Data for 2020

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2020

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2020
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2020, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2020 covers 175 countries. Iran is highest, at 47.921; Djibouti is lowest, at -0.249. The middle country reads 22.347. Against 2019, 174 values changed (49 up, 125 down), 1 country joined.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2020

HighestIran

47.921

LowestDjibouti

-0.249

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

175countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
175distinct values15 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), 2020, 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), 2020: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.921
2	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	44.827
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	43.849
4	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.949
5	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	42.591
6	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42.572
7	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	42.155
8	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	40.588
9	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	39.071
10	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	38.746
11	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.659
12	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	37.296
13	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	35.633
14	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	35.619
15	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	35.512
16	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	34.154
17	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	33.475
18	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	33.406
19	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	33.191
20	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	33.015
21	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	32.871
22	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	32.727
23	Niger`NER`Western Africa	32.549
24	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	32.343
25	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	32.342
26	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	32.245
27	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	31.916
28	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	31.525
29	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	31.516
30	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	31.351
31	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	31.308
32	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	31.302
33	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	30.579
34	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	30.440
35	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	30.088
36	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	29.917
37	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	29.654
38	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	29.022
39	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	28.962
40	India`IND`Southern Asia	28.922
41	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	28.807
42	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.777
43	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	28.258
44	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	27.621
45	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	27.464
46	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	27.455
47	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	27.317
48	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	26.886
49	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	26.265
50	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	26.218
51	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	26.169
52	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26.000
53	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	25.653
54	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	25.652
55	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	25.634
56	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	25.030
57	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	24.984
58	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	24.981
59	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	24.880
60	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	24.730
61	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	24.606
62	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	24.573
63	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	24.421
64	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	24.332
65	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	24.304
66	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	24.216
67	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	24.097
68	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	24.069
69	Panama`PAN`Central America	23.955
70	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	23.931
71	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	23.864
72	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	23.764
73	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	23.732
74	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	23.666
75	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	23.544
76	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	23.468
77	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	23.456
78	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	23.316
79	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	23.259
80	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	23.071
81	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	22.931
82	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	22.827
83	France`FRA`Western Europe	22.804
84	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	22.787
85	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	22.763
86	Canada`CAN`Northern America	22.675
87	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	22.384
88	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	22.347
89	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	22.345
90	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	22.155
91	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	21.849
92	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	21.743
93	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	21.729
94	United States`USA`Northern America	21.438
95	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	21.352
96	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	21.321
97	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	21.096
98	Chile`CHL`South America	21.077
99	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	21.046
100	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	20.694
101	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	20.652
102	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	20.645
103	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20.627
104	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	20.515
105	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	20.337
106	Mexico`MEX`Central America	20.237
107	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	20.227
108	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	20.190
109	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	20.152
110	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	20.117
111	Paraguay`PRY`South America	20.041
112	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	19.863
113	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	19.811
114	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	19.758
115	Honduras`HND`Central America	19.666
116	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	19.664
117	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	19.658
118	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	19.652
119	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	19.419
120	Colombia`COL`South America	19.128
121	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	18.982
122	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	18.839
123	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	18.818
124	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	18.673
125	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	18.651
126	Belize`BLZ`Central America	18.443
127	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.281
128	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	18.224
129	Peru`PER`South America	18.191
130	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	18.186
131	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	18.051
132	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	17.966
133	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	17.929
134	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.899
135	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	17.715
136	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	17.703
137	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	17.661
138	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.585
139	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	17.433
140	Bolivia`BOL`South America	17.268
141	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	17.212
142	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	17.162
143	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	16.724
144	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	16.711
145	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	16.520
146	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	16.466
147	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	16.445
148	Uruguay`URY`South America	16.234
149	Brazil`BRA`South America	16.116
150	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	16.006
151	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.530
152	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	15.341
153	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	15.290
154	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	14.816
155	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	14.697
156	Argentina`ARG`South America	14.415
157	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	13.929
158	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	13.541
159	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	13.501
160	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	12.688
161	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	12.346
162	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	12.238
163	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	11.805
164	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.802
165	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	11.500
166	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	10.881
167	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	9.875
168	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	9.450
169	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.206
170	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	8.932
171	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	8.098
172	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	7.345
173	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	6.988
174	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	5.787
175	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.249

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iran47.921
2Mozambique44.827
3Qatar43.849
4Algeria42.949
5Ireland42.591

Lowest

175Djibouti-0.249
174Sudan5.787
173Equatorial Guinea6.988
172Zimbabwe7.345
171Lebanon8.098

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.347. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
174values changed, of 174 in both
49 · 125rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Macau14.172 → 26.169+11.996
Guinea19.729 → 31.516+11.788
Iran40.203 → 47.921+7.718
Gambia24.654 → 32.342+7.688
Palau34.573 → 42.155+7.583

Fell most

Marshall Islands53.151 → 20.694−32.457
Panama38.067 → 23.955−14.113
Mongolia35.592 → 22.384−13.208
Ireland53.702 → 42.591−11.111
Nepal41.379 → 30.440−10.938

+ Afghanistan

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.

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Nothing missing
Every one of the 175 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2020). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2020

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