Data for 1982

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1982

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1982
Creator: World Bank Group
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1982, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1982 covers 115 countries. Mongolia is highest, at 70.229; Chad is lowest, at 3.162. The middle country reads 24.965. Against 1981, 113 values changed (47 up, 66 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 1982

HighestMongolia

70.229

LowestChad

3.162

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

115countries
1measure
1982the year it describes
115distinct 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), 1982, 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), 1982: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	70.229
2	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	59.732
3	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	57.965
4	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	52.022
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	46.270
6	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	39.440
7	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	39.283
8	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	37.658
9	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	37.314
10	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	37.283
11	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	37.063
12	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	35.378
13	Peru`PER`South America	35.099
14	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	35.016
15	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	34.133
16	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	33.983
17	Panama`PAN`Central America	33.812
18	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	33.429
19	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	32.802
20	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.158
21	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	31.995
22	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	31.919
23	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	31.905
24	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	31.793
25	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	31.727
26	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	31.720
27	Venezuela`VEN`South America	31.296
28	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	31.223
29	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	30.983
30	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	30.761
31	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	30.161
32	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	29.791
33	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	29.274
34	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	28.950
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	28.932
36	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	28.928
37	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	28.681
38	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	28.260
39	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	27.604
40	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	27.492
41	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	27.454
42	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	27.250
43	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	27.063
44	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	26.773
45	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	26.686
46	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	26.596
47	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	26.517
48	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	26.478
49	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	26.348
50	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	26.186
51	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	25.867
52	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	25.853
53	Paraguay`PRY`South America	25.632
54	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	25.599
55	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	25.362
56	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	25.194
57	India`IND`Southern Asia	25.134
58	Guyana`GUY`South America	24.965
59	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	24.893
60	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	24.818
61	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	24.796
62	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	24.686
63	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	24.369
64	France`FRA`Western Europe	24.177
65	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	23.906
66	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	23.558
67	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	23.188
68	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	23.146
69	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	22.584
70	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	22.583
71	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	22.460
72	United States`USA`Northern America	22.070
73	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	22.002
74	Brazil`BRA`South America	21.900
75	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	21.860
76	Argentina`ARG`South America	21.755
77	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	21.599
78	Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.560
79	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	21.466
80	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	21.170
81	Niger`NER`Western Africa	20.588
82	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	20.495
83	Colombia`COL`South America	20.487
84	Canada`CAN`Northern America	19.924
85	Uruguay`URY`South America	19.797
86	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	19.407
87	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.264
88	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	19.238
89	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	19.054
90	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	18.777
91	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	18.340
92	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	18.242
93	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	18.133
94	Ecuador`ECU`South America	18.084
95	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	18.042
96	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	17.927
97	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.925
98	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	17.363
99	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	17.196
100	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	17.149
101	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.953
102	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	16.837
103	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	16.522
104	Bolivia`BOL`South America	15.624
105	Honduras`HND`Central America	14.328
106	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.145
107	Belize`BLZ`Central America	14.131
108	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	13.381
109	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	13.221
110	Chile`CHL`South America	11.610
111	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	9.093
112	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	9.037
113	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	6.669
114	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	3.737
115	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	3.162

02In 1982

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Mongolia70.229
2Republic of the Congo59.732
3Iraq57.965
4Rwanda52.022
5Singapore46.270

Lowest

115Chad3.162
114Solomon Islands3.737
113Central African Republic6.669
112Puerto Rico9.037
111Uganda9.093

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 24.965. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −1countries joined / left
113values changed, of 113 in both
47 · 66rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda38.915 → 52.022+13.107
Benin15.677 → 27.604+11.928
Republic of the Congo48.163 → 59.732+11.569
Qatar17.727 → 27.454+9.727
Kuwait16.631 → 25.194+8.563

Fell most

Iran40.076 → 26.773−13.303
Chile22.988 → 11.610−11.378
Madagascar35.688 → 26.348−9.340
Fiji34.735 → 25.867−8.868
South Africa31.904 → 24.818−7.086

+ Macau

+ Chad

− Lesotho

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 1982.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 115 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1982). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/1982

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