Economy > Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$ > Per capita: 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 capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	QatarQatar	17,536.49$ per capita	2005
2	LuxembourgLuxembourg	16,222.92$ per capita	2005
3	IcelandIceland	15,298.78$ per capita	2005
4	NorwayNorway	11,963.26$ per capita	2005
5	IrelandIreland	11,076.38$ per capita	2004
6	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	10,165.49$ per capita	2004
7	DenmarkDenmark	9,863.2$ per capita	2005
8	AustraliaAustralia	8,305.3$ per capita	2004
9	JapanJapan	8,201.49$ per capita	2004
10	AustriaAustria	7,731.64$ per capita	2005
11	SpainSpain	7,609.48$ per capita	2005
12	United StatesUnited States	7,453.29$ per capita	2004
13	NetherlandsNetherlands	7,439.58$ per capita	2005
14	FinlandFinland	7,053.64$ per capita	2005
15	BelgiumBelgium	7,037.54$ per capita	2005
16	FranceFrance	6,876.61$ per capita	2005
17	SwedenSweden	6,741.48$ per capita	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	6,591.43$ per capita	2004
18	United Arab EmiratesUAE	6,522.54$ per capita	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	6,329.85$ per capita	2004
19	KuwaitKuwait	6,288.92$ per capita	2005
20	CanadaCanada	6,222.31$ per capita	2004
21	ItalyItaly	6,191.1$ per capita	2005
22	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	6,076.45$ per capita	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	5,927.35$ per capita	2005
23	SingaporeSingapore	5,864.56$ per capita	2005
24	GermanyGermany	5,800.77$ per capita	2005
25	New ZealandNew Zealand	5,699.37$ per capita	2004
26	Hong KongHong Kong	5,348.27$ per capita	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	5,190.72$ per capita	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	5,022.72$ per capita	2005
27	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	4,953.23$ per capita	1990
28	GreeceGreece	4,805.61$ per capita	2005
29	South KoreaSouth Korea	4,780.6$ per capita	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	4,638.32$ per capita	2004
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	4,212.59$ per capita	2004
30	SloveniaSlovenia	4,195.12$ per capita	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	3,907.44$ per capita	2005
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	3,859.26$ per capita	2004
31	PortugalPortugal	3,748.44$ per capita	2005
32	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	3,723.02$ per capita	2004
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	3,685.14$ per capita	2004
33	BahrainBahrain	3,325.39$ per capita	2004
34	IsraelIsrael	3,121.19$ per capita	2005
35	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	3,095.83$ per capita	2005
36	MaltaMalta	2,983.29$ per capita	2005
37	EstoniaEstonia	2,836.63$ per capita	2005
38	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	2,725.36$ per capita	2002
39	HungaryHungary	2,511.92$ per capita	2005
40	CroatiaCroatia	2,474.21$ per capita	2005
41	CyprusCyprus	2,453.57$ per capita	1999
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	2,270.01$ per capita	2004
42	SlovakiaSlovakia	2,254.35$ per capita	2005
43	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2,099.75$ per capita	1987
44	LatviaLatvia	2,050.83$ per capita	2005
45	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	2,012.31$ per capita	2005
46	BarbadosBarbados	1,979.84$ per capita	2004
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	1,908.75$ per capita	2004
47	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1,899.05$ per capita	2004
48	OmanOman	1,707.24$ per capita	2004
49	LithuaniaLithuania	1,674.32$ per capita	2005
50	MacauMacau	1,600.16$ per capita	2002
51	ChileChile	1,565.22$ per capita	2005
52	GrenadaGrenada	1,471.05$ per capita	2004
53	PolandPoland	1,444.75$ per capita	2005
54	MexicoMexico	1,438.78$ per capita	2005
55	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	1,412.25$ per capita	2005
56	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	1,403.29$ per capita	1991
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	1,334.41$ per capita	2005
57	BotswanaBotswana	1,251.14$ per capita	2005
58	GabonGabon	1,194.2$ per capita	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	1,147.68$ per capita	2005
59	JamaicaJamaica	1,141.11$ per capita	2005
60	LebanonLebanon	1,108.43$ per capita	2005
61	MauritiusMauritius	1,078.08$ per capita	2005
62	SeychellesSeychelles	1,059.92$ per capita	2005
63	RomaniaRomania	1,052.69$ per capita	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	1,029.42$ per capita	2005
64	MalaysiaMalaysia	1,027.1$ per capita	2005
65	ArgentinaArgentina	1,014.42$ per capita	2005
66	VenezuelaVenezuela	1,001.64$ per capita	2005
67	SurinameSuriname	991.67$ per capita	2005
68	DominicaDominica	988.54$ per capita	2005
69	TurkeyTurkey	984.01$ per capita	2005
70	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	975.41$ per capita	1998
71	RussiaRussia	970.07$ per capita	2005
72	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	941.72$ per capita	2003
73	KazakhstanKazakhstan	920.65$ per capita	2005
74	South AfricaSouth Africa	876.8$ per capita	2005
75	Costa RicaCosta Rica	874.2$ per capita	2005
76	BelarusBelarus	844.61$ per capita	2005
77	PanamaPanama	827.49$ per capita	2005
78	BulgariaBulgaria	818.39$ per capita	2005
79	MaldivesMaldives	813.96$ per capita	2005
80	ThailandThailand	796.62$ per capita	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	788.03$ per capita	2005
81	BrazilBrazil	782.64$ per capita	2005
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	770.02$ per capita	2002
82	IranIran	762.9$ per capita	2005
83	NamibiaNamibia	758.96$ per capita	2005
84	AlgeriaAlgeria	741.05$ per capita	2005
85	ChinaChina	724.68$ per capita	2005
86	BhutanBhutan	715.34$ per capita	2004
87	BelizeBelize	710.76$ per capita	2005
88	UruguayUruguay	654.93$ per capita	2005
89	TunisiaTunisia	646.54$ per capita	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	639.19$ per capita	2005
90	AlbaniaAlbania	631.93$ per capita	2005
91	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	611.81$ per capita	2005
92	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	607.71$ per capita	2005
93	EcuadorEcuador	604.58$ per capita	2005
94	JordanJordan	556.08$ per capita	2005
95	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	538.52$ per capita	2005
96	PeruPeru	534.5$ per capita	2005
97	ColombiaColombia	516.58$ per capita	2005
98	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	488.9$ per capita	2005
99	LibyaLibya	479.96$ per capita	2002
100	ArmeniaArmenia	476.42$ per capita	2005
101	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	468.69$ per capita	1983
102	SwazilandSwaziland	445.65$ per capita	2005
103	MoroccoMorocco	432.85$ per capita	2005
104	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	383.87$ per capita	2005
105	GuatemalaGuatemala	381.22$ per capita	2005
106	El SalvadorEl Salvador	380.78$ per capita	2005
107	GeorgiaGeorgia	369.88$ per capita	2005
108	UkraineUkraine	334.07$ per capita	2005
109	LesothoLesotho	327.98$ per capita	2005
110	Sri LankaSri Lanka	313.49$ per capita	2005
111	TongaTonga	308.62$ per capita	2004
112	Cape VerdeCape Verde	308.26$ per capita	2003
113	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	301.1$ per capita	2005
114	IndonesiaIndonesia	286.14$ per capita	2005
115	SyriaSyria	280.9$ per capita	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	280.7$ per capita	2005
116	NicaraguaNicaragua	270.83$ per capita	2005
117	VanuatuVanuatu	269.86$ per capita	1999
118	GuyanaGuyana	269.82$ per capita	2005
119	HondurasHonduras	268.38$ per capita	2005
120	MauritaniaMauritania	268.17$ per capita	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	266.59$ per capita	2005
121	ParaguayParaguay	252.37$ per capita	2005
122	KiribatiKiribati	250.98$ per capita	1992
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	246.16$ per capita	2005
123	FijiFiji	233.58$ per capita	2000
124	MongoliaMongolia	233.5$ per capita	2005
125	CameroonCameroon	218.93$ per capita	2005
126	DjiboutiDjibouti	217.17$ per capita	2005
127	EgyptEgypt	217.09$ per capita	2005
128	VietnamVietnam	208.9$ per capita	2005
129	IndiaIndia	206.51$ per capita	2005
130	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	200.83$ per capita	2004
131	YemenYemen	192.43$ per capita	2005
132	MoldovaMoldova	183.31$ per capita	2005
133	PhilippinesPhilippines	177.79$ per capita	2005
134	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	170.57$ per capita	2005
135	LaosLaos	162.21$ per capita	2005
136	AngolaAngola	155.13$ per capita	2005
137	ZambiaZambia	153.93$ per capita	2005
138	SenegalSenegal	152.3$ per capita	2005
139	NigeriaNigeria	146.03$ per capita	2005
140	GhanaGhana	140.6$ per capita	2005
141	SudanSudan	140.55$ per capita	2005
142	BoliviaBolivia	129.96$ per capita	2005
143	UzbekistanUzbekistan	123.16$ per capita	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	119.56$ per capita	2005
144	East TimorEast Timor	114.48$ per capita	2005
145	PakistanPakistan	108.49$ per capita	2005
146	HaitiHaiti	104.53$ per capita	2003
147	BangladeshBangladesh	103.82$ per capita	2005
148	KenyaKenya	101.64$ per capita	2005
149	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	96.63$ per capita	2005
150	BeninBenin	96.13$ per capita	2005
151	ChadChad	90.78$ per capita	2005
152	MaliMali	88.93$ per capita	2005
153	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	80.63$ per capita	2005
154	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	79.87$ per capita	1999
155	CambodiaCambodia	77.27$ per capita	2005
156	TogoTogo	76.35$ per capita	2005
157	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	68.95$ per capita	2005
158	MozambiqueMozambique	68.24$ per capita	2005
159	The GambiaThe Gambia	67.17$ per capita	2004
160	UgandaUganda	63.41$ per capita	2005
161	MadagascarMadagascar	60.57$ per capita	2005
162	ComorosComoros	60$ per capita	2005
163	AfghanistanAfghanistan	59.41$ per capita	2005
164	TanzaniaTanzania	59.06$ per capita	2005
165	RwandaRwanda	53.35$ per capita	2005
166	NepalNepal	51.61$ per capita	2005
167	TajikistanTajikistan	45.18$ per capita	2005
168	NigerNiger	45.14$ per capita	2005
169	ZimbabweZimbabwe	44.89$ per capita	2005
170	EritreaEritrea	44.29$ per capita	2005
171	GuineaGuinea	43.82$ per capita	2005
172	EthiopiaEthiopia	41.2$ per capita	2005
173	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	39.88$ per capita	2002
174	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	32.44$ per capita	2005
175	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	27.71$ per capita	2005
176	LiberiaLiberia	26.55$ per capita	2005
177	MalawiMalawi	22.03$ per capita	2005
178	SomaliaSomalia	20.47$ per capita	1990
179	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	14.99$ per capita	2004
180	BurundiBurundi	12.54$ per capita	2005

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