Based on a comparison of 169 countries in 2020, Libya ranked the highest in gross capital formation as a share of GDP with 77.4% followed by Mozambique and Suriname. On the other end of the scale was Liberia with 0%, Yemen with 6.39% and South Sudan with 6.74%.
Average gross capital formation as a share of GDP reached 26.1% in 2020 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.151 % more than in the previous year and 2.70 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average gross capital formation as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 27.9% in 1974 and an all time low of 0.225% in 1967. The average annual growth amounted to 8.32 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Gross Capital Formation (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Gross Capital Formation (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Algeria | % | 47.5% | 52.9% | 53.9% | 50.9% | 49.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 50.3% | 54.3% | 56.2% | 54.3% | 49.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | % | 27.4% | 35.2% | 34.6% | 34.8% | 41.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 45.6% | 43.0% | 42.7% | 43.2% | 44.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 38.0% | 39.4% | 38.0% | 38.4% | 39.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 40.4% | 34.9% | 33.5% | 35.7% | 38.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 53.5% | 77.1% | 68.8% | 43.8% | 36.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 41.8% | 21.5% | 26.0% | 28.3% | 26.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 52.9% | 41.2% | 46.6% | 33.2% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 41.2% | 39.1% | 33.9% | 45.2% | 55.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 31.8% | 37.1% | 48.9% | 42.6% | 40.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 73.0% | 69.9% | 60.7% | 46.6% | 50.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 37.7% | 32.8% | 32.2% | 34.0% | 38.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 27.9% | 32.2% | 26.5% | 27.7% | 25.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 26.4% | 24.1% | 22.1% | 29.0% | 40.5% |
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