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Field Listing :: Investment (gross fixed)
This entry records total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Investment (gross fixed)(% of GDP)
Afghanistan NA%
Albania 29.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Algeria 34.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Angola 13.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Anguilla 41.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda 79% of GDP (2010 est.)
Argentina 22% of GDP (2010 est.)
Armenia 33.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Aruba NA%
Australia 27.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Austria 20.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Azerbaijan 17% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bahamas, The 29.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bahrain 23.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bangladesh 23.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Barbados 27.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Belarus 36.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Belgium 20.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Belize 24.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Benin 22% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bermuda 24.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bhutan 46% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bolivia 16.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Botswana 25.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Brazil 18.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
British Virgin Islands 23.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Brunei 16.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Bulgaria 23.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Burkina Faso 20.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Burma 15.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Burundi 31.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Cambodia 20.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Cameroon 19.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Canada 22.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Cape Verde 36.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Cayman Islands 25.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Central African Republic 11.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Chad 33.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Chile 20.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
China 45.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Colombia 22.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Comoros 10.9% of GDP (2020 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 36.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Costa Rica 19.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 11.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Croatia 21.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Cuba 10.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Curacao 41.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Cyprus 18.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Czech Republic 21.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Denmark 16.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Djibouti 40.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Dominica 24% of GDP (2010 est.)
Dominican Republic 16% of GDP (2010 est.)
Ecuador 25.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Egypt 18.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
El Salvador 13.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 35.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Eritrea 16.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Estonia 18.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Ethiopia 24.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
European Union 18.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Fiji 21.8% of GDP (2020 est.)
Finland 18.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
France 19.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Gabon 23.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Gambia, The 26.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Georgia 15.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Germany 18.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Ghana 18.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Greece 14.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Grenada 15.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Guatemala 15.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Guinea 21.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 12.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Guyana 30.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Haiti 25% of GDP (2010 est.)
Honduras 23.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Hong Kong 21.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Hungary 19.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Iceland 13% of GDP (2010 est.)
India 29.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Indonesia 32.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Iran 27.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Ireland 11.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Israel 17.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Italy 19.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Jamaica 20.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Japan 20.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Jordan 26.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Kazakhstan 25.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Kenya 19.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Korea, South 28.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Kosovo 35% of GDP (2010 est.)
Kuwait 12.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 28.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Latvia 18% of GDP (2010 est.)
Lebanon 33.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Lesotho 29.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Libya 13.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Lithuania 16.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Luxembourg 16.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Macau 12.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Macedonia 25.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Madagascar 18.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Malawi 22.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Malaysia 20.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Mali 25.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Malta 16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Mauritania 28.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Mauritius 24.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Mexico 20.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Moldova 22.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Mongolia 36.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Montenegro 30.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Montserrat 38% of GDP (2010 est.)
Morocco 30.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Mozambique 25.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Namibia 22.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Nepal 3.5% of GDP (2020 est.)
Netherlands 18.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
New Caledonia 27.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
New Zealand 19.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Nicaragua 26.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Niger 34% of GDP (2010 est.)
Nigeria 13.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Norway 20.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Oman 29.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Pakistan 13.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Panama 27.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Papua New Guinea 17.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Paraguay 15.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Peru 25.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Philippines 20.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Poland 20.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
Portugal 19% of GDP (2010 est.)
Puerto Rico 14.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Qatar 29.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Romania 22.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Russia 21.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Rwanda 22.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis 37% of GDP (2010 est.)
Saint Lucia 21.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 44.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Saudi Arabia 22.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Senegal 25.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Serbia 19.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Seychelles 29% of GDP (2010 est.)
Sierra Leone 15.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Singapore 25% of GDP (2010 est.)
Slovakia 20.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Slovenia 23.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Somalia NA%
South Africa 19.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Spain 22.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Sri Lanka 25.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Sudan 21.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Swaziland 16.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Sweden 17.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Switzerland 20.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Syria 18.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Taiwan 21.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Tajikistan 20.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Tanzania 26.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Thailand 24.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Timor-Leste 38.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
Togo 18% of GDP (2010 est.)
Tonga 26.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 11.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Tunisia 26.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Turkey 18.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Turkmenistan 19.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands 44.5% of GDP (2010 est.)
Uganda 23.2% of GDP (2010 est.)
Ukraine 19.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
United Arab Emirates 23.8% of GDP (2010 est.)
United Kingdom 14.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
United States 11.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Uruguay 20% of GDP (2010 est.)
Vanuatu 21.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
Venezuela 17.6% of GDP (2010 est.)
Vietnam 33.9% of GDP (2010 est.)
West Bank 18.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
World 23.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
23.1% of GDP (2009 est.) (2010 est.)
Yemen 19.1% of GDP (2010 est.)
Zambia 20.7% of GDP (2010 est.)
Zimbabwe 22.3% of GDP (2010 est.)
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