Gross capital formation in Low income
Low income: Gross capital formation was 5.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Low income, 2012–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Low income stood at 5.3%.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and up 175.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Low income peaked at 18.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2020.
Low income ranks 9th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Low income, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.2% | — |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -53.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +38.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -83.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +361.6% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -55.7% |
| 2020 | -2.3% | -161.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -544.5% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | -107.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -803.9% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 1.6% | 18.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | -2.3% | 12.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 6 El Salvador 34.5% compare
- 7 East Timor 32.2% compare
- 8 Kiribati 32.1% compare
- 9 Guinea 26.8% compare
- 10 Paraguay 23.3% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 21.9% compare
- 12 Moldova 20.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 527.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 10.1% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 28.4% (2025)
- Services, value added 260.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 225.38 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Services, value added 40.5% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 6.3% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 632.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita growth 2.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Low income?
- Gross capital formation in Low income was 5.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2020.
- How does Low income rank for gross capital formation?
- Low income ranks 9th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low 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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About this data
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.