Data for 2004
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004
2004, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004 covers 162 countries. Bhutan is highest, at 67.7332; Zimbabwe is lowest, at 4.5106. The middle country reads 22.6596. Against 2003, 161 values changed (103 up, 58 down), 1 country joined.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2004
HighestBhutan
67.7332LowestZimbabwe
4.5106Shaded 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), 2004, 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 162 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTNSouthern Asia | 67.7332 |
| 2 | AZEWestern Asia | 57.9904 |
| 3 | IRNSouthern Asia | 45.9988 |
| 4 | CHNEastern Asia | 41.6344 |
| 5 | RWAEastern Africa | 41.1571 |
| 6 | ALBSouthern Europe | 36.3319 |
| 7 | TGOWestern Africa | 35.5642 |
| 8 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 35.4653 |
| 9 | MRTWestern Africa | 35.2538 |
| 10 | INDSouthern Asia | 35.0965 |
| 11 | ESTNorthern Europe | 34.6489 |
| 12 | LVANorthern Europe | 34.3689 |
| 13 | OMNWestern Asia | 33.6840 |
| 14 | DZANorthern Africa | 32.8514 |
| 15 | AGOMiddle Africa | 32.7033 |
| 16 | KOREastern Asia | 32.6847 |
| 17 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 31.7542 |
| 18 | QATWestern Asia | 31.5110 |
| 19 | BWASouthern Africa | 31.3514 |
| 20 | MNGEastern Asia | 31.1832 |
| 21 | GEOWestern Asia | 30.9874 |
| 22 | BIHSouthern Europe | 30.5200 |
| 23 | CZEEastern Europe | 29.8243 |
| 24 | HNDCentral America | 29.6656 |
| 25 | ARMWestern Asia | 29.1226 |
| 26 | SVNSouthern Europe | 29.0471 |
| 27 | BLREastern Europe | 28.6673 |
| 28 | MOZEastern Africa | 28.5978 |
| 29 | ABWCaribbean | 28.4514 |
| 30 | GHAWestern Africa | 28.3775 |
| 31 | FJIMelanesia | 28.3288 |
| 32 | ESPSouthern Europe | 28.3028 |
| 33 | MARNorthern Africa | 27.8984 |
| 34 | SVKEastern Europe | 27.5953 |
| 35 | HUNEastern Europe | 27.5022 |
| 36 | JORWestern Asia | 27.3839 |
| 37 | IRLNorthern Europe | 27.2183 |
| 38 | PANCentral America | 27.1055 |
| 39 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 27.0204 |
| 40 | JPNEastern Asia | 26.6630 |
| 41 | NCLMelanesia | 26.6027 |
| 42 | MDAEastern Europe | 26.3592 |
| 43 | KAZCentral Asia | 26.3111 |
| 44 | HRVSouthern Europe | 26.0250 |
| 45 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 25.6814 |
| 46 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 25.2816 |
| 47 | LKASouthern Asia | 25.2538 |
| 48 | GRCSouthern Europe | 25.1795 |
| 49 | TURWestern Asia | 25.1678 |
| 50 | CHEWestern Europe | 25.0558 |
| 51 | PSEWestern Asia | 25.0158 |
| 52 | BGDSouthern Asia | 24.9918 |
| 53 | SRBSouthern Europe | 24.8596 |
| 54 | ISLNorthern Europe | 24.5961 |
| 55 | NPLSouthern Asia | 24.5311 |
| 56 | UZBCentral Asia | 24.5000 |
| 57 | TZAEastern Africa | 24.4936 |
| 58 | TCDMiddle Africa | 24.2839 |
| 59 | ROUEastern Europe | 24.2166 |
| 60 | AUTWestern Europe | 24.2037 |
| 61 | NICCentral America | 24.1110 |
| 62 | MUSEastern Africa | 24.0688 |
| 63 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 24.0564 |
| 64 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 23.9730 |
| 65 | PRTSouthern Europe | 23.8243 |
| 66 | SENWestern Africa | 23.6337 |
| 67 | SDNNorthern Africa | 23.6117 |
| 68 | MLTSouthern Europe | 23.5801 |
| 69 | GUYSouth America | 23.5457 |
| 70 | LTUNorthern Europe | 23.4409 |
| 71 | BGREastern Europe | 23.4334 |
| 72 | TUNNorthern Africa | 23.3019 |
| 73 | VUTMelanesia | 23.2385 |
| 74 | BHSCaribbean | 23.1909 |
| 75 | LBNWestern Asia | 23.0676 |
| 76 | TKMCentral Asia | 23.0536 |
| 77 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 23.0496 |
| 78 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 22.8925 |
| 79 | FINNorthern Europe | 22.8725 |
| 80 | ISRWestern Asia | 22.7863 |
| 81 | BELWestern Europe | 22.6671 |
| 82 | USANorthern America | 22.6521 |
| 83 | COGMiddle Africa | 22.5203 |
| 84 | HKGEastern Asia | 22.3574 |
| 85 | MEXCentral America | 22.0462 |
| 86 | CYPWestern Asia | 21.8649 |
| 87 | DNKNorthern Europe | 21.6461 |
| 88 | ITASouthern Europe | 21.6420 |
| 89 | GABMiddle Africa | 21.4961 |
| 90 | CANNorthern America | 21.3828 |
| 91 | FRAWestern Europe | 21.3644 |
| 92 | LUXWestern Europe | 21.3053 |
| 93 | CHLSouth America | 21.2432 |
| 94 | GTMCentral America | 21.1896 |
| 95 | SWENorthern Europe | 21.1628 |
| 96 | MDGEastern Africa | 21.1510 |
| 97 | UKREastern Europe | 21.0959 |
| 98 | MKDSouthern Europe | 21.0459 |
| 99 | GNBWestern Africa | 20.9616 |
| 100 | RUSEastern Europe | 20.9013 |
| 101 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 20.7310 |
| 102 | DOMCaribbean | 20.6273 |
| 103 | NORNorthern Europe | 20.5503 |
| 104 | BHRWestern Asia | 20.5199 |
| 105 | POLEastern Europe | 20.4891 |
| 106 | YEMWestern Asia | 20.2797 |
| 107 | ERIEastern Africa | 20.2629 |
| 108 | NLDWestern Europe | 20.2354 |
| 109 | FRONorthern Europe | 20.2348 |
| 110 | UGAEastern Africa | 20.1457 |
| 111 | PRYSouth America | 20.0682 |
| 112 | TONPolynesia | 20.0227 |
| 113 | PNGMelanesia | 20.0013 |
| 114 | AREWestern Asia | 19.9785 |
| 115 | SAUWestern Asia | 19.8646 |
| 116 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 19.5880 |
| 117 | COLSouth America | 19.4410 |
| 118 | NAMSouthern Africa | 19.0605 |
| 119 | DEUWestern Europe | 19.0214 |
| 120 | CRICentral America | 18.9300 |
| 121 | CMRMiddle Africa | 18.8678 |
| 122 | MLIWestern Africa | 18.7460 |
| 123 | KWTWestern Asia | 18.1855 |
| 124 | SLVCentral America | 18.1407 |
| 125 | GBRNorthern Europe | 18.1006 |
| 126 | COMEastern Africa | 18.0423 |
| 127 | BRASouth America | 17.9126 |
| 128 | MHLMicronesia | 17.6978 |
| 129 | ARGSouth America | 17.5513 |
| 130 | URYSouth America | 17.4685 |
| 131 | SYCEastern Africa | 17.4161 |
| 132 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 17.0931 |
| 133 | KENEastern Africa | 16.9625 |
| 134 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 16.9604 |
| 135 | EGYNorthern Africa | 16.9380 |
| 136 | IRQWestern Asia | 16.9169 |
| 137 | PERSouth America | 16.8557 |
| 138 | BLZCentral America | 16.6841 |
| 139 | MNESouthern Europe | 16.6311 |
| 140 | TTOCaribbean | 16.6240 |
| 141 | GRLNorthern America | 16.3170 |
| 142 | ECUSouth America | 16.2503 |
| 143 | MACEastern Asia | 16.0690 |
| 144 | PAKSouthern Asia | 15.6508 |
| 145 | BFAWestern Africa | 15.5181 |
| 146 | PRICaribbean | 15.3174 |
| 147 | BENWestern Africa | 15.2186 |
| 148 | CIVWestern Africa | 14.7183 |
| 149 | KGZCentral Asia | 14.4884 |
| 150 | GMBWestern Africa | 14.3184 |
| 151 | GINWestern Africa | 14.2157 |
| 152 | NERWestern Africa | 12.4972 |
| 153 | CODMiddle Africa | 12.2569 |
| 154 | TJKCentral Asia | 11.7773 |
| 155 | LBYNorthern Africa | 11.6389 |
| 156 | HTICaribbean | 11.4077 |
| 157 | BOLSouth America | 11.0217 |
| 158 | SLEWestern Africa | 10.4298 |
| 159 | SLBMelanesia | 9.9193 |
| 160 | CUBCaribbean | 8.8006 |
| 161 | CAFMiddle Africa | 6.8121 |
| 162 | ZWEEastern Africa | 4.5106 |
02In 2004
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Bhutan67.7332
- 2
Azerbaijan57.9904
- 3
Iran45.9988
- 4
China41.6344
- 5
Rwanda41.1571
Lowest
- 162
Zimbabwe4.5106
- 161
Central African Republic6.8121
- 160
Cuba8.8006
- 159
Solomon Islands9.9193
- 158
Sierra Leone10.4298
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.6596. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032003 → 2004
Since 2003
What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 161values changed, of 161 in both
- 103 · 58rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Mauritania21.4753 → 35.2538+13.7785
Madagascar13.7246 → 21.1510+7.4265
Jordan20.8405 → 27.3839+6.5433
Serbia18.3880 → 24.8596+6.4716
Seychelles10.9630 → 17.4161+6.4531
Fell most
Chad52.1218 → 24.2839−27.8379
Faroe Islands31.4080 → 20.2348−11.1732
Trinidad and Tobago25.1884 → 16.6240−8.5643
Libya19.3590 → 11.6389−7.7200
Guinea-Bissau27.6477 → 20.9616−6.6861
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 2004.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 162 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2004). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2004
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07Questions
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004: questions and answers
Which country has the highest investment (gross capital formation) in Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004?
Bhutan, at 67.7332, of the 162 countries in the file.
What year does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004 describe?
2004.
How many countries does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004 cover?
162.
Where can I download Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2004?
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), 2004 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025.