Data for 1979

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1979

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1979
Creator: World Bank Group
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1979, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1979 covers 99 countries. Togo is highest, at 50.7049; Nicaragua is lowest, at -5.7397. The middle country reads 25.6066. Against 1978, 99 values changed (53 up, 46 down), 1 left.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 1979

HighestTogo

50.7049

LowestNicaragua

-5.7397

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

99countries
1measure
1979the year it describes
99distinct 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), 1979, 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), 1979: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	50.7049
2	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.5459
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	42.1168
4	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	38.7266
5	Venezuela`VEN`South America	38.2441
6	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	37.6611
7	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	37.2194
8	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	36.9239
9	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	36.2373
10	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	35.2037
11	Panama`PAN`Central America	34.7051
12	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	32.9445
13	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	32.9196
14	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	32.8577
15	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	32.7466
16	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	32.6353
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	32.3990
18	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	32.1870
19	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	31.5420
20	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	31.1669
21	Guyana`GUY`South America	30.9931
22	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	30.8025
23	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	30.5967
24	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	30.2198
25	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	29.7182
26	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	29.6205
27	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	29.4285
28	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	29.3592
29	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	29.0897
30	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	28.9139
31	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	28.7699
32	Paraguay`PRY`South America	28.5640
33	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	28.5204
34	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	27.9654
35	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	27.9105
36	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	27.8104
37	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	27.7737
38	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	27.2052
39	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	26.9619
40	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	26.2820
41	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	26.0101
42	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	25.9607
43	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	25.9576
44	Mexico`MEX`Central America	25.9466
45	Argentina`ARG`South America	25.8568
46	Niger`NER`Western Africa	25.8328
47	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.8327
48	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	25.8213
49	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	25.7708
50	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	25.6066
51	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	25.3835
52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	25.3551
53	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	25.3140
54	France`FRA`Western Europe	25.2167
55	Canada`CAN`Northern America	25.1416
56	United States`USA`Northern America	25.1111
57	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	25.0745
58	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	25.0082
59	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.4927
60	Honduras`HND`Central America	24.1840
61	Uruguay`URY`South America	24.0415
62	Peru`PER`South America	23.9664
63	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	23.6567
64	India`IND`Southern Asia	23.5954
65	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	23.5640
66	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	23.4779
67	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	23.3716
68	Brazil`BRA`South America	23.1379
69	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	23.1153
70	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	23.0161
71	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	22.4245
72	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	21.8371
73	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.9343
74	Bolivia`BOL`South America	20.8314
75	Ecuador`ECU`South America	19.1234
76	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	19.0222
77	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	18.7952
78	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	18.7451
79	Chile`CHL`South America	18.3683
80	Colombia`COL`South America	18.1510
81	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	18.1328
82	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	18.0850
83	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	17.1126
84	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	16.4008
85	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	16.4001
86	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	16.0939
87	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	15.8181
88	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	15.4745
89	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	14.5027
90	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	14.2406
91	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	13.6510
92	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	12.9430
93	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	12.8268
94	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	11.4096
95	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.2764
96	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	11.2039
97	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	9.7942
98	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	6.5801
99	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-5.7397

02In 1979

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Togo50.7049
2Algeria42.5459
3Singapore42.1168
4Cyprus38.7266
5Venezuela38.2441

Lowest

99Nicaragua-5.7397
98Uganda6.5801
97Central African Republic9.7942
96Bangladesh11.2039
95Senegal11.2764

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.6066. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031978 → 1979

Since 1978

What changed between 1978 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
99values changed, of 99 in both
53 · 46rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guyana20.5096 → 30.9931+10.4836
Iraq20.7439 → 29.3592+8.6153
Lesotho25.0216 → 32.7466+7.7251
Madagascar9.5866 → 16.0939+6.5074
Gambia23.1329 → 29.0897+5.9567

Fell most

Nicaragua12.3395 → -5.7397−18.0793
Iran39.1251 → 25.0082−14.1169
Venezuela51.8588 → 38.2441−13.6147
Rwanda48.5945 → 35.2037−13.3907
Kenya29.7893 → 18.1328−11.6565

− Chad

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

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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 1979.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 99 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1979). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1979 [data set], describing 1979. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/1979

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