Data for 1997

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1997

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1997
Creator: World Bank Group
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1997, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1997 covers 152 countries. Guinea-Bissau is highest, at 53.928; Sierra Leone is lowest, at -2.424. The middle country reads 22.267. Against 1996, 152 values changed (77 up, 75 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 1997

HighestGuinea-Bissau

53.928

LowestSierra Leone

-2.424

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

152countries
1measure
1997the year it describes
152distinct 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), 1997, 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), 1997: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	53.928
2	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	42.973
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	42.000
4	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	40.409
5	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	38.677
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	38.170
7	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	37.382
8	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	35.741
9	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	35.543
10	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	35.432
11	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	35.409
12	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	35.042
13	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	34.275
14	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	34.237
15	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	34.200
16	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	32.695
17	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	32.652
18	Guyana`GUY`South America	31.888
19	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	31.399
20	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	31.281
21	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	30.761
22	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	30.723
23	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	30.308
24	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	30.233
25	Chile`CHL`South America	29.859
26	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	29.216
27	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	29.079
28	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	28.998
29	Honduras`HND`Central America	28.616
30	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	28.300
31	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	28.015
32	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	27.442
33	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	27.392
34	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	27.213
35	Panama`PAN`Central America	27.039
36	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.028
37	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	26.837
38	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	26.524
39	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	26.442
40	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	26.383
41	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	26.286
42	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	26.190
43	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	26.160
44	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	25.729
45	India`IND`Southern Asia	25.693
46	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	25.341
47	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25.178
48	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	25.093
49	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	25.035
50	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.922
51	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	24.817
52	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	24.806
53	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	24.651
54	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	24.638
55	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	24.631
56	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	24.529
57	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	24.459
58	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	24.437
59	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	24.410
60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	24.386
61	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	24.064
62	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	24.052
63	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	24.029
64	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	23.814
65	Peru`PER`South America	23.789
66	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	23.778
67	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	23.671
68	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	23.405
69	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	23.266
70	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	22.929
71	Paraguay`PRY`South America	22.918
72	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	22.618
73	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	22.554
74	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	22.447
75	United States`USA`Northern America	22.410
76	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	22.300
77	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	22.233
78	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	22.229
79	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	22.101
80	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	22.015
81	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	21.976
82	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	21.816
83	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	21.763
84	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	21.680
85	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	21.446
86	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	21.359
87	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	21.339
88	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	21.338
89	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	21.299
90	Canada`CAN`Northern America	21.218
91	Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.146
92	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	21.133
93	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	21.058
94	Colombia`COL`South America	20.924
95	Argentina`ARG`South America	20.826
96	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	20.054
97	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	20.013
98	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	19.982
99	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	19.940
100	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	19.759
101	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	19.689
102	Bolivia`BOL`South America	19.632
103	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19.485
104	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	19.144
105	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	18.899
106	France`FRA`Western Europe	18.894
107	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	18.778
108	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	18.683
109	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	18.566
110	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	18.545
111	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.298
112	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	18.179
113	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	18.133
114	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	18.042
115	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	17.919
116	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	17.837
117	Belize`BLZ`Central America	17.800
118	Brazil`BRA`South America	17.764
119	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	17.720
120	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	17.684
121	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	17.671
122	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	17.563
123	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	17.352
124	Uruguay`URY`South America	16.845
125	Ecuador`ECU`South America	16.618
126	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	16.529
127	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	16.294
128	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	15.848
129	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	15.598
130	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	15.491
131	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	15.344
132	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	15.141
133	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	15.083
134	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	15.020
135	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	14.954
136	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	14.409
137	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	13.746
138	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	13.685
139	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	13.639
140	Niger`NER`Western Africa	13.630
141	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	12.361
142	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	10.579
143	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	10.260
144	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	10.152
145	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	10.080
146	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	9.727
147	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	8.975
148	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	6.591
149	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	5.175
150	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	4.204
151	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	2.500
152	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-2.424

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

152Sierra Leone-2.424
151DR Congo2.500
150Iraq4.204
149Gambia5.175
148Solomon Islands6.591

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.267. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
152values changed, of 152 in both
77 · 75rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-Bissau23.052 → 53.928+30.876
Bulgaria1.157 → 9.727+8.570
Gabon24.849 → 30.761+5.912
Azerbaijan29.002 → 34.237+5.235
Croatia19.485 → 24.651+5.167

Fell most

Iraq58.012 → 4.204−53.808
DR Congo27.852 → 2.500−25.352
Sierra Leone11.036 → -2.424−13.460
Turkmenistan49.421 → 38.677−10.744
Republic of the Congo32.790 → 22.233−10.557

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 1997.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 152 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (1997). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/1997

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