Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Annual growth of the gross capital formation was 5.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 5.7% for annual growth of the gross capital formation in 2024.
The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of the gross capital formation in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 15.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2020.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -1045.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +47.4% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -92.4% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +655.1% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -79.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | -3.7% | -282.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -286.8% |
| 2015 | -3.9% | -156.6% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -306.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -37.5% |
| 2019 | -2.4% | -137.2% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | +75.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -466.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -58.1% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -26.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Central and Southern Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1045.9% | -1.0% | 9.1% |
| 2009 | +655.1% | 1.2% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | -1.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | -3.9% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | -4.3% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
- 4 Chad 46.3% compare
- 5 Togo 42.2% compare
- 6 Kiribati 37.3% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.2% compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 30.6% compare
- 10 Nicaragua 28.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Central and Southern Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 37,496 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 14.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 14.3% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 31.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 5.7% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 4.3% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of the gross capital formation in Central and Southern Asia?
- Annual growth of the gross capital formation in Central and Southern Asia was 5.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of the gross capital formation recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual growth of the gross capital formation recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2020.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for annual growth of the gross capital formation?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of the gross capital formation rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of the gross capital formation (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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