Gross capital formation fell 3.51% to USD 22,439,191 bil in the World in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, gross capital formation in the World reached an all time high of USD 23,255,319 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 564,093 bil in 1965. When compared to World's main peers, gross capital formation in China amounted to USD 6,369,556 bil, USD 859,227 bil in Germany, USD 1,280,939 bil in Japan and USD 4,433,432 bil in USA in 2020.
World has been ranked th within the group of 157 countries we follow in terms of gross capital formation.
| Gross Capital Formation (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | USD bil | 90,930 | 96,016 | 103,641 | 117,053 | 112,705 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD bil | 109,240 | 115,456 | 122,958 | 138,085 | 134,026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD bil | 370,785 | 347,789 | 388,410 | 399,475 | 400,360 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 4,782,441 | 4,788,900 | 5,295,113 | 6,085,023 | 6,176,231 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD bil | 553,996 | 559,122 | 608,205 | 665,846 | 664,879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | 662,886 | 692,841 | 773,686 | 871,182 | 860,097 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | 675,604 | 692,402 | 821,484 | 874,214 | 855,724 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD bil | 1,118,582 | 1,242,693 | 1,243,302 | 1,289,433 | 1,322,667 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 273,198 | 254,754 | 265,449 | 277,626 | 268,525 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | USD bil | 100,115 | 95,050 | 105,040 | 126,294 | 122,170 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 301,994 | 294,879 | 371,617 | 363,255 | 383,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | USD bil | 432,832 | 452,174 | 524,326 | 543,105 | 520,115 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 3,859,763 | 3,844,982 | 4,053,902 | 4,354,223 | 4,558,260 | ||||||||||||||||
| World | USD bil | 19,418,191 | 19,506,069 | 21,147,093 | 22,903,030 | 23,255,319 |
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