Economy > Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes 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. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United StatesUnited States	2.19 trillion$	2004
2	JapanJapan	1.05 trillion$	2004
3	ChinaChina	945.34 billion$	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	716.15 billion$	2004
4	GermanyGermany	478.39 billion$	2005
5	FranceFrance	418.6 billion$	2005
6	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	365.96 billion$	2005
7	ItalyItaly	362.84 billion$	2005
8	SpainSpain	330.24 billion$	2005
9	South KoreaSouth Korea	230.87 billion$	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	228.36 billion$	2004
10	IndiaIndia	226.04 billion$	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	209.17 billion$	2004
11	CanadaCanada	199.05 billion$	2004
12	AustraliaAustralia	166.87 billion$	2004
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	161.3 billion$	2004
13	MexicoMexico	148.32 billion$	2005
14	BrazilBrazil	145.89 billion$	2005
15	RussiaRussia	138.83 billion$	2005
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	128.47 billion$	2004
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	126.03 billion$	2005
16	NetherlandsNetherlands	121.41 billion$	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	102.1 billion$	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	100.95 billion$	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	86.3 billion$	2005
17	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	75.12 billion$	2004
18	BelgiumBelgium	73.74 billion$	2005
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	71.85 billion$	2004
19	TurkeyTurkey	70.91 billion$	2005
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	70.73 billion$	2004
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	64.86 billion$	2005
20	AustriaAustria	63.66 billion$	2005
21	IndonesiaIndonesia	63.11 billion$	2005
22	SwedenSweden	60.84 billion$	2005
23	NorwayNorway	55.31 billion$	2005
24	PolandPoland	55.14 billion$	2005
25	DenmarkDenmark	53.42 billion$	2005
26	GreeceGreece	53.36 billion$	2005
27	IranIran	52.07 billion$	2005
28	ThailandThailand	51.17 billion$	2005
29	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	46.52 billion$	2005
30	IrelandIreland	45.06 billion$	2004
31	South AfricaSouth Africa	41.11 billion$	2005
32	PortugalPortugal	39.54 billion$	2005
33	ArgentinaArgentina	39.31 billion$	2005
34	Hong KongHong Kong	37.14 billion$	2005
35	FinlandFinland	37 billion$	2005
36	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	31.68 billion$	2005
37	United Arab EmiratesUAE	29.57 billion$	2005
38	VenezuelaVenezuela	26.62 billion$	2005
39	MalaysiaMalaysia	26.03 billion$	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	25.83 billion$	2005
40	ChileChile	25.51 billion$	2005
41	SingaporeSingapore	25.46 billion$	2005
42	HungaryHungary	25.34 billion$	2005
43	AlgeriaAlgeria	24.35 billion$	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	23.91 billion$	2005
44	ColombiaColombia	23.22 billion$	2005
45	New ZealandNew Zealand	23.15 billion$	2004
46	RomaniaRomania	22.77 billion$	2005
47	IsraelIsrael	21.61 billion$	2005
48	NigeriaNigeria	20.64 billion$	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	20.46 billion$	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	18.25 billion$	2005
49	VietnamVietnam	17.36 billion$	2005
50	PakistanPakistan	16.9 billion$	2005
51	EgyptEgypt	16.07 billion$	2005
52	KuwaitKuwait	15.95 billion$	2005
53	UkraineUkraine	15.73 billion$	2005
54	PeruPeru	14.95 billion$	2005
55	PhilippinesPhilippines	14.77 billion$	2005
56	BangladeshBangladesh	14.72 billion$	2005
57	QatarQatar	14.25 billion$	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	14.1 billion$	2004
58	KazakhstanKazakhstan	13.95 billion$	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	13.67 billion$	2005
59	MoroccoMorocco	13.05 billion$	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	12.51 billion$	2005
60	SlovakiaSlovakia	12.14 billion$	2005
61	CroatiaCroatia	10.99 billion$	2005
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	10.18 billion$	2002
62	SloveniaSlovenia	8.39 billion$	2005
63	BelarusBelarus	8.26 billion$	2005
64	EcuadorEcuador	8 billion$	2005
65	LuxembourgLuxembourg	7.41 billion$	2005
66	TunisiaTunisia	6.48 billion$	2005
67	BulgariaBulgaria	6.33 billion$	2005
68	Sri LankaSri Lanka	6.15 billion$	2005
69	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	5.79 billion$	2005
70	LithuaniaLithuania	5.72 billion$	2005
71	SyriaSyria	5.35 billion$	2005
72	SudanSudan	5.09 billion$	2005
73	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	5.01 billion$	1991
74	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	4.9 billion$	2005
75	GuatemalaGuatemala	4.8 billion$	2005
76	LatviaLatvia	4.72 billion$	2005
77	IcelandIceland	4.54 billion$	2005
78	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	4.52 billion$	2005
79	LebanonLebanon	4.45 billion$	2005
80	OmanOman	4.33 billion$	2004
81	YemenYemen	4.04 billion$	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	3.94 billion$	2005
82	EstoniaEstonia	3.82 billion$	2005
83	Costa RicaCosta Rica	3.78 billion$	2005
84	CameroonCameroon	3.57 billion$	2005
85	KenyaKenya	3.48 billion$	2005
86	UzbekistanUzbekistan	3.22 billion$	2005
87	GhanaGhana	3.11 billion$	2005
88	JamaicaJamaica	3.03 billion$	2005
89	JordanJordan	3.01 billion$	2005
90	EthiopiaEthiopia	2.94 billion$	2005
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	2.7 billion$	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	2.69 billion$	2002
91	PanamaPanama	2.67 billion$	2005
92	LibyaLibya	2.65 billion$	2002
93	El SalvadorEl Salvador	2.62 billion$	2005
94	AngolaAngola	2.47 billion$	2005
95	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	2.47 billion$	2004
96	BahrainBahrain	2.38 billion$	2004
97	TanzaniaTanzania	2.27 billion$	2005
98	BotswanaBotswana	2.21 billion$	2005
99	UruguayUruguay	2.17 billion$	2005
100	AlbaniaAlbania	1.98 billion$	2005
101	HondurasHonduras	1.93 billion$	2005
102	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	1.91 billion$	2005
103	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	1.86 billion$	2005
104	UgandaUganda	1.83 billion$	2005
105	ZambiaZambia	1.8 billion$	2005
106	AfghanistanAfghanistan	1.78 billion$	2005
107	SenegalSenegal	1.78 billion$	2005
108	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	1.75 billion$	2005
109	CyprusCyprus	1.68 billion$	1999
110	GeorgiaGeorgia	1.66 billion$	2005
111	GabonGabon	1.65 billion$	2005
112	NamibiaNamibia	1.54 billion$	2005
113	ParaguayParaguay	1.49 billion$	2005
114	ArmeniaArmenia	1.44 billion$	2005
115	NepalNepal	1.4 billion$	2005
116	NicaraguaNicaragua	1.39 billion$	2005
117	MozambiqueMozambique	1.35 billion$	2005
118	MauritiusMauritius	1.34 billion$	2005
119	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	1.2 billion$	2005
120	MaltaMalta	1.2 billion$	2005
121	MaliMali	1.2 billion$	2005
122	BoliviaBolivia	1.19 billion$	2005
123	MadagascarMadagascar	1.13 billion$	2005
124	CambodiaCambodia	1.09 billion$	2005
125	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	1.07 billion$	2005
126	LaosLaos	918.74 million$	2005
127	ChadChad	884.99 million$	2005
128	HaitiHaiti	866.27 million$	2003
129	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	837.14 million$	2004
130	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	832.14 million$	1990
131	MauritaniaMauritania	822.93 million$	2005
132	BeninBenin	811.23 million$	2005
133	MacauMacau	722.07 million$	2002
134	MoldovaMoldova	710.62 million$	2005
135	NigerNiger	629.99 million$	2005
136	MongoliaMongolia	596.37 million$	2005
137	LesothoLesotho	588.65 million$	2005
138	ZimbabweZimbabwe	583.94 million$	2005
139	BarbadosBarbados	532.34 million$	2004
140	The BahamasThe Bahamas	508.1 million$	1987
141	SwazilandSwaziland	504.03 million$	2005
142	RwandaRwanda	482.19 million$	2005
143	TogoTogo	469.19 million$	2005
144	BhutanBhutan	445.71 million$	2004
145	SurinameSuriname	445.5 million$	2005
146	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	417.48 million$	1998
147	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	413.49 million$	1999
148	GuineaGuinea	394.47 million$	2005
149	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	354.67 million$	2005
150	TajikistanTajikistan	295.94 million$	2005
151	MalawiMalawi	283.87 million$	2005
152	MaldivesMaldives	267.95 million$	2005
153	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	214.52 million$	2002
154	BelizeBelize	207.4 million$	2005
155	GuyanaGuyana	202.7 million$	2005
156	EritreaEritrea	194.94 million$	2005
157	FijiFiji	189.37 million$	2000
158	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	179.22 million$	2005
159	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	174.92 million$	2004
160	DjiboutiDjibouti	172.23 million$	2005
161	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	168.13 million$	2005
162	GrenadaGrenada	155.56 million$	2004
163	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	155.05 million$	2002
164	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	151.26 million$	2003
165	Cape VerdeCape Verde	149.1 million$	2003
166	SomaliaSomalia	136.64 million$	1990
167	East TimorEast Timor	111.68 million$	2005
168	The GambiaThe Gambia	99.26 million$	2004
169	BurundiBurundi	94.66 million$	2005
170	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	93.55 million$	2004
171	SeychellesSeychelles	89.56 million$	2005
172	LiberiaLiberia	87.18 million$	2005
173	DominicaDominica	71.17 million$	2005
174	VanuatuVanuatu	50.64 million$	1999
175	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	43.96 million$	2005
176	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	37.8 million$	1983
177	ComorosComoros	36.03 million$	2005
178	TongaTonga	31.47 million$	2004
179	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	26.7 million$	2005
180	KiribatiKiribati	18.91 million$	1992

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