Data for 2022
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022
2022, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022 covers 175 countries. Bhutan is highest, at 55.7788; Djibouti is lowest, at -10.5957. The middle country reads 24.2013. Against 2021, 175 values changed (106 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2022
HighestBhutan
55.7788LowestDjibouti
-10.5957Shaded 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), 2022, 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 175 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTNSouthern Asia | 55.7788 |
| 2 | MRTWestern Africa | 49.0681 |
| 3 | SENWestern Africa | 44.9152 |
| 4 | PLWMicronesia | 44.2219 |
| 5 | MOZEastern Africa | 43.2027 |
| 6 | CHNEastern Asia | 42.3554 |
| 7 | MNGEastern Asia | 42.3321 |
| 8 | TZAEastern Africa | 41.0678 |
| 9 | IRNSouthern Asia | 40.7256 |
| 10 | TURWestern Asia | 38.6021 |
| 11 | GRLNorthern America | 37.8407 |
| 12 | RWAEastern Africa | 37.7552 |
| 13 | NPLSouthern Asia | 37.6438 |
| 14 | CODMiddle Africa | 36.6858 |
| 15 | MKDSouthern Europe | 36.0166 |
| 16 | PANCentral America | 35.8549 |
| 17 | KGZCentral Asia | 35.6407 |
| 18 | TJKCentral Asia | 35.4675 |
| 19 | XKXSouthern Europe | 35.2326 |
| 20 | DZANorthern Africa | 35.0980 |
| 21 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 34.5945 |
| 22 | INDSouthern Asia | 34.4118 |
| 23 | HUNEastern Europe | 34.2540 |
| 24 | NERWestern Africa | 33.7672 |
| 25 | KOREastern Asia | 33.3255 |
| 26 | UZBCentral Asia | 33.3171 |
| 27 | MDVSouthern Asia | 32.9898 |
| 28 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 32.3405 |
| 29 | FRONorthern Europe | 32.3235 |
| 30 | WSMPolynesia | 32.1880 |
| 31 | BGDSouthern Asia | 32.0473 |
| 32 | BENWestern Africa | 31.1484 |
| 33 | CZEEastern Europe | 31.0333 |
| 34 | DOMCaribbean | 30.6706 |
| 35 | QATWestern Asia | 30.6432 |
| 36 | MARNorthern Africa | 30.4603 |
| 37 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 29.7453 |
| 38 | AUTWestern Europe | 29.2368 |
| 39 | GMBWestern Africa | 28.6236 |
| 40 | JPNEastern Asia | 28.3108 |
| 41 | ESTNorthern Europe | 27.9198 |
| 42 | BIHSouthern Europe | 27.9027 |
| 43 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 27.8233 |
| 44 | LTUNorthern Europe | 27.7671 |
| 45 | PRYSouth America | 27.7604 |
| 46 | ISRWestern Asia | 27.6478 |
| 47 | MNESouthern Europe | 27.5826 |
| 48 | CIVWestern Africa | 27.4853 |
| 49 | LSOSouthern Africa | 27.3770 |
| 50 | BELWestern Europe | 27.3616 |
| 51 | TONPolynesia | 27.3260 |
| 52 | OMNWestern Asia | 27.3209 |
| 53 | MDAEastern Europe | 27.3104 |
| 54 | FINNorthern Europe | 27.2854 |
| 55 | LKASouthern Asia | 27.2717 |
| 56 | ROUEastern Europe | 27.0612 |
| 57 | ZMBEastern Africa | 26.9805 |
| 58 | SWENorthern Europe | 26.9218 |
| 59 | ALBSouthern Europe | 26.8024 |
| 60 | BWASouthern Africa | 26.7915 |
| 61 | CHEWestern Europe | 26.6594 |
| 62 | PSEWestern Asia | 26.5232 |
| 63 | SAUWestern Asia | 26.5160 |
| 64 | MHLMicronesia | 26.4394 |
| 65 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 26.4295 |
| 66 | SRBSouthern Europe | 26.3842 |
| 67 | MLTSouthern Europe | 26.3523 |
| 68 | HNDCentral America | 26.3262 |
| 69 | HRVSouthern Europe | 26.1828 |
| 70 | NCLMelanesia | 26.1746 |
| 71 | AREWestern Asia | 26.0585 |
| 72 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 25.8510 |
| 73 | CHLSouth America | 25.7670 |
| 74 | ETHEastern Africa | 25.3422 |
| 75 | CANNorthern America | 25.0270 |
| 76 | KAZCentral Asia | 24.9759 |
| 77 | DNKNorthern Europe | 24.7772 |
| 78 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 24.6859 |
| 79 | LVANorthern Europe | 24.6702 |
| 80 | ITASouthern Europe | 24.5977 |
| 81 | BHRWestern Asia | 24.5902 |
| 82 | SVNSouthern Europe | 24.5715 |
| 83 | TGOWestern Africa | 24.4983 |
| 84 | SLVCentral America | 24.4716 |
| 85 | CAFMiddle Africa | 24.3267 |
| 86 | IRQWestern Asia | 24.3149 |
| 87 | ISLNorthern Europe | 24.2427 |
| 88 | UGAEastern Africa | 24.2013 |
| 89 | GEOWestern Asia | 24.0667 |
| 90 | FRAWestern Europe | 24.0234 |
| 91 | BHSCaribbean | 23.8156 |
| 92 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 23.6998 |
| 93 | SOMEastern Africa | 23.6499 |
| 94 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 23.5863 |
| 95 | SVKEastern Europe | 23.3084 |
| 96 | DEUWestern Europe | 23.2760 |
| 97 | KIRMicronesia | 23.2754 |
| 98 | MACEastern Asia | 23.2050 |
| 99 | RUSEastern Europe | 23.1732 |
| 100 | SMRSouthern Europe | 23.0260 |
| 101 | IRLNorthern Europe | 22.8841 |
| 102 | NLDWestern Europe | 22.8633 |
| 103 | MEXCentral America | 22.7702 |
| 104 | ESPSouthern Europe | 22.6896 |
| 105 | BGREastern Europe | 22.6876 |
| 106 | PYFPolynesia | 22.5067 |
| 107 | ECUSouth America | 22.4059 |
| 108 | PERSouth America | 22.3569 |
| 109 | ARMWestern Asia | 22.2551 |
| 110 | MLIWestern Africa | 22.1820 |
| 111 | GNBWestern Africa | 22.1191 |
| 112 | SWZSouthern Africa | 22.0926 |
| 113 | POLEastern Europe | 22.0595 |
| 114 | USANorthern America | 22.0268 |
| 115 | CPVWestern Africa | 21.8794 |
| 116 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 21.8792 |
| 117 | FJIMelanesia | 21.8309 |
| 118 | NICCentral America | 21.7442 |
| 119 | BLREastern Europe | 21.5979 |
| 120 | PRTSouthern Europe | 21.3735 |
| 121 | NORNorthern Europe | 20.9972 |
| 122 | COGMiddle Africa | 20.9792 |
| 123 | VUTMelanesia | 20.8893 |
| 124 | SLBMelanesia | 20.8786 |
| 125 | MDGEastern Africa | 20.6167 |
| 126 | CYPWestern Asia | 20.5951 |
| 127 | MUSEastern Africa | 20.4110 |
| 128 | BLZCentral America | 20.1919 |
| 129 | NAMSouthern Africa | 19.9742 |
| 130 | EGYNorthern Africa | 19.8559 |
| 131 | COLSouth America | 19.7872 |
| 132 | ABWCaribbean | 19.6438 |
| 133 | CMRMiddle Africa | 19.1074 |
| 134 | KENEastern Africa | 19.0541 |
| 135 | GRCSouthern Europe | 18.8094 |
| 136 | URYSouth America | 18.6148 |
| 137 | SYCEastern Africa | 18.4987 |
| 138 | CRICentral America | 18.3797 |
| 139 | GBRNorthern Europe | 18.3469 |
| 140 | CUBCaribbean | 18.2946 |
| 141 | BRASouth America | 18.0882 |
| 142 | BFAWestern Africa | 18.0585 |
| 143 | BOLSouth America | 18.0408 |
| 144 | TCDMiddle Africa | 17.9715 |
| 145 | ARGSouth America | 17.3856 |
| 146 | TTOCaribbean | 17.1793 |
| 147 | LUXWestern Europe | 17.0332 |
| 148 | AFGSouthern Asia | 16.7000 |
| 149 | TUNNorthern Africa | 16.6738 |
| 150 | GTMCentral America | 16.6289 |
| 151 | KWTWestern Asia | 16.5493 |
| 152 | GHAWestern Africa | 16.4079 |
| 153 | GABMiddle Africa | 16.0269 |
| 154 | MWIEastern Africa | 15.9328 |
| 155 | HTICaribbean | 15.8820 |
| 156 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 15.6721 |
| 157 | PAKSouthern Asia | 15.5605 |
| 158 | HKGEastern Asia | 15.2302 |
| 159 | SLEWestern Africa | 14.8769 |
| 160 | PRICaribbean | 14.8152 |
| 161 | AGOMiddle Africa | 14.5062 |
| 162 | GINWestern Africa | 14.0142 |
| 163 | COMEastern Africa | 13.3348 |
| 164 | BMUNorthern America | 12.7026 |
| 165 | UKREastern Europe | 12.1133 |
| 166 | AZEWestern Asia | 12.0037 |
| 167 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 10.6055 |
| 168 | LBYNorthern Africa | 10.5202 |
| 169 | STPMiddle Africa | 8.2925 |
| 170 | ZWEEastern Africa | 7.6375 |
| 171 | GNQMiddle Africa | 7.3382 |
| 172 | VENSouth America | 6.1685 |
| 173 | SDNNorthern Africa | 2.1783 |
| 174 | LBNWestern Asia | 1.2252 |
| 175 | DJIEastern Africa | -10.5957 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Bhutan55.7788
- 2
Mauritania49.0681
- 3
Senegal44.9152
- 4
Palau44.2219
- 5
Mozambique43.2027
Lowest
- 175
Djibouti-10.5957
- 174
Lebanon1.2252
- 173
Sudan2.1783
- 172
Venezuela6.1685
- 171
Equatorial Guinea7.3382
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 24.2013. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 175values changed, of 175 in both
- 106 · 69rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Bhutan44.3886 → 55.7788+11.3902
Kyrgyzstan26.4937 → 35.6407+9.1470
Mauritania40.6160 → 49.0681+8.4521
Maldives25.1857 → 32.9898+7.8041
Marshall Islands19.6888 → 26.4394+6.7507
Fell most
Sri Lanka36.7331 → 27.2717−9.4613
Qatar36.8016 → 30.6432−6.1583
Cabo Verde27.7498 → 21.8794−5.8703
Tonga33.1405 → 27.3260−5.8145
Cuba23.8110 → 18.2946−5.5164
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.
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 2022.
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.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2022). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2022
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07Questions
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest investment (gross capital formation) in Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022?
Bhutan, at 55.7788, of the 175 countries in the file.
What year does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022 cover?
175.
Where can I download Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2022?
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), 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025.