Investment Rate by Country (2025)
175 countries · Gross capital formation % GDP · Source: World Bank
Global Investment Patterns
Investment (gross capital formation) — spending on infrastructure, factories, machinery, and housing — drives future economic growth. China's investment rate of ~42% of GDP is exceptionally high, reflecting massive infrastructure and industrial capacity building. Ethiopia and other fast-growing economies also invest heavily. Advanced economies typically invest 20-25% of GDP. Investment must be funded by either domestic savings or foreign capital inflows.
| # | Country | Investment (% GDP) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 45.3% |
| 2 | Mauritania | 44.3% |
| 3 | Bhutan | 42.6% |
| 4 | Iran | 41.8% |
| 5 | Tanzania | 40.7% |
| 6 | China | 40.5% |
| 7 | The Gambia | 40.4% |
| 8 | Guinea | 37.0% |
| 9 | Greenland | 36.0% |
| 10 | Benin | 35.8% |
| 11 | Palau | 35.0% |
| 12 | India | 34.6% |
| 13 | Kosovo | 34.6% |
| 14 | Rwanda | 34.1% |
| 15 | Panama | 33.5% |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 33.3% |
| 17 | Tajikistan | 32.4% |
| 18 | Morocco | 31.9% |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 31.7% |
| 20 | Türkiye | 31.7% |
| 21 | DR Congo | 31.7% |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 31.6% |
| 23 | Cambodia | 31.5% |
| 24 | Mongolia | 31.4% |
| 25 | Lesotho | 31.2% |
| 26 | Vietnam | 30.8% |
| 27 | Maldives | 30.8% |
| 28 | Qatar | 30.6% |
| 29 | Indonesia | 30.6% |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 30.1% |
| 31 | Samoa | 30.0% |
| 32 | Kiribati | 29.9% |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 29.6% |
| 34 | Switzerland | 29.5% |
| 35 | Nepal | 29.4% |
| 36 | Republic of the Congo | 29.4% |
| 37 | Botswana | 29.2% |
| 38 | South Korea | 29.1% |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.7% |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 28.5% |
| 41 | Bahrain | 28.4% |
| 42 | Faroe Islands | 28.2% |
| 43 | Somalia | 28.1% |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.0% |
| 45 | Japan | 27.7% |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 27.2% |
| 47 | Brunei | 27.1% |
| 48 | Belarus | 27.1% |
| 49 | Montenegro | 26.9% |
| 50 | Senegal | 26.9% |
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