Data for 2015
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015
2015, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015 covers 177 countries. Republic of the Congo is highest, at 76.7823; Djibouti is lowest, at -3.9459. The middle country reads 23.8598. Against 2014, 175 values changed (82 up, 93 down), 2 countries joined.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2015
HighestRepublic of the Congo
76.7823LowestDjibouti
-3.9459Shaded 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), 2015, 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 177 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COGMiddle Africa | 76.7823 |
| 2 | BTNSouthern Asia | 56.4311 |
| 3 | DZANorthern Africa | 51.7796 |
| 4 | TJKCentral Asia | 44.6895 |
| 5 | ZMBEastern Africa | 42.8051 |
| 6 | CHNEastern Asia | 42.7350 |
| 7 | PANCentral America | 42.2664 |
| 8 | MOZEastern Africa | 42.2458 |
| 9 | ETHEastern Africa | 40.6713 |
| 10 | MRTWestern Africa | 38.4615 |
| 11 | KIRMicronesia | 37.7691 |
| 12 | QATWestern Asia | 37.0672 |
| 13 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 36.9493 |
| 14 | OMNWestern Asia | 36.3716 |
| 15 | WSMPolynesia | 35.8616 |
| 16 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 35.2473 |
| 17 | NCLMelanesia | 34.7225 |
| 18 | KGZCentral Asia | 34.6715 |
| 19 | LKASouthern Asia | 34.2758 |
| 20 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 34.0628 |
| 21 | NICCentral America | 33.4766 |
| 22 | TZAEastern Africa | 32.7587 |
| 23 | SAUWestern Asia | 32.4339 |
| 24 | NERWestern Africa | 32.3568 |
| 25 | INDSouthern Asia | 32.1167 |
| 26 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 32.1089 |
| 27 | IRNSouthern Asia | 31.9824 |
| 28 | MDVSouthern Asia | 31.9049 |
| 29 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 31.5567 |
| 30 | NPLSouthern Asia | 31.2774 |
| 31 | NAMSouthern Africa | 30.5564 |
| 32 | LSOSouthern Africa | 30.4366 |
| 33 | XKXSouthern Europe | 30.4325 |
| 34 | MKDSouthern Europe | 30.4036 |
| 35 | MARNorthern Africa | 30.1772 |
| 36 | TURWestern Asia | 30.0629 |
| 37 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 29.8715 |
| 38 | KOREastern Asia | 29.3122 |
| 39 | GABMiddle Africa | 29.2310 |
| 40 | AGOMiddle Africa | 29.1086 |
| 41 | CPVWestern Africa | 29.1072 |
| 42 | BLREastern Europe | 29.0347 |
| 43 | BGDSouthern Asia | 28.8867 |
| 44 | BWASouthern Africa | 28.4433 |
| 45 | PLWMicronesia | 28.4164 |
| 46 | CODMiddle Africa | 28.2490 |
| 47 | VUTMelanesia | 28.2317 |
| 48 | AZEWestern Asia | 27.9136 |
| 49 | KAZCentral Asia | 27.9079 |
| 50 | ALBSouthern Europe | 27.8135 |
| 51 | GHAWestern Africa | 27.7096 |
| 52 | CZEEastern Europe | 26.9686 |
| 53 | SYCEastern Africa | 26.8795 |
| 54 | GEOWestern Asia | 26.8772 |
| 55 | JPNEastern Asia | 26.5521 |
| 56 | CUWCaribbean | 26.3697 |
| 57 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 26.1669 |
| 58 | IRLNorthern Europe | 26.0839 |
| 59 | CHEWestern Europe | 25.9410 |
| 60 | SENWestern Africa | 25.8333 |
| 61 | SVKEastern Europe | 25.7777 |
| 62 | BHRWestern Asia | 25.6249 |
| 63 | CHLSouth America | 25.5994 |
| 64 | NORNorthern Europe | 25.5765 |
| 65 | TTOCaribbean | 25.5109 |
| 66 | ROUEastern Europe | 25.4960 |
| 67 | KWTWestern Asia | 25.4281 |
| 68 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 25.4243 |
| 69 | MACEastern Asia | 25.3976 |
| 70 | TONPolynesia | 25.3615 |
| 71 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 25.3532 |
| 72 | TGOWestern Africa | 25.1850 |
| 73 | HNDCentral America | 25.1180 |
| 74 | PSEWestern Asia | 25.0880 |
| 75 | MLIWestern Africa | 24.8950 |
| 76 | GNQMiddle Africa | 24.7015 |
| 77 | ESTNorthern Europe | 24.6410 |
| 78 | BHSCaribbean | 24.6114 |
| 79 | RWAEastern Africa | 24.5202 |
| 80 | MNGEastern Asia | 24.5138 |
| 81 | UZBCentral Asia | 24.4246 |
| 82 | PERSouth America | 24.3051 |
| 83 | GINWestern Africa | 24.1634 |
| 84 | LVANorthern Europe | 24.1497 |
| 85 | MDAEastern Europe | 24.0621 |
| 86 | GRLNorthern America | 24.0297 |
| 87 | AUTWestern Europe | 24.0121 |
| 88 | FRONorthern Europe | 23.9678 |
| 89 | UGAEastern Africa | 23.8598 |
| 90 | HUNEastern Europe | 23.8568 |
| 91 | CANNorthern America | 23.8216 |
| 92 | SWENorthern Europe | 23.7907 |
| 93 | COLSouth America | 23.7737 |
| 94 | MEXCentral America | 23.7361 |
| 95 | MLTSouthern Europe | 23.4549 |
| 96 | CIVWestern Africa | 23.3881 |
| 97 | BELWestern Europe | 23.3224 |
| 98 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 23.2848 |
| 99 | TCDMiddle Africa | 22.8922 |
| 100 | ECUSouth America | 22.6864 |
| 101 | DOMCaribbean | 22.6507 |
| 102 | LTUNorthern Europe | 22.5552 |
| 103 | FJIMelanesia | 22.4178 |
| 104 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 22.3556 |
| 105 | LBNWestern Asia | 22.2228 |
| 106 | NLDWestern Europe | 22.1700 |
| 107 | BIHSouthern Europe | 22.1698 |
| 108 | RUSEastern Europe | 22.1487 |
| 109 | ISRWestern Asia | 22.1424 |
| 110 | KENEastern Africa | 22.1034 |
| 111 | FINNorthern Europe | 21.9057 |
| 112 | PRYSouth America | 21.8787 |
| 113 | CAFMiddle Africa | 21.8054 |
| 114 | TUNNorthern Africa | 21.7390 |
| 115 | FRAWestern Europe | 21.7165 |
| 116 | AREWestern Asia | 21.6432 |
| 117 | HKGEastern Asia | 21.5415 |
| 118 | ABWCaribbean | 21.5389 |
| 119 | USANorthern America | 21.4152 |
| 120 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 21.3409 |
| 121 | BGREastern Europe | 20.9999 |
| 122 | POLEastern Europe | 20.8017 |
| 123 | BENWestern Africa | 20.7318 |
| 124 | ARMWestern Asia | 20.7305 |
| 125 | DNKNorthern Europe | 20.5435 |
| 126 | IRQWestern Asia | 20.3597 |
| 127 | GMBWestern Africa | 20.3498 |
| 128 | BOLSouth America | 20.2813 |
| 129 | PYFPolynesia | 19.9706 |
| 130 | MNESouthern Europe | 19.7358 |
| 131 | URYSouth America | 19.7054 |
| 132 | DEUWestern Europe | 19.4978 |
| 133 | HRVSouthern Europe | 19.4796 |
| 134 | SVNSouthern Europe | 19.4686 |
| 135 | VENSouth America | 19.4340 |
| 136 | BFAWestern Africa | 19.4067 |
| 137 | ESPSouthern Europe | 19.3734 |
| 138 | ISLNorthern Europe | 19.1932 |
| 139 | LUXWestern Europe | 18.9585 |
| 140 | CRICentral America | 18.8537 |
| 141 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 18.6332 |
| 142 | SRBSouthern Europe | 18.5143 |
| 143 | GBRNorthern Europe | 18.4755 |
| 144 | CMRMiddle Africa | 18.2499 |
| 145 | SLEWestern Africa | 18.0613 |
| 146 | BRASouth America | 17.4116 |
| 147 | MHLMicronesia | 17.3935 |
| 148 | LBYNorthern Africa | 17.3820 |
| 149 | ITASouthern Europe | 17.2813 |
| 150 | MUSEastern Africa | 17.2696 |
| 151 | SWZSouthern Africa | 17.2217 |
| 152 | ARGSouth America | 17.0707 |
| 153 | BLZCentral America | 16.7264 |
| 154 | SLVCentral America | 16.0170 |
| 155 | MDGEastern Africa | 15.9919 |
| 156 | SLBMelanesia | 15.9449 |
| 157 | PRTSouthern Europe | 15.9380 |
| 158 | UKREastern Europe | 15.9333 |
| 159 | PAKSouthern Asia | 15.8109 |
| 160 | GTMCentral America | 14.8282 |
| 161 | GNBWestern Africa | 14.6862 |
| 162 | STPMiddle Africa | 14.5502 |
| 163 | EGYNorthern Africa | 14.2886 |
| 164 | HTICaribbean | 13.9737 |
| 165 | COMEastern Africa | 13.6380 |
| 166 | CYPWestern Asia | 13.3227 |
| 167 | SOMEastern Africa | 13.1481 |
| 168 | SDNNorthern Africa | 12.8081 |
| 169 | SMRSouthern Europe | 12.0862 |
| 170 | GRCSouthern Europe | 12.0084 |
| 171 | BMUNorthern America | 11.8926 |
| 172 | ZWEEastern Africa | 10.0359 |
| 173 | CUBCaribbean | 9.3892 |
| 174 | PRICaribbean | 8.5986 |
| 175 | SSDEastern Africa | 5.7508 |
| 176 | YEMWestern Asia | 1.6563 |
| 177 | DJIEastern Africa | -3.9459 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Republic of the Congo76.7823
- 2
Bhutan56.4311
- 3
Algeria51.7796
- 4
Tajikistan44.6895
- 5
Zambia42.8051
Lowest
- 177
Djibouti-3.9459
- 176
Yemen1.6563
- 175
South Sudan5.7508
- 174
Puerto Rico8.5986
- 173
Cuba9.3892
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 23.8598. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −0countries joined / left
- 175values changed, of 175 in both
- 82 · 93rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Republic of the Congo52.8446 → 76.7823+23.9377
Tajikistan26.5157 → 44.6895+18.1738
Vanuatu18.1571 → 28.2317+10.0746
Kuwait16.2903 → 25.4281+9.1379
Kiribati28.6594 → 37.7691+9.1097
Fell most
Mozambique53.6432 → 42.2458−11.3974
Mongolia35.1753 → 24.5138−10.6614
Libya26.2237 → 17.3820−8.8417
Djibouti3.1152 → -3.9459−7.0611
Bahamas31.3993 → 24.6114−6.7879
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
Read before you use
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 2015.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 177 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2015). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2015
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07Questions
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest investment (gross capital formation) in Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015?
Republic of the Congo, at 76.7823, of the 177 countries in the file.
What year does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015 cover?
177.
Where can I download Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2015?
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), 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025.