Data for 2005

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2005

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2005
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

2005, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2005 covers 165 countries. Bhutan is highest, at 61.215; Zimbabwe is lowest, at 1.524. The middle country reads 22.931. Against 2004, 161 values changed (95 up, 66 down), 4 countries joined, 1 left.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2005

HighestBhutan

61.215

LowestZimbabwe

1.524

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

165countries
1measure
2005the year it describes
165distinct 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), 2005, 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), 2005: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	61.215
2	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	48.905
3	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	43.787
4	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	42.528
5	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	41.535
6	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	40.178
7	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	39.477
8	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	38.718
9	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	38.384
10	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	37.529
11	India`IND`Southern Asia	37.428
12	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	36.384
13	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	35.765
14	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	34.914
15	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	34.308
16	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	34.148
17	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	34.058
18	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	33.757
19	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	33.351
20	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	33.330
21	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	33.160
22	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	32.714
23	Guyana`GUY`South America	32.334
24	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	31.175
25	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	30.970
26	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	30.826
27	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	30.576
28	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	30.421
29	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	30.310
30	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	29.847
31	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	29.454
32	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	29.404
33	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	29.286
34	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	29.131
35	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	29.002
36	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	28.699
37	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	28.460
38	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	28.412
39	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	28.014
40	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	28.000
41	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	27.740
42	Honduras`HND`Central America	27.623
43	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.567
44	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	27.458
45	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	27.417
46	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	27.413
47	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	27.396
48	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	27.337
49	Panama`PAN`Central America	27.034
50	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	27.005
51	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.827
52	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	26.796
53	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	26.735
54	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	26.451
55	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	26.164
56	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	26.080
57	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	25.938
58	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	25.885
59	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	25.830
60	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	25.537
61	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	25.421
62	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	25.374
63	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25.370
64	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	25.111
65	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	25.081
66	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	24.856
67	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	24.773
68	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	24.607
69	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	24.573
70	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	24.409
71	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	24.300
72	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	24.217
73	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	24.158
74	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	24.119
75	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	23.965
76	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	23.869
77	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.699
78	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	23.681
79	United States`USA`Northern America	23.376
80	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	23.359
81	Chile`CHL`South America	23.268
82	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	22.966
83	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	22.931
84	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	22.920
85	Canada`CAN`Northern America	22.632
86	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	22.507
87	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	22.396
88	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	22.367
89	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	22.355
90	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	22.209
91	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	22.171
92	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	22.168
93	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	22.155
94	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	22.016
95	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	21.989
96	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.911
97	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	21.794
98	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	21.679
99	Colombia`COL`South America	21.656
100	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	21.526
101	Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.522
102	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	21.510
103	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	21.507
104	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	21.365
105	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	21.347
106	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	21.277
107	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	21.207
108	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	21.060
109	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.903
110	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	20.391
111	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	20.339
112	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	20.175
113	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	20.167
114	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	20.109
115	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	20.107
116	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	20.077
117	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	20.051
118	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	19.846
119	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	19.670
120	Niger`NER`Western Africa	19.335
121	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	19.327
122	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19.110
123	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	18.964
124	Argentina`ARG`South America	18.888
125	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	18.736
126	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	18.671
127	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	18.605
128	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	18.567
129	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	18.530
130	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.413
131	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18.253
132	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	18.042
133	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	18.033
134	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	17.976
135	Belize`BLZ`Central America	17.774
136	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	17.727
137	Uruguay`URY`South America	17.699
138	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	17.650
139	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	17.564
140	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.465
141	Peru`PER`South America	17.284
142	Brazil`BRA`South America	17.205
143	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	17.137
144	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	16.832
145	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	16.462
146	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	16.427
147	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	16.418
148	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	16.266
149	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	16.115
150	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	15.791
151	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	14.596
152	Bolivia`BOL`South America	14.254
153	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	13.842
154	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	13.832
155	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	13.398
156	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	12.602
157	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	12.086
158	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	11.648
159	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	11.410
160	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	11.364
161	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	10.775
162	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	9.865
163	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	9.816
164	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	9.517
165	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1.524

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bhutan61.215
2Mauritania48.905
3Palau43.787
4Rwanda42.528
5Azerbaijan41.535

Lowest

165Zimbabwe1.524
164Libya9.517
163Haiti9.816
162Central African Republic9.865
161Cuba10.775

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.931. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+4 / −1countries joined / left
161values changed, of 161 in both
95 · 66rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mauritania35.254 → 48.905+13.652
Macau16.069 → 25.537+9.468
Guyana23.546 → 32.334+8.788
Greenland16.317 → 24.158+7.841
Niger12.497 → 19.335+6.838

Fell most

Azerbaijan57.990 → 41.535−16.456
Togo35.564 → 25.111−10.453
Fiji28.329 → 20.109−8.220
Iran45.999 → 38.718−7.281
Bhutan67.733 → 61.215−6.518

+ Curaçao

+ Equatorial Guinea

+ Palau

+ French Polynesia

− Papua New Guinea

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 2005.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 165 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2005). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2005

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