Data for 1983

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1983

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1983
Creator: World Bank Group
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1983, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1983 covers 117 countries. Mongolia is highest, at 58.0063; Chad is lowest, at 2.7329. The middle country reads 22.3747. Against 1982, 115 values changed (36 up, 79 down), 2 countries joined.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 1983

HighestMongolia

58.0063

LowestChad

2.7329

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

117countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
117distinct 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), 1983, 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), 1983: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	58.0063
2	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	47.7944
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	46.4507
4	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	40.7023
5	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	39.5923
6	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	38.5689
7	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	38.4384
8	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	37.5703
9	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	37.5695
10	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	37.3733
11	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	36.2683
12	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	35.1853
13	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	34.3505
14	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	33.4962
15	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	33.3063
16	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	33.0124
17	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	32.8872
18	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	31.8646
19	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	31.5546
20	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	31.3185
21	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	31.1526
22	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	30.8271
23	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	30.1135
24	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	29.9753
25	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	29.4376
26	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	29.4018
27	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	29.3891
28	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	29.3462
29	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	29.3203
30	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	28.8912
31	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	28.4041
32	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	28.2326
33	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	27.5493
34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	27.4877
35	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	26.8512
36	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	26.6696
37	Peru`PER`South America	26.5259
38	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	26.5248
39	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	26.4827
40	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	26.4365
41	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	26.3486
42	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	25.9991
43	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	25.9778
44	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	25.3363
45	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	25.2652
46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	25.2647
47	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	24.7860
48	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	24.3940
49	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	24.3596
50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	24.1818
51	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	23.3754
52	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	23.3358
53	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	22.9792
54	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	22.8433
55	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	22.6619
56	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	22.6095
57	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	22.4817
58	Panama`PAN`Central America	22.4710
59	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	22.3747
60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	22.3318
61	United States`USA`Northern America	22.2530
62	France`FRA`Western Europe	22.0241
63	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	21.9276
64	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	21.8121
65	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21.7289
66	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	21.4341
67	Guyana`GUY`South America	21.3896
68	Paraguay`PRY`South America	21.2267
69	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	21.1437
70	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.0396
71	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	20.9251
72	Argentina`ARG`South America	20.8878
73	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	20.7757
74	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	20.7453
75	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	20.3313
76	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	20.2551
77	Canada`CAN`Northern America	20.2214
78	Colombia`COL`South America	19.8932
79	Mexico`MEX`Central America	19.7815
80	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	19.7625
81	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	19.6327
82	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	18.8832
83	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	18.7883
84	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	18.7591
85	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	18.4432
86	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	18.4313
87	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	18.4128
88	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	18.0423
89	Brazil`BRA`South America	17.8825
90	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.6933
91	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	17.3215
92	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.2325
93	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	17.1323
94	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	17.0827
95	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	16.9801
96	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	16.7308
97	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	16.5627
98	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.2853
99	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	16.0760
100	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	15.6953
101	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	14.5990
102	Belize`BLZ`Central America	14.3344
103	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	14.3052
104	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	14.2796
105	Uruguay`URY`South America	14.2535
106	Venezuela`VEN`South America	14.1909
107	Honduras`HND`Central America	13.9342
108	Bolivia`BOL`South America	13.2382
109	Niger`NER`Western Africa	12.5455
110	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	12.0551
111	Chile`CHL`South America	11.9993
112	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	11.8327
113	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	11.0718
114	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	10.1073
115	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	7.4096
116	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	3.8435
117	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	2.7329

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Mongolia58.0063
2Micronesia47.7944
3Singapore46.4507
4Bhutan40.7023
5Rwanda39.5923

Lowest

117Chad2.7329
116Solomon Islands3.8435
115Uganda7.4096
114Puerto Rico10.1073
113Guatemala11.0718

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.3747. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
115values changed, of 115 in both
36 · 79rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Iran26.7732 → 36.2683+9.4951
Saudi Arabia25.8535 → 34.3505+8.4970
Indonesia22.5835 → 29.4018+6.8183
Bahrain31.9052 → 38.5689+6.6636
Central African Republic6.6694 → 11.8327+5.1633

Fell most

Iraq57.9652 → 15.6953−42.2699
Republic of the Congo59.7324 → 38.4384−21.2940
Venezuela31.2963 → 14.1909−17.1054
Rwanda52.0215 → 39.5923−12.4292
Mongolia70.2293 → 58.0063−12.2230

+ Micronesia

+ Vanuatu

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 1983.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 117 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1983). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/1983

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