Data for 2025
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025
2025, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025 covers 131 countries. Algeria is highest, at 45.267; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at -3.679. The middle country reads 22.932. Against 2024, 131 values changed (83 up, 48 down), 38 left.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · Data for 2025
HighestAlgeria
45.267LowestEquatorial Guinea
-3.679Shaded 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), 2025, 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 131 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DZANorthern Africa | 45.267 |
| 2 | MRTWestern Africa | 44.327 |
| 3 | IRNSouthern Asia | 41.773 |
| 4 | TZAEastern Africa | 40.682 |
| 5 | GMBWestern Africa | 40.386 |
| 6 | GINWestern Africa | 36.999 |
| 7 | BENWestern Africa | 35.826 |
| 8 | INDSouthern Asia | 34.603 |
| 9 | XKXSouthern Europe | 34.600 |
| 10 | RWAEastern Africa | 34.126 |
| 11 | UZBCentral Asia | 33.278 |
| 12 | MARNorthern Africa | 31.871 |
| 13 | MKDSouthern Europe | 31.723 |
| 14 | TURWestern Asia | 31.667 |
| 15 | CODMiddle Africa | 31.653 |
| 16 | SAUWestern Asia | 31.625 |
| 17 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 31.524 |
| 18 | MNGEastern Asia | 31.413 |
| 19 | LSOSouthern Africa | 31.233 |
| 20 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 30.795 |
| 21 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 30.619 |
| 22 | WSMPolynesia | 30.036 |
| 23 | LKASouthern Asia | 29.645 |
| 24 | CHEWestern Europe | 29.488 |
| 25 | NPLSouthern Asia | 29.404 |
| 26 | COGMiddle Africa | 29.385 |
| 27 | BWASouthern Africa | 29.157 |
| 28 | KOREastern Asia | 29.131 |
| 29 | BIHSouthern Europe | 28.738 |
| 30 | BGDSouthern Asia | 28.541 |
| 31 | SOMEastern Africa | 28.114 |
| 32 | KGZCentral Asia | 27.965 |
| 33 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 27.127 |
| 34 | BLREastern Europe | 27.122 |
| 35 | MNESouthern Europe | 26.935 |
| 36 | SENWestern Africa | 26.877 |
| 37 | CZEEastern Europe | 26.755 |
| 38 | ISLNorthern Europe | 26.574 |
| 39 | SLVCentral America | 26.332 |
| 40 | ROUEastern Europe | 25.901 |
| 41 | RUSEastern Europe | 25.892 |
| 42 | GNBWestern Africa | 25.812 |
| 43 | NICCentral America | 25.759 |
| 44 | BELWestern Europe | 25.747 |
| 45 | PSEWestern Asia | 25.589 |
| 46 | SWENorthern Europe | 25.467 |
| 47 | PRYSouth America | 25.287 |
| 48 | ESTNorthern Europe | 24.848 |
| 49 | GABMiddle Africa | 24.826 |
| 50 | DOMCaribbean | 24.704 |
| 51 | HRVSouthern Europe | 24.585 |
| 52 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 24.461 |
| 53 | ISRWestern Asia | 24.347 |
| 54 | ARMWestern Asia | 24.211 |
| 55 | MOZEastern Africa | 24.196 |
| 56 | MDAEastern Europe | 24.186 |
| 57 | HNDCentral America | 24.165 |
| 58 | MDGEastern Africa | 24.149 |
| 59 | CHLSouth America | 24.057 |
| 60 | LVANorthern Europe | 24.056 |
| 61 | AUTWestern Europe | 23.659 |
| 62 | SRBSouthern Europe | 23.381 |
| 63 | NORNorthern Europe | 23.213 |
| 64 | SLEWestern Africa | 23.197 |
| 65 | CANNorthern America | 23.154 |
| 66 | IRLNorthern Europe | 22.932 |
| 67 | UGAEastern Africa | 22.646 |
| 68 | MEXCentral America | 22.611 |
| 69 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 22.486 |
| 70 | ITASouthern Europe | 22.250 |
| 71 | LTUNorthern Europe | 22.238 |
| 72 | HUNEastern Europe | 22.152 |
| 73 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 22.141 |
| 74 | DNKNorthern Europe | 22.122 |
| 75 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 22.071 |
| 76 | SVNSouthern Europe | 22.029 |
| 77 | NERWestern Africa | 21.977 |
| 78 | FRAWestern Europe | 21.938 |
| 79 | DEUWestern Europe | 21.931 |
| 80 | FINNorthern Europe | 21.904 |
| 81 | BGREastern Europe | 21.717 |
| 82 | ESPSouthern Europe | 21.410 |
| 83 | GEOWestern Asia | 21.278 |
| 84 | PRTSouthern Europe | 21.036 |
| 85 | ECUSouth America | 20.938 |
| 86 | UKREastern Europe | 20.779 |
| 87 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 20.461 |
| 88 | TCDMiddle Africa | 20.357 |
| 89 | PERSouth America | 20.339 |
| 90 | ETHEastern Africa | 20.120 |
| 91 | SVKEastern Europe | 20.084 |
| 92 | MLIWestern Africa | 20.022 |
| 93 | MUSEastern Africa | 19.902 |
| 94 | NLDWestern Europe | 19.820 |
| 95 | GBRNorthern Europe | 19.688 |
| 96 | CMRMiddle Africa | 19.343 |
| 97 | CIVWestern Africa | 19.302 |
| 98 | CYPWestern Asia | 19.260 |
| 99 | AZEWestern Asia | 18.888 |
| 100 | SYCEastern Africa | 18.711 |
| 101 | MLTSouthern Europe | 18.708 |
| 102 | NAMSouthern Africa | 18.675 |
| 103 | HKGEastern Asia | 18.349 |
| 104 | POLEastern Europe | 17.887 |
| 105 | CPVWestern Africa | 17.407 |
| 106 | GRCSouthern Europe | 17.244 |
| 107 | BFAWestern Africa | 17.222 |
| 108 | BRASouth America | 17.076 |
| 109 | KENEastern Africa | 16.955 |
| 110 | GTMCentral America | 16.771 |
| 111 | COLSouth America | 16.719 |
| 112 | URYSouth America | 16.178 |
| 113 | ARGSouth America | 16.114 |
| 114 | CRICentral America | 15.785 |
| 115 | MWIEastern Africa | 15.734 |
| 116 | LUXWestern Europe | 15.502 |
| 117 | TUNNorthern Africa | 15.232 |
| 118 | PAKSouthern Asia | 14.283 |
| 119 | LBYNorthern Africa | 14.272 |
| 120 | PRICaribbean | 14.234 |
| 121 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 13.871 |
| 122 | EGYNorthern Africa | 12.891 |
| 123 | MACEastern Asia | 12.251 |
| 124 | HTICaribbean | 12.060 |
| 125 | COMEastern Africa | 11.845 |
| 126 | CAFMiddle Africa | 9.304 |
| 127 | STPMiddle Africa | 8.742 |
| 128 | VENSouth America | 5.927 |
| 129 | DJIEastern Africa | 1.550 |
| 130 | SDNNorthern Africa | 0.734 |
| 131 | GNQMiddle Africa | -3.679 |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Algeria45.267
- 2
Mauritania44.327
- 3
Iran41.773
- 4
Tanzania40.682
- 5
Gambia40.386
Lowest
- 131
Equatorial Guinea-3.679
- 130
Sudan0.734
- 129
Djibouti1.550
- 128
Venezuela5.927
- 127
São Tomé and Príncipe8.742
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 22.932. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032024 → 2025
Since 2024
What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −38countries joined / left
- 131values changed, of 131 in both
- 83 · 48rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Gambia29.939 → 40.386+10.447
Tunisia7.858 → 15.232+7.373
Mozambique17.655 → 24.196+6.541
Kyrgyzstan21.527 → 27.965+6.438
El Salvador20.122 → 26.332+6.210
Fell most
Central African Republic23.631 → 9.304−14.326
Equatorial Guinea5.054 → -3.679−8.733
Senegal34.727 → 26.877−7.850
Namibia26.013 → 18.675−7.338
Botswana36.204 → 29.157−7.047
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.
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 2025.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 131 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2025). Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gross-capital-formation/2025
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07Questions
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest investment (gross capital formation) in Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025?
Algeria, at 45.267, of the 131 countries in the file.
What year does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025 cover?
131.
Where can I download Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), 2025?
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), 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-06, when it was read from the publisher.