Economy > Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: 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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.916$ per $1 of GDP | 1998 | ||
2 | Bhutan | 0.611$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
3 | Kiribati | 0.558$ per $1 of GDP | 1992 | ||
4 | Mauritania | 0.445$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.432$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
6 | China | 0.423$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
7 | Lesotho | 0.406$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.391$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.378$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
10 | Azerbaijan | 0.36$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
11 | Grenada | 0.356$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
12 | Federated States of Micronesia | 0.355$ per $1 of GDP | 1983 | ||
13 | Solomon Islands | 0.353$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
14 | Maldives | 0.35$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
15 | Qatar | 0.336$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
16 | Suriname | 0.332$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
17 | Vietnam | 0.331$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
18 | New Caledonia | 0.329$ per $1 of GDP | 1990 | ||
=19 | East Timor | 0.32$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=19 | Laos | 0.32$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
21 | Mongolia | 0.317$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
22 | Jamaica | 0.316$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.3$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
24 | Latvia | 0.298$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
25 | Haiti | 0.295$ per $1 of GDP | 2003 | ||
26 | Spain | 0.294$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=27 | South Korea | 0.293$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=27 | Armenia | 0.293$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
29 | Estonia | 0.291$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=30 | Thailand | 0.29$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=30 | Ghana | 0.29$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
32 | Iceland | 0.287$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
33 | Croatia | 0.286$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
34 | Nicaragua | 0.284$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
35 | India | 0.281$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
36 | Belarus | 0.279$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
37 | Iran | 0.274$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
38 | Yemen | 0.268$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
39 | Ethiopia | 0.263$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=40 | Slovakia | 0.262$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=40 | Sri Lanka | 0.262$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 0.259$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
42 | Georgia | 0.259$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
43 | Guyana | 0.258$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
44 | Palestine | 0.257$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=45 | Czech Republic | 0.255$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=45 | Australia | 0.255$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
47 | Morocco | 0.253$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
48 | Namibia | 0.252$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
49 | Dominica | 0.251$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 0.25$ per $1 of GDP | 1998 | |||
50 | The Gambia | 0.248$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
51 | Zambia | 0.247$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
52 | Bangladesh | 0.245$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 0.245$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=53 | Moldova | 0.244$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=53 | Slovenia | 0.244$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=53 | Kazakhstan | 0.244$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=53 | Ireland | 0.244$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=57 | Afghanistan | 0.243$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=57 | Djibouti | 0.243$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 0.24$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 0.239$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
=59 | Bulgaria | 0.238$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=59 | Algeria | 0.238$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=61 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.237$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=61 | Jordan | 0.237$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=61 | Greece | 0.237$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
64 | Albania | 0.236$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
65 | New Zealand | 0.235$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
66 | Honduras | 0.233$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
67 | Hungary | 0.232$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=68 | Uzbekistan | 0.231$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=68 | Romania | 0.231$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 0.231$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 0.23$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
70 | Turkmenistan | 0.23$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
71 | Japan | 0.229$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 0.228$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 0.228$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
72 | United Arab Emirates | 0.228$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 0.228$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
73 | Mali | 0.227$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 0.227$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
74 | Tunisia | 0.226$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 0.225$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=75 | Madagascar | 0.224$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=75 | Rwanda | 0.224$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 0.224$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
77 | Lithuania | 0.223$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 0.222$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 0.221$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
78 | Chile | 0.221$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 0.221$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
79 | Indonesia | 0.22$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
80 | Ecuador | 0.219$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
81 | Singapore | 0.218$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 0.217$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 0.216$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
=82 | Portugal | 0.216$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=82 | Senegal | 0.216$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=82 | Malta | 0.216$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=82 | Bahrain | 0.216$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
86 | Argentina | 0.215$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
87 | Botswana | 0.214$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=88 | Mauritius | 0.213$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=88 | Togo | 0.213$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 0.213$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | |||
90 | Cameroon | 0.212$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 0.212$ per $1 of GDP | 1990 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 0.211$ per $1 of GDP | 1990 | |||
91 | Saint Lucia | 0.211$ per $1 of GDP | 2003 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 0.211$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 0.209$ per $1 of GDP | 2000 | |||
=92 | Nigeria | 0.209$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=92 | Hong Kong | 0.209$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=92 | Uganda | 0.209$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=92 | Switzerland | 0.209$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
96 | Austria | 0.208$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=97 | Burkina Faso | 0.206$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=97 | Denmark | 0.206$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=97 | Italy | 0.206$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
100 | Gabon | 0.205$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=101 | Mozambique | 0.204$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=101 | Canada | 0.204$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 0.204$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=103 | Luxembourg | 0.203$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=103 | Lebanon | 0.203$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=103 | Syria | 0.203$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=103 | Paraguay | 0.203$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.202$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=107 | Vanuatu | 0.202$ per $1 of GDP | 1999 | ||
109 | Eritrea | 0.201$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
110 | Malaysia | 0.2$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
111 | Belgium | 0.199$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=112 | France | 0.197$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=112 | Kuwait | 0.197$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=114 | Turkey | 0.196$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=114 | Dominican Republic | 0.196$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 0.196$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | |||
116 | Netherlands | 0.195$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 0.194$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | |||
117 | Mexico | 0.193$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.192$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=118 | Finland | 0.192$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=120 | Colombia | 0.19$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=120 | Venezuela | 0.19$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=120 | Ukraine | 0.19$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=120 | Barbados | 0.19$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 0.189$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | |||
=124 | Costa Rica | 0.189$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=124 | Nepal | 0.189$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=124 | Benin | 0.189$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=127 | Peru | 0.188$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=127 | Belize | 0.188$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=127 | Tanzania | 0.188$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=130 | Norway | 0.187$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=130 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.187$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=130 | United States | 0.187$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
=130 | Cape Verde | 0.187$ per $1 of GDP | 2003 | ||
=130 | The Bahamas | 0.187$ per $1 of GDP | 1987 | ||
135 | Kenya | 0.186$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=136 | Niger | 0.185$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=136 | Sudan | 0.185$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=136 | Swaziland | 0.185$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
139 | Brazil | 0.183$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=140 | Poland | 0.182$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=140 | Russia | 0.182$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
142 | Egypt | 0.18$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
143 | Oman | 0.178$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
144 | Cambodia | 0.176$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=145 | Israel | 0.175$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=145 | Cyprus | 0.175$ per $1 of GDP | 1999 | ||
=147 | Zimbabwe | 0.173$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=147 | Panama | 0.173$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
149 | South Africa | 0.172$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
150 | Germany | 0.171$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
151 | Sweden | 0.17$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
152 | Tonga | 0.167$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
153 | United Kingdom | 0.166$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
154 | Chad | 0.162$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
155 | Liberia | 0.159$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
156 | Puerto Rico | 0.155$ per $1 of GDP | 1991 | ||
157 | El Salvador | 0.154$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
158 | Pakistan | 0.153$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
159 | Guatemala | 0.151$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=160 | Saudi Arabia | 0.15$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=160 | Sierra Leone | 0.15$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=162 | Philippines | 0.149$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=162 | Somalia | 0.149$ per $1 of GDP | 1990 | ||
164 | Central African Republic | 0.148$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
165 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.146$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
166 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.145$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
167 | Libya | 0.138$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
168 | Malawi | 0.137$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=169 | Uruguay | 0.129$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=169 | Seychelles | 0.129$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=171 | Bolivia | 0.128$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
=171 | Tajikistan | 0.128$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.127$ per $1 of GDP | 2004 | ||
174 | Papua New Guinea | 0.121$ per $1 of GDP | 1999 | ||
175 | Guinea | 0.12$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
176 | Burundi | 0.118$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
177 | Fiji | 0.115$ per $1 of GDP | 2000 | ||
178 | Macau | 0.108$ per $1 of GDP | 2002 | ||
179 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.107$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
180 | Comoros | 0.093$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 | ||
181 | Angola | 0.075$ per $1 of GDP | 2005 |