Data for 2016

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2016

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2016
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2016, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2016 covers 176 countries. Republic of the Congo is highest, at 71.267; Yemen is lowest, at 1.429. The middle country reads 23.181. Against 2015, 176 values changed (74 up, 102 down), 1 left.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2016

HighestRepublic of the Congo

71.267

LowestYemen

1.429

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

176countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
176distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2016, 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), 2016: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	71.267
2	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	56.399
3	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	52.670
4	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	51.642
5	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	49.487
6	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	46.280
7	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42.139
8	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.522
9	Panama`PAN`Central America	40.262
10	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	39.849
11	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	39.766
12	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	38.206
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37.349
14	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.453
15	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	36.086
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	35.629
17	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	35.465
18	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	34.620
19	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	33.939
20	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	33.879
21	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	33.859
22	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	33.522
23	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	32.510
24	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	32.175
25	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	31.958
26	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	31.725
27	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	31.278
28	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31.200
29	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	30.385
30	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	30.240
31	India`IND`Southern Asia	30.173
32	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	29.982
33	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	29.967
34	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	29.959
35	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	29.829
36	Niger`NER`Western Africa	29.761
37	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	29.692
38	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	29.236
39	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	29.008
40	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	28.918
41	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	28.903
42	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	28.884
43	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.776
44	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	28.640
45	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	28.555
46	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.241
47	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	28.117
48	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	27.886
49	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	27.828
50	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	27.316
51	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	26.982
52	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	26.814
53	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	26.621
54	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	26.478
55	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	26.343
56	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	26.240
57	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	26.197
58	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	26.165
59	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	25.996
60	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	25.781
61	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	25.730
62	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	25.681
63	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	25.456
64	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	25.415
65	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	25.362
66	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	25.348
67	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	25.253
68	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	25.135
69	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	25.075
70	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	24.960
71	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	24.920
72	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	24.702
73	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	24.690
74	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	24.619
75	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	24.539
76	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	24.497
77	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	24.457
78	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	24.349
79	Mexico`MEX`Central America	24.343
80	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	24.182
81	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	23.796
82	Chile`CHL`South America	23.709
83	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	23.665
84	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	23.588
85	Honduras`HND`Central America	23.377
86	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	23.330
87	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	23.288
88	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	23.194
89	Colombia`COL`South America	23.167
90	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	23.143
91	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.137
92	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	23.095
93	Canada`CAN`Northern America	22.761
94	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	22.629
95	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	22.463
96	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	22.173
97	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	22.164
98	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	22.068
99	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	22.032
100	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	22.030
101	Peru`PER`South America	22.021
102	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	21.987
103	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	21.940
104	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	21.936
105	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	21.899
106	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	21.756
107	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	21.724
108	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	21.681
109	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.598
110	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	21.507
111	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	21.117
112	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	21.105
113	Bolivia`BOL`South America	21.057
114	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	20.929
115	United States`USA`Northern America	20.888
116	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	20.831
117	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	20.816
118	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	20.796
119	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	20.575
120	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	20.475
121	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	20.288
122	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	20.272
123	Ecuador`ECU`South America	20.246
124	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	20.157
125	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	20.087
126	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	19.897
127	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	19.818
128	Paraguay`PRY`South America	19.806
129	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	19.776
130	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	19.712
131	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	19.555
132	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	19.348
133	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	19.061
134	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	18.962
135	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	18.889
136	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	18.848
137	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.596
138	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	18.366
139	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	18.359
140	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	18.167
141	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	18.016
142	Belize`BLZ`Central America	17.973
143	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	17.932
144	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	17.877
145	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.712
146	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	17.671
147	Argentina`ARG`South America	17.663
148	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	17.662
149	Uruguay`URY`South America	17.389
150	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	17.358
151	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	17.217
152	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	17.054
153	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.052
154	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	16.960
155	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	16.837
156	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	16.699
157	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	16.366
158	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	16.028
159	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	15.968
160	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.936
161	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	15.769
162	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	15.040
163	Brazil`BRA`South America	14.970
164	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	13.862
165	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	13.800
166	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	13.102
167	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	12.846
168	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	12.803
169	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	12.561
170	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	12.468
171	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10.251
172	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	9.862
173	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	9.560
174	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	9.306
175	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	8.075
176	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1.429

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Republic of the Congo71.267
2Bhutan56.399
3Guinea52.670
4Algeria51.642
5Qatar49.487

Lowest

176Yemen1.429
175Puerto Rico8.075
174Sudan9.306
173Cuba9.560
172Zimbabwe9.862

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 23.181. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
176values changed, of 176 in both
74 · 102rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guinea24.163 → 52.670+28.506
Djibouti-3.946 → 21.936+25.882
Qatar37.067 → 49.487+12.419
Ireland26.084 → 35.629+9.545
Maldives31.905 → 39.766+7.861

Fell most

Venezuela19.434 → 10.251−9.183
Namibia30.556 → 22.030−8.526
Equatorial Guinea24.701 → 16.699−8.003
Kiribati37.769 → 29.967−7.802
Mauritania38.461 → 31.278−7.184

− South Sudan

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 2016.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2016). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2016

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