Data for 2003
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003
2003, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003 covers 161 countries. Bhutan is highest, at 66.8603; Central African Republic is lowest, at 6.4048. The middle country reads 21.9879. Against 2002, 160 values changed (94 up, 66 down), 1 country joined.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2003
HighestBhutan
66.8603LowestCentral African Republic
6.4048Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 161 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTNSouthern Asia | 66.8603 |
| 2 | AZEWestern Asia | 53.1715 |
| 3 | TCDMiddle Africa | 52.1218 |
| 4 | IRNSouthern Asia | 42.1053 |
| 5 | CHNEastern Asia | 39.4280 |
| 6 | ALBSouthern Europe | 36.7221 |
| 7 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 35.4449 |
| 8 | RWAEastern Africa | 35.4076 |
| 9 | ESTNorthern Europe | 35.1880 |
| 10 | QATWestern Asia | 34.8680 |
| 11 | MOZEastern Africa | 33.4266 |
| 12 | KOREastern Asia | 32.3969 |
| 13 | MNGEastern Asia | 32.2628 |
| 14 | TGOWestern Africa | 32.0952 |
| 15 | DZANorthern Africa | 32.0808 |
| 16 | FRONorthern Europe | 31.4080 |
| 17 | LVANorthern Europe | 31.0011 |
| 18 | INDSouthern Asia | 30.8397 |
| 19 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.2984 |
| 20 | BWASouthern Africa | 30.1430 |
| 21 | AGOMiddle Africa | 29.8070 |
| 22 | CZEEastern Europe | 29.5496 |
| 23 | NCLMelanesia | 29.4288 |
| 24 | OMNWestern Asia | 29.3793 |
| 25 | GEOWestern Asia | 29.0959 |
| 26 | ABWCaribbean | 28.8817 |
| 27 | PSEWestern Asia | 28.8054 |
| 28 | ARMWestern Asia | 28.3479 |
| 29 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 27.7715 |
| 30 | GNBWestern Africa | 27.6477 |
| 31 | FJIMelanesia | 27.5933 |
| 32 | ESPSouthern Europe | 27.5286 |
| 33 | HRVSouthern Europe | 27.2298 |
| 34 | SVNSouthern Europe | 26.8383 |
| 35 | JPNEastern Asia | 26.7915 |
| 36 | CHEWestern Europe | 26.7514 |
| 37 | ERIEastern Africa | 26.5440 |
| 38 | SVKEastern Europe | 26.5047 |
| 39 | GRCSouthern Europe | 26.1382 |
| 40 | COGMiddle Africa | 26.0903 |
| 41 | MARNorthern Africa | 26.0506 |
| 42 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 25.8939 |
| 43 | IRLNorthern Europe | 25.7442 |
| 44 | KAZCentral Asia | 25.7039 |
| 45 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 25.5985 |
| 46 | PANCentral America | 25.4835 |
| 47 | TKMCentral Asia | 25.4187 |
| 48 | HNDCentral America | 25.2809 |
| 49 | TTOCaribbean | 25.1884 |
| 50 | BLREastern Europe | 24.9543 |
| 51 | HUNEastern Europe | 24.7088 |
| 52 | BGDSouthern Asia | 24.6792 |
| 53 | AUTWestern Europe | 24.4562 |
| 54 | BHSCaribbean | 24.2737 |
| 55 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 24.1284 |
| 56 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 24.0058 |
| 57 | SENWestern Africa | 23.9263 |
| 58 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 23.8293 |
| 59 | BHRWestern Asia | 23.7358 |
| 60 | CHLSouth America | 23.3991 |
| 61 | MUSEastern Africa | 23.3647 |
| 62 | TUNNorthern Africa | 23.3233 |
| 63 | ROUEastern Europe | 23.1953 |
| 64 | MDAEastern Europe | 23.1776 |
| 65 | PRTSouthern Europe | 23.1147 |
| 66 | MLTSouthern Europe | 23.0001 |
| 67 | GHAWestern Africa | 22.9369 |
| 68 | TURWestern Asia | 22.8568 |
| 69 | ISRWestern Asia | 22.8425 |
| 70 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 22.7634 |
| 71 | GABMiddle Africa | 22.6391 |
| 72 | HKGEastern Asia | 22.3796 |
| 73 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 22.3031 |
| 74 | NICCentral America | 22.2505 |
| 75 | FINNorthern Europe | 22.2320 |
| 76 | LTUNorthern Europe | 22.2318 |
| 77 | AREWestern Asia | 22.1297 |
| 78 | SDNNorthern Africa | 22.0748 |
| 79 | BGREastern Europe | 22.0742 |
| 80 | LKASouthern Asia | 22.0205 |
| 81 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 21.9879 |
| 82 | UKREastern Europe | 21.9426 |
| 83 | USANorthern America | 21.7456 |
| 84 | ITASouthern Europe | 21.5803 |
| 85 | MRTWestern Africa | 21.4753 |
| 86 | NPLSouthern Asia | 21.4094 |
| 87 | LUXWestern Europe | 21.3096 |
| 88 | SWENorthern Europe | 21.2459 |
| 89 | ISLNorthern Europe | 21.1253 |
| 90 | UGAEastern Africa | 20.9841 |
| 91 | BELWestern Europe | 20.9647 |
| 92 | GUYSouth America | 20.9521 |
| 93 | DNKNorthern Europe | 20.8860 |
| 94 | MEXCentral America | 20.8808 |
| 95 | RUSEastern Europe | 20.8590 |
| 96 | JORWestern Asia | 20.8405 |
| 97 | UZBCentral Asia | 20.8000 |
| 98 | YEMWestern Asia | 20.7267 |
| 99 | TZAEastern Africa | 20.6844 |
| 100 | FRAWestern Europe | 20.6506 |
| 101 | PRYSouth America | 20.6270 |
| 102 | GTMCentral America | 20.6215 |
| 103 | CANNorthern America | 20.4666 |
| 104 | MLIWestern Africa | 20.4610 |
| 105 | TONPolynesia | 20.4410 |
| 106 | NLDWestern Europe | 20.4311 |
| 107 | PNGMelanesia | 19.9215 |
| 108 | DEUWestern Europe | 19.5766 |
| 109 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 19.5287 |
| 110 | CYPWestern Asia | 19.4983 |
| 111 | SAUWestern Asia | 19.4924 |
| 112 | DOMCaribbean | 19.4092 |
| 113 | NAMSouthern Africa | 19.3883 |
| 114 | LBYNorthern Africa | 19.3590 |
| 115 | GRLNorthern America | 19.3561 |
| 116 | LBNWestern Asia | 19.1610 |
| 117 | CRICentral America | 18.9651 |
| 118 | POLEastern Europe | 18.9112 |
| 119 | COLSouth America | 18.6818 |
| 120 | NORNorthern Europe | 18.5017 |
| 121 | SLVCentral America | 18.4292 |
| 122 | SRBSouthern Europe | 18.3880 |
| 123 | GBRNorthern Europe | 18.3223 |
| 124 | CMRMiddle Africa | 18.0947 |
| 125 | COMEastern Africa | 18.0423 |
| 126 | MKDSouthern Europe | 17.9293 |
| 127 | BLZCentral America | 17.7006 |
| 128 | PERSouth America | 17.5103 |
| 129 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 17.2245 |
| 130 | EGYNorthern Africa | 16.8862 |
| 131 | BRASouth America | 16.8567 |
| 132 | VUTMelanesia | 16.8458 |
| 133 | HTICaribbean | 16.6793 |
| 134 | KWTWestern Asia | 16.6326 |
| 135 | KENEastern Africa | 16.4821 |
| 136 | ECUSouth America | 15.7731 |
| 137 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 15.6571 |
| 138 | PRICaribbean | 15.5278 |
| 139 | BFAWestern Africa | 15.4593 |
| 140 | MNESouthern Europe | 15.4139 |
| 141 | PAKSouthern Asia | 15.3149 |
| 142 | URYSouth America | 15.2063 |
| 143 | BENWestern Africa | 15.1638 |
| 144 | GINWestern Africa | 14.8250 |
| 145 | ARGSouth America | 14.1470 |
| 146 | CIVWestern Africa | 13.9684 |
| 147 | NERWestern Africa | 13.9303 |
| 148 | MDGEastern Africa | 13.7246 |
| 149 | MACEastern Asia | 13.6348 |
| 150 | BOLSouth America | 13.2321 |
| 151 | KGZCentral Asia | 11.8300 |
| 152 | SLEWestern Africa | 11.3299 |
| 153 | SYCEastern Africa | 10.9630 |
| 154 | IRQWestern Asia | 10.6510 |
| 155 | GMBWestern Africa | 10.0389 |
| 156 | CODMiddle Africa | 9.5246 |
| 157 | TJKCentral Asia | 9.1367 |
| 158 | SLBMelanesia | 9.0353 |
| 159 | CUBCaribbean | 8.5036 |
| 160 | ZWEEastern Africa | 8.0010 |
| 161 | CAFMiddle Africa | 6.4048 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Bhutan66.8603
- 2
Azerbaijan53.1715
- 3
Chad52.1218
- 4
Iran42.1053
- 5
China39.4280
Lowest
- 161
Central African Republic6.4048
- 160
Zimbabwe8.0010
- 159
Cuba8.5036
- 158
Solomon Islands9.0353
- 157
Tajikistan9.1367
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 21.9879. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 160values changed, of 160 in both
- 94 · 66rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Azerbaijan34.5765 → 53.1715+18.5950
Mauritania9.5438 → 21.4753+11.9315
Faroe Islands23.2931 → 31.4080+8.1149
Mongolia24.6417 → 32.2628+7.6211
Haiti9.4960 → 16.6793+7.1833
Fell most
Seychelles27.5881 → 10.9630−16.6252
Brunei33.8596 → 21.9879−11.8717
Chad60.1562 → 52.1218−8.0344
Singapore25.0736 → 17.2245−7.8491
Iraq18.2269 → 10.6510−7.5759
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.
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 2003.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 161 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2003). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2003
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07Questions
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest investment (gross capital formation) in Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003?
Bhutan, at 66.8603, of the 161 countries in the file.
What year does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003 cover?
161.
Where can I download Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025.