5%
48Lesotho27.2%2023
49Kazakhstan27.2%
50Dominican Republic27.0%
51Switzerland27.0%
52Sri Lanka27.0%
53Congo, Rep.26.8%
54Bahamas, The26.8%
55Chad26.8%
56Somalia, Fed. Rep.26.8%
57United Arab Emirates26.6%2023
58Czechia26.3%
59Russian Federation26.3%
60Japan26.2%
61Iceland26.1%
62Tonga25.9%2023
63Rwanda25.9%
64Montenegro25.9%
65Kiribati25.9%2023
66Belarus25.8%
67Namibia25.6%
68Sweden25.4%
69Jordan25.2%2021
70Aruba25.1%
71Serbia25.0%
72Romania25.0%
73Albania24.9%
74Guinea-Bissau24.9%
75Oman24.9%
76Nicaragua24.7%
77Estonia24.6%
78Belgium24.5%
79Georgia24.5%
80Togo24.5%2022
81Croatia24.4%
82Australia24.3%
83Cuba24.2%
84Norway24.1%
85Mexico24.1%
86Armenia23.8%
87Zambia23.8%
88Philippines23.7%
89Central African Republic23.6%
90Austria23.6%
91West Bank and Gaza23.5%
92Hungary23.5%
93Israel23.4%
94Chile23.2%
95Denmark23.2%
96Canada23.2%
97Paraguay22.8%
98Italy22.6%
99New Zealand22.5%
100Honduras22.5%
101Uganda22.4%
102Finland22.3%
103Madagascar22.2%
104Singapore22.2%
105New Caledonia22.1%
106Niger22.1%
107Malaysia21.9%
108Burkina Faso21.9%
109French Polynesia21.9%
111Thailand21.6%
112Slovenia21.5%
113France21.5%
115Mauritius21.2%
116Spain21.2%
117Moldova21.1%
118Azerbaijan21.1%
119Latvia20.9%
120Cote d'Ivoire20.9%
121Marshall Islands20.7%
122Cyprus20.7%
123Ethiopia20.6%
124Sierra Leone20.5%
125Bulgaria20.4%
126Lithuania20.4%
127Portugal20.4%
128El Salvador20.3%
129Slovak Republic20.1%
130Papua New Guinea20.0%2004
131Belize19.8%
132Netherlands19.7%
133Mali19.5%
134Solomon Islands19.5%
135Peru19.4%
136Gabon19.1%
137United Kingdom19.1%
138Trinidad and Tobago19.0%2023
139Malta19.0%
140Cameroon18.9%
141Ukraine18.6%
142Ecuador18.5%
143Greece18.3%
144Ireland18.3%
145Bolivia17.9%
146Poland17.8%
147Kuwait17.7%2023
148Mozambique17.7%
149Seychelles17.2%
150Brazil17.0%
151Colombia16.8%
152Kenya16.8%
153Guatemala16.7%
154San Marino16.6%2023
155Cabo Verde16.4%
156Syrian Arab Republic16.0%1969
157Argentina15.8%
158Luxembourg15.8%
159Hong Kong SAR, China15.8%
160Costa Rica15.7%
161Uruguay15.6%
162Afghanistan15.3%2023
163Eswatini15.0%
164Malawi14.5%2023
165Libya14.3%
166Puerto Rico (US)14.2%
167Macao SAR, China14.1%
168South Africa14.1%
169Pakistan13.2%
170Egypt, Arab Rep.13.0%
171Eritrea12.6%2011
172Comoros11.7%
173Bermuda10.9%
174Angola10.4%
175Ghana10.0%
176Haiti9.9%
177Equatorial Guinea9.0%
178Zimbabwe8.8%
179Tunisia7.9%
180Yemen, Rep.6.2%2018
181South Sudan5.8%2015
182Venezuela, RB4.9%
183Sudan2.9%
184Lebanon1.9%2023
185Djibouti0.3%

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