Data for 2021

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2021

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2021
Creator: World Bank Group
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2021, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2021 covers 175 countries. Bhutan is highest, at 44.389; Djibouti is lowest, at -15.678. The middle country reads 23.084. Against 2020, 175 values changed (114 up, 61 down), the same countries are covered.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2021

HighestBhutan

44.389

LowestDjibouti

-15.678

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

175countries
1measure
2021the year it describes
175distinct 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), 2021, 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), 2021: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	44.389
2	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42.682
3	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	41.493
4	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	40.616
5	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	40.369
6	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39.687
7	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	39.146
8	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	38.353
9	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	37.906
10	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	37.109
11	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	36.802
12	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.733
13	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	36.719
14	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.070
15	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	35.951
16	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	35.915
17	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	35.231
18	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	35.164
19	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	34.874
20	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	34.376
21	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	33.140
22	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	32.896
23	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	32.561
24	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	32.493
25	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	32.221
26	India`IND`Southern Asia	32.116
27	Niger`NER`Western Africa	31.731
28	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	31.449
29	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	31.367
30	Panama`PAN`Central America	31.299
31	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	31.273
32	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	31.019
33	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	30.948
34	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	30.936
35	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	30.676
36	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	30.379
37	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	30.371
38	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30.275
39	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	28.866
40	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	28.851
41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	28.677
42	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	28.672
43	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	28.470
44	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	28.154
45	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	28.129
46	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	28.092
47	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	28.025
48	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	27.856
49	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	27.750
50	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	27.657
51	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	27.364
52	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	27.325
53	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	26.856
54	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	26.533
55	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	26.494
56	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	26.423
57	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	26.343
58	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	26.253
59	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	26.219
60	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	26.147
61	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	25.723
62	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	25.469
63	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	25.451
64	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	25.383
65	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	25.364
66	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.272
67	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	25.231
68	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	25.186
69	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	24.945
70	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	24.788
71	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	24.447
72	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	24.440
73	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	24.381
74	Canada`CAN`Northern America	24.305
75	Honduras`HND`Central America	24.231
76	Chile`CHL`South America	24.150
77	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	24.118
78	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	24.086
79	Paraguay`PRY`South America	24.006
80	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	23.959
81	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	23.816
82	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	23.811
83	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	23.789
84	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	23.575
85	France`FRA`Western Europe	23.447
86	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	23.412
87	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	23.355
88	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	23.084
89	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	23.055
90	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	23.032
91	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	23.009
92	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	22.964
93	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	22.880
94	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	22.820
95	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	22.686
96	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	22.673
97	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	22.486
98	Peru`PER`South America	22.307
99	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	22.235
100	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	22.194
101	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	22.126
102	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	22.008
103	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	22.001
104	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	21.977
105	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21.874
106	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	21.825
107	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	21.811
108	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	21.798
109	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	21.794
110	Mexico`MEX`Central America	21.707
111	Belize`BLZ`Central America	21.675
112	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	21.505
113	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	21.428
114	United States`USA`Northern America	21.406
115	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	21.378
116	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	21.141
117	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	20.935
118	Ecuador`ECU`South America	20.748
119	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	20.706
120	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	20.679
121	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	20.391
122	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	20.276
123	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	20.258
124	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	20.192
125	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19.949
126	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	19.789
127	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	19.689
128	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	19.646
129	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	19.559
130	Brazil`BRA`South America	19.522
131	Colombia`COL`South America	18.917
132	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	18.899
133	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	18.688
134	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	18.212
135	Uruguay`URY`South America	18.197
136	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	18.127
137	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	18.080
138	Argentina`ARG`South America	18.076
139	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	17.980
140	Bolivia`BOL`South America	17.787
141	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	17.765
142	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	17.764
143	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	17.513
144	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	17.483
145	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	17.457
146	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	17.079
147	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	17.037
148	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	16.916
149	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	16.891
150	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	16.776
151	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	16.768
152	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	16.468
153	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	16.389
154	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	16.246
155	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	16.076
156	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	15.846
157	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	15.508
158	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	14.535
159	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	14.468
160	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	14.467
161	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	14.400
162	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	14.100
163	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	13.502
164	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	13.000
165	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	12.903
166	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	12.836
167	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	12.161
168	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	11.368
169	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	10.287
170	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	9.971
171	Venezuela`VEN`South America	8.856
172	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	8.247
173	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	5.359
174	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	3.466
175	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-15.678

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Bhutan44.389
2China42.682
3Iran41.493
4Mauritania40.616
5Mozambique40.369

Lowest

175Djibouti-15.678
174Sudan3.466
173Lebanon5.359
172Equatorial Guinea8.247
171Venezuela8.856

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 23.084. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
175values changed, of 175 in both
114 · 61rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda18.186 → 36.070+17.884
Mongolia22.384 → 36.719+14.335
Cuba9.875 → 23.811+13.936
DR Congo21.849 → 32.561+10.712
Tonga24.573 → 33.140+8.568

Fell most

Ireland42.591 → 23.032−19.559
Guinea31.516 → 16.076−15.440
Djibouti-0.249 → -15.678−15.430
Maldives35.512 → 25.186−10.326
Brunei40.588 → 31.273−9.315

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 2021.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 175 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2021). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2021

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