Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) by country
Countries reporting
175
Highest
466.9%
Eritrea
Lowest
-74.5%
Djibouti
Median
3.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,628
What the numbers show
Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 466.9% in Eritrea; the lowest is -74.5% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1%, and the mean is 6.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 17,633.3%), and the largest decrease in Uruguay (down 68,140.6%).
Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 466.9% | 2011 | up 531.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 181.8% | 2018 | up 2,670.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Guinea | 49.4% | 2024 | up 1,242.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 46.3% | 2024 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Togo | 42.2% | 2022 | up 6,287.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Kiribati | 37.3% | 2023 | up 81.9% | volatile |
| 7 | East Timor | 32.2% | 2024 | up 339.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 32.2% | 2024 | up 339.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.6% | 2024 | up 415.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Nicaragua | 28.7% | 2024 | up 6,636.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 25.2% | 2024 | up 566.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Niger | 23.4% | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Mongolia | 23.2% | 2024 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 21.1% | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Somalia | 21.1% | 2024 | up 331.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Maldives | 20.4% | 2024 | up 17,633.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahamas | 19.8% | 2024 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Greece | 17.4% | 2024 | up 230.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Rwanda | 16.0% | 2024 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 15.3% | 2024 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Albania | 14.2% | 2024 | up 1,222.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 14.1% | 2024 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Botswana | 14.0% | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Marshall Islands | 13.8% | 2024 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Ghana | 13.0% | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Algeria | 12.1% | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 11.5% | 2024 | up 313.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Armenia | 11.3% | 2024 | up 1,714.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 11.3% | 2024 | up 244.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 11.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Georgia | 11.1% | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 10.9% | 2024 | up 596.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | 10.8% | 2024 | up 329.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 10.5% | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 10.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10.4% | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Singapore | 10.1% | 2024 | up 4,979.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 9.7% | 2024 | up 387.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 9.4% | 2024 | up 9,541.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 9.2% | 2024 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 8.9% | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.7% | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 8.7% | 2024 | up 924.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritius | 8.3% | 2024 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 7.8% | 2024 | up 280.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Philippines | 7.7% | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Indonesia | 7.5% | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 7.3% | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Belarus | 7.2% | 2024 | up 234.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 7.2% | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Vietnam | 7.2% | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Viet Nam | 7.2% | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovakia | 7.1% | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Laos | 7.0% | 2016 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.0% | 2016 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 6.9% | 2024 | up 634.6% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 6.7% | 2024 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Uganda | 6.7% | 2024 | up 412.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Kosovo | 6.3% | 2024 | up 333.5% | volatile |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 6.2% | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 60 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.2% | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 5.6% | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 63 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.6% | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 5.5% | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 5.3% | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Colombia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Senegal | 5.2% | 2024 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Central African Republic | 4.9% | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Spain | 4.7% | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Poland | 4.7% | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 4.6% | 2024 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Belize | 4.5% | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 4.5% | 2023 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% | 2023 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 3.9% | 2024 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Portugal | 3.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Montenegro | 3.7% | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 78 | United States | 3.5% | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahrain | 3.5% | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.4% | 2024 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Iceland | 3.4% | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Bermuda | 3.3% | 2024 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 3.3% | 2024 | up 168.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Mexico | 3.3% | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 3.3% | 2024 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 86 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Iraq | 3.2% | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 88 | China | 3.1% | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Cameroon | 3.1% | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Tonga | 3.1% | 2023 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 3.0% | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Angola | 2.6% | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.6% | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 2.6% | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Malta | 2.4% | 2024 | up 955.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Switzerland | 2.4% | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Russia | 2.1% | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Russian Federation | 2.1% | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 99 | South Sudan | 2.0% | 2015 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 1.9% | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | 1.7% | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Denmark | 1.7% | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 1.5% | 2014 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Zimbabwe | 1.1% | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Chile | 1.0% | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Gabon | 0.5% | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Nepal | 0.5% | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Italy | 0.3% | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Romania | -0.1% | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Belgium | -0.2% | 2024 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Japan | -0.3% | 2024 | down 111.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -0.6% | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 117 | El Salvador | -0.9% | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Pakistan | -0.9% | 2024 | down 127.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | -1.3% | 2024 | down 145.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.5% | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Luxembourg | -2.0% | 2024 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Canada | -2.1% | 2024 | down 347.8% | volatile |
| 123 | South Korea | -2.3% | 2024 | down 164.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Republic of Korea | -2.3% | 2024 | down 164.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Finland | -2.4% | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Estonia | -2.6% | 2024 | down 160.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Kuwait | -2.8% | 2023 | down 146.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | -2.8% | 2024 | down 199.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Germany | -3.0% | 2024 | down 182.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | -3.4% | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Moldova | -3.5% | 2024 | down 143.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | -3.5% | 2024 | down 143.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Greenland | -3.6% | 2023 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Caribbean | -3.7% | 2024 | down 335.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Czechia | -4.4% | 2024 | down 162.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Mali | -4.5% | 2024 | down 125.5% | volatile |
| 137 | France | -4.6% | 2024 | down 260.2% | volatile |
| 138 | New Zealand | -4.6% | 2024 | down 153.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Brunei | -4.7% | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | -4.7% | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | -4.7% | 2024 | down 121.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Côte d'Ivoire | -4.7% | 2024 | down 121.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | -5.2% | 2006 | down 235.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Latvia | -5.3% | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Ecuador | -5.4% | 2024 | down 211.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | -5.6% | 2024 | down 132.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Oman | -5.9% | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Namibia | -5.9% | 2024 | down 119.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Egypt | -6.1% | 2024 | down 459.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Uruguay | -7.1% | 2024 | down 68,140.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Panama | -7.1% | 2024 | down 217.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Kyrgyzstan | -8.1% | 2024 | down 151.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Libya | -8.4% | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | -9.1% | 2022 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Austria | -9.1% | 2024 | down 976.2% | volatile |
| 156 | South Africa | -9.3% | 2024 | down 187.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Israel | -9.8% | 2024 | down 270.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Tajikistan | -9.9% | 2023 | down 297.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -10.5% | 2024 | down 183.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bhutan | -12.5% | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | -13.0% | 2024 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | -15.0% | 2024 | down 7,397.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Malawi | -15.5% | 2023 | down 238.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Hungary | -15.8% | 2024 | down 225.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Mozambique | -16.0% | 2024 | down 1,002.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | -16.7% | 2024 | down 22,566.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Palau | -17.0% | 2023 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Argentina | -17.7% | 2024 | down 184.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Eswatini | -22.4% | 2024 | down 208.4% | volatile |
| 170 | San Marino | -27.7% | 2023 | down 207.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Ireland | -29.5% | 2024 | down 200.6% | volatile |
| 172 | State of Palestine | -30.0% | 2024 | down 778.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Puerto Rico | -32.7% | 2024 | down 443.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Haiti | -36.3% | 2024 | down 691.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Djibouti | -74.5% | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South-Eastern Asia 7.3%
- Middle Africa 7.0%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 6.6%
- Eastern Africa 6.4%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6.1%
- Southern Asia 5.8%
- Central and Southern Asia 5.7%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5.2%
- Northern Africa 5.0%
- Central Asia 4.7%
- Africa 4.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.0%
- South America 3.7%
- United States of America 3.5%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.2%
- Central America 3.2%
- Americas 3.1%
- Asia 3.1%
- Northern America 3.1%
- Southern Europe 3.0%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 2.8%
- World 2.4%
- Eastern Asia 2.4%
- Eastern Europe 1.4%
- Europe and Northern America 1.4%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1.0%
- Northern Europe -0.1%
- Europe -0.4%
- Western Europe -2.8%
- Southern Africa -7.3%