Data for 1974

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1974

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1974
Creator: World Bank Group
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1974, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1974 covers 94 countries. Gabon is highest, at 51.76; Gambia is lowest, at 5.96. The middle country reads 25.20. Against 1973, 94 values changed (60 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 1974

HighestGabon

51.76

LowestGambia

5.96

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

94countries
1measure
1974the year it describes
94distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1974, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1974: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	51.76
2	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	47.87
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	44.50
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	43.01
5	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	42.40
6	Panama`PAN`Central America	41.58
7	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	40.02
8	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	39.09
9	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	37.03
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	36.67
11	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	35.31
12	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	35.06
13	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	35.00
14	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	34.73
15	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	33.15
16	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	32.95
17	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	32.94
18	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	31.85
19	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31.50
20	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	31.03
21	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	30.93
22	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	30.62
23	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	30.61
24	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	30.57
25	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	30.55
26	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	30.53
27	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	30.29
28	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	29.65
29	France`FRA`Western Europe	29.56
30	Venezuela`VEN`South America	29.06
31	Peru`PER`South America	28.58
32	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	28.49
33	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	28.47
34	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	28.21
35	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	27.90
36	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	27.23
37	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	26.95
38	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	26.92
39	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	26.74
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	26.64
41	Guyana`GUY`South America	26.41
42	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	25.89
43	Canada`CAN`Northern America	25.85
44	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	25.80
45	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	25.76
46	Honduras`HND`Central America	25.65
47	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	25.52
48	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	24.88
49	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	24.74
50	Brazil`BRA`South America	24.31
51	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	24.26
52	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	24.18
53	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	23.41
54	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	23.35
55	Mexico`MEX`Central America	23.17
56	United States`USA`Northern America	22.69
57	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	22.63
58	India`IND`Southern Asia	22.51
59	Argentina`ARG`South America	22.26
60	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	22.02
61	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.95
62	Chile`CHL`South America	21.65
63	Colombia`COL`South America	21.46
64	Ecuador`ECU`South America	21.41
65	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.99
66	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	20.46
67	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	18.89
68	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	18.60
69	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	18.47
70	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.23
71	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	18.04
72	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	17.89
73	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	17.42
74	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	17.08
75	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	16.91
76	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	16.82
77	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	16.78
78	Uruguay`URY`South America	15.85
79	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	15.71
80	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	15.50
81	Niger`NER`Western Africa	15.06
82	Bolivia`BOL`South America	14.58
83	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	13.53
84	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	13.18
85	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	13.05
86	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	12.68
87	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	12.19
88	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	11.62
89	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.76
90	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	8.66
91	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	8.16
92	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	7.37
93	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	6.78
94	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	5.96

02In 1974

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Gabon51.76
2Botswana47.87
3Singapore44.50
4Switzerland43.01
5Japan42.40

Lowest

94Gambia5.96
93Kuwait6.78
92Bangladesh7.37
91Mauritania8.16
90Madagascar8.66

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.20. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031973 → 1974

Since 1973

What changed between 1973 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
94values changed, of 94 in both
60 · 34rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia-13.41 → 30.93+44.34
Gabon37.55 → 51.76+14.21
Chile8.35 → 21.65+13.30
Honduras17.57 → 25.65+8.08
New Zealand27.21 → 35.00+7.79

Fell most

Uruguay34.11 → 15.85−18.25
Greece44.56 → 35.31−9.26
Venezuela35.40 → 29.06−6.35
Bolivia20.42 → 14.58−5.84
Central African Republic20.85 → 15.50−5.34

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1974.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 94 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1974). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1974 [data set], describing 1974. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/1974

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