Gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Gross capital formation was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 2.2%.
The figure is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 401.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -51.8%, in 1998.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 31st out of 40 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -27.7% | — |
| 1997 | -6.7% | -75.7% |
| 1998 | -51.8% | +668.7% |
| 1999 | -29.7% | -42.6% |
| 2000 | -38.3% | +28.9% |
| 2001 | -14.1% | -63.1% |
| 2002 | 401.7% | -2944.0% |
| 2003 | -50.0% | -112.5% |
| 2004 | 151.9% | -403.7% |
| 2005 | -1.4% | -100.9% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -2295.4% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +112.3% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -82.5% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +90.7% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -31.4% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -46.3% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +80.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -41.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +50.8% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | -32.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2944.0% | -14.1% | 401.7% |
| 2006 | +2295.4% | -1.4% | 30.5% |
| 1998 | -668.7% | -6.7% | -51.8% |
| 2004 | +403.7% | -50.0% | 151.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -29.0% | -51.8% | -6.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | -50.0% | 401.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 3.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Gross capital formation in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 401.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.8% in 1998.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for gross capital formation?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 40 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.