Data for 2024

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2024

Name: Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2024
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2024, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2024 covers 169 countries. Iran is highest, at 44.346; Djibouti is lowest, at 0.252. The middle country reads 23.119. Against 2023, 169 values changed (67 up, 102 down), 5 left.

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Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2024

HighestIran

44.346

LowestDjibouti

0.252

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

169countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
169distinct values15 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), 2024, 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), 2024: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	44.346
2	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	43.082
3	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	42.601
4	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	41.098
5	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	40.482
6	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	39.568
7	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.047
8	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	36.204
9	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	35.545
10	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	35.062
11	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	34.967
12	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	34.727
13	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	34.721
14	India`IND`Southern Asia	34.346
15	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	33.965
16	Panama`PAN`Central America	33.534
17	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	32.425
18	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	32.186
19	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	32.103
20	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	31.676
21	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	31.396
22	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	31.387
23	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	30.795
24	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	30.731
25	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	30.700
26	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	30.596
27	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	30.585
28	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.108
29	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	30.074
30	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	29.974
31	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	29.939
32	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	29.914
33	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	29.672
34	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	29.021
35	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	28.601
36	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	28.359
37	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	28.170
38	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	27.899
39	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	27.679
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	27.365
41	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	27.212
42	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	26.998
43	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	26.845
44	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	26.806
45	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	26.749
46	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	26.725
47	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	26.480
48	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	26.390
49	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	26.347
50	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	26.330
51	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	26.322
52	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	26.244
53	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	26.086
54	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	26.013
55	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	25.880
56	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	25.841
57	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	25.746
58	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	25.119
59	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	25.026
60	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	24.997
61	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	24.951
62	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	24.848
63	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	24.747
64	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	24.554
65	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	24.553
66	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	24.500
67	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	24.324
68	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	24.320
69	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	24.214
70	Mexico`MEX`Central America	23.903
71	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	23.833
72	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	23.800
73	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	23.788
74	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	23.678
75	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	23.666
76	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	23.664
77	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	23.640
78	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	23.631
79	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	23.577
80	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	23.553
81	Niger`NER`Western Africa	23.497
82	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	23.207
83	Honduras`HND`Central America	23.195
84	Canada`CAN`Northern America	23.168
85	Chile`CHL`South America	23.119
86	Paraguay`PRY`South America	23.109
87	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	23.093
88	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	22.400
89	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	22.339
90	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	22.321
91	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	22.269
92	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	22.119
93	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	21.954
94	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	21.905
95	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	21.849
96	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	21.794
97	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	21.534
98	United States`USA`Northern America	21.533
99	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	21.527
100	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.514
101	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	21.499
102	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	21.464
103	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	21.453
104	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	21.304
105	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	21.173
106	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	21.115
107	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	21.080
108	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	20.870
109	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	20.867
110	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	20.700
111	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	20.678
112	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	20.659
113	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	20.575
114	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	20.456
115	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	20.430
116	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	20.340
117	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	20.126
118	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	20.122
119	Belize`BLZ`Central America	19.788
120	Peru`PER`South America	19.729
121	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	19.674
122	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	19.611
123	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	19.582
124	Ecuador`ECU`South America	19.506
125	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	19.459
126	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	19.224
127	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	19.168
128	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	19.136
129	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	19.135
130	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	19.010
131	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	18.906
132	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	18.293
133	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	18.248
134	Bolivia`BOL`South America	17.947
135	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	17.803
136	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	17.655
137	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	17.087
138	Brazil`BRA`South America	16.981
139	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	16.482
140	Colombia`COL`South America	16.473
141	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	16.425
142	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	16.314
143	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	16.194
144	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	16.065
145	Uruguay`URY`South America	15.923
146	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	15.843
147	Argentina`ARG`South America	15.838
148	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	15.103
149	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	14.972
150	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	14.271
151	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	14.177
152	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	14.085
153	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	14.070
154	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	13.721
155	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	13.199
156	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	12.997
157	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	12.139
158	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.992
159	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	11.039
160	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	10.638
161	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	9.900
162	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	8.850
163	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	7.858
164	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	6.921
165	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	5.054
166	Venezuela`VEN`South America	4.865
167	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	2.887
168	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1.445
169	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.252

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iran44.346
2Mauritania43.082
3Bhutan42.601
4Algeria41.098
5China40.482

Lowest

169Djibouti0.252
168Lebanon1.445
167Sudan2.887
166Venezuela4.865
165Equatorial Guinea5.054

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 23.119. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −5countries joined / left
169values changed, of 169 in both
67 · 102rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Timor-Leste20.488 → 30.108+9.619
Guinea23.427 → 32.103+8.676
Aruba18.381 → 25.746+7.365
Botswana30.142 → 36.204+6.062
Uzbekistan33.029 → 39.047+6.018

Fell most

Kyrgyzstan34.459 → 21.527−12.932
Ireland26.658 → 18.248−8.410
Zambia31.445 → 23.788−7.657
Senegal42.315 → 34.727−7.588
Samoa36.068 → 29.021−7.047

− United Arab Emirates

− Greenland

− San Marino

− Togo

− Trinidad and Tobago

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.

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 2024.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 169 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2024). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2024

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