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DEFINITION:
This entry records total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes invesment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 79% of GDP | 2010 | ||
2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
3 | Cape Verde | 46.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
4 | Bhutan | 46% of GDP | 2010 | ||
5 | China | 45.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
6 | Congo, Republic of the | 45.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
7 | Equatorial Guinea | 44.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
8 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 44.5% of GDP | 2010 | ||
9 | Anguilla | 41.9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
10 | Seychelles | 41.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
11 | Djibouti | 40.7% of GDP | 2010 | ||
12 | East Timor | 38.4% of GDP | 2010 | ||
13 | Montserrat | 38% of GDP | 2010 | ||
14 | Armenia | 37.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37% of GDP | 2010 | ||
16 | Lesotho | 36.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
17 | Mongolia | 36.1% of GDP | 2010 | ||
18 | Belarus | 35.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
19 | Kosovo | 35% of GDP | 2010 | ||
20 | Nicaragua | 34.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=21 | Lebanon | 34% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=21 | Niger | 34% of GDP | 2010 | ||
23 | Indonesia | 33.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
24 | Gabon | 32.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
25 | Algeria | 32.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=26 | Morocco | 31.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=26 | Iran | 31.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=28 | Panama | 30.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 30.1% of GDP | 2010 | ||
30 | India | 30% of GDP | 2012 | ||
31 | The Bahamas | 29.9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
32 | Guyana | 29.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
33 | Republic of Macedonia | 29.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
34 | Jordan | 28.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
35 | Thailand | 28.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=36 | Laos | 28.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=36 | Mauritania | 28.6% of GDP | 2010 | ||
38 | United Arab Emirates | 28.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 28.43% of GDP | 2010 | |||
=39 | Australia | 28.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=39 | Qatar | 28.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=39 | Vietnam | 28.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
42 | Haiti | 28% of GDP | 2011 | ||
43 | Sri Lanka | 27.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=44 | Botswana | 27.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=44 | New Caledonia | 27.6% of GDP | 2010 | ||
46 | Eritrea | 27.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=47 | South Korea | 27.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=47 | Barbados | 27.4% of GDP | 2010 | ||
=49 | Mozambique | 26.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=49 | Chad | 26.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=51 | The Gambia | 26.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=51 | Honduras | 26.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
53 | Tanzania | 26.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=54 | Belize | 26.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=54 | Romania | 26.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
56 | Tonga | 26.3% of GDP | 2010 | ||
57 | Sudan | 26% of GDP | 2012 | ||
58 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25.9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
59 | Albania | 25.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
60 | Cayman Islands | 25.6% of GDP | 2010 | ||
61 | Oman | 25.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=62 | Peru | 25.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=62 | Togo | 25.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=62 | Mali | 25.4% of GDP | 2010 | ||
=65 | Malaysia | 25.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=65 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=67 | Bangladesh | 25.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=67 | Ghana | 25.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
69 | Uganda | 24.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
70 | Senegal | 24.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
71 | Singapore | 24.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
72 | Ecuador | 24.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
73 | Czech Republic | 24.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
74 | Bermuda | 24.3% of GDP | 2010 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 24.14% of GDP | 2010 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 24.1% of GDP | 2010 | |||
75 | Colombia | 24.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 24.1% of GDP | 2010 | |||
76 | Dominica | 24% of GDP | 2010 | ||
77 | Chile | 23.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 23.85% of GDP | 2010 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 23.73% of GDP | 2012 | |||
78 | Canada | 23.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 23.65% of GDP | 2010 | |||
=79 | Mauritius | 23.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=79 | Estonia | 23.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 23.23% of GDP | 2012 | |||
=81 | Russia | 23.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=81 | British Virgin Islands | 23.2% of GDP | 2010 | ||
=83 | Malawi | 23.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=83 | Tunisia | 23.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 23.06% of GDP | 2012 | |||
=85 | Ethiopia | 22.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=85 | Georgia | 22.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 22.69% of GDP | 2012 | |||
87 | Benin | 22.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 22.51% of GDP | 2012 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 22.41% of GDP | 2012 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 22.34% of GDP | 2012 | |||
88 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.3% of GDP | 2010 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 22.24% of GDP | 2010 | |||
=89 | Slovakia | 22.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=89 | Latvia | 22.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=91 | Rwanda | 22.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=91 | Belgium | 22.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=93 | Austria | 22% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=93 | Montenegro | 22% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=95 | Turkey | 21.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=95 | Zimbabwe | 21.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=95 | Kenya | 21.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=95 | Vanuatu | 21.9% of GDP | 2010 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 21.84% of GDP | 2010 | |||
99 | Fiji | 21.8% of GDP | 2020 | ||
100 | Burundi | 21.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=101 | Moldova | 21.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=101 | Kazakhstan | 21.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=103 | Mexico | 21.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=103 | Saudi Arabia | 21.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=105 | Norway | 21.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=105 | Namibia | 21.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
107 | Luxembourg | 21.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 21.21% of GDP | 2012 | |||
108 | Hong Kong | 21.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=109 | Japan | 21.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=109 | Saint Lucia | 21.1% of GDP | 2010 | ||
111 | Bolivia | 21% of GDP | 2012 | ||
112 | Syria | 20.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=113 | Papua New Guinea | 20.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=113 | Spain | 20.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=113 | Switzerland | 20.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=116 | Burkina Faso | 20.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=116 | Zambia | 20.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
118 | Bulgaria | 20.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 20.3% of GDP | 2012 | |||
119 | Poland | 20.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=120 | Guinea | 20.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=120 | Taiwan | 20.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=122 | Uruguay | 20% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=122 | Finland | 20% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=122 | Somalia | 20% of GDP | 2009 | ||
=125 | France | 19.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=125 | Bahrain | 19.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=125 | Costa Rica | 19.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
128 | Cameroon | 19.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
129 | Philippines | 19.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 19.59% of GDP | 2012 | |||
=130 | South Africa | 19.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=130 | Ukraine | 19.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=130 | Jamaica | 19.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=130 | New Zealand | 19.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=130 | Israel | 19.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 19.46% of GDP | 2012 | |||
135 | Venezuela | 19.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
136 | Argentina | 19.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
137 | Cambodia | 19.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
138 | Brazil | 18.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
139 | Nigeria | 18.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 18.71% of GDP | 2012 | |||
140 | Madagascar | 18.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
141 | European Union | 18.6% of GDP | 2010 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 18.41% of GDP | 2012 | |||
=142 | Croatia | 18.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=142 | Serbia | 18.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
144 | West Bank | 18.3% of GDP | 2010 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 18.21% of GDP | 2012 | |||
=145 | Sweden | 18.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=145 | Italy | 18.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
147 | Paraguay | 17.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=148 | Germany | 17.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=148 | Yemen | 17.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
150 | Lithuania | 17.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=151 | Azerbaijan | 17.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=151 | Denmark | 17.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
153 | Cyprus | 16.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
154 | Slovenia | 16.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
155 | Netherlands | 16.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=156 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=156 | Tajikistan | 16.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
158 | Burma | 16.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=159 | Portugal | 16.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=159 | Brunei | 16.1% of GDP | 2010 | ||
161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=162 | Malta | 15.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=162 | Grenada | 15.8% of GDP | 2010 | ||
164 | Hungary | 15.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
165 | Sierra Leone | 15.4% of GDP | 2010 | ||
166 | Kuwait | 15.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
167 | El Salvador | 14.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
168 | Guatemala | 14.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
169 | Iceland | 14.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
170 | Puerto Rico | 14.4% of GDP | 2010 | ||
171 | Swaziland | 14.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
172 | United Kingdom | 13.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
173 | Egypt | 13.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
174 | Angola | 13.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
175 | United States | 12.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
176 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.7% of GDP | 2010 | ||
177 | Macau | 12.3% of GDP | 2010 | ||
178 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
179 | Central African Republic | 11.3% of GDP | 2010 | ||
=180 | Comoros | 10.9% of GDP | 2020 | ||
=180 | Pakistan | 10.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
182 | Cuba | 10.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
183 | Greece | 10.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
184 | Iraq | 10.1% of GDP | 2011 | ||
=185 | Ireland | 9.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
=185 | Turkmenistan | 9.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
187 | Libya | 3.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
188 | Nepal | 3.5% of GDP | 2020 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Investment > Gross fixed
- Australia ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst High income OECD countries in 2012.
- China ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
- Antigua and Barbuda ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst Christian countries in 2010.
- Romania ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst European Union in 2012.
- Armenia ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst Europe in 2012.
- Djibouti ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst Muslim countries in 2010.
- United States ranked last for investment > gross fixed amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2012.
- Cape Verde ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
- Bhutan ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst Cold countries in 2010.
- Lebanon ranked first for investment > gross fixed amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2012.