Gross capital formation in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross capital formation was 6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Lower middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 6.2% for gross capital formation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Lower middle income peaked at 21.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -9.8%, in 1979.
That places Lower middle income 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.0% | — |
| 1962 | 11.1% | +120.1% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | -49.0% |
| 1964 | 14.6% | +158.5% |
| 1965 | 9.3% | -36.0% |
| 1966 | -2.1% | -122.2% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -153.5% |
| 1968 | 6.9% | +521.6% |
| 1969 | 3.6% | -48.1% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +213.3% |
| 1971 | -0.8% | -106.7% |
| 1972 | -1.8% | +135.4% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | -761.9% |
| 1974 | 2.4% | -79.5% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +71.7% |
| 1976 | 11.9% | +187.5% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | +68.9% |
| 1978 | 7.5% | -62.6% |
| 1979 | -9.8% | -230.2% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | -142.8% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +94.9% |
| 1983 | -6.4% | -195.5% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | -241.8% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -80.6% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | +442.8% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | -23.6% |
| 1989 | -2.4% | -139.3% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | -573.6% |
| 1991 | -4.5% | -139.6% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | -359.6% |
| 1993 | -0.9% | -107.6% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -1045.3% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -58.3% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +256.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -78.5% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +270.3% |
| 2000 | -1.7% | -117.7% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -398.7% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -50.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +299.1% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +117.1% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +74.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -102.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -1414.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +164.8% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -82.2% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +242.0% |
| 2013 | -3.1% | -136.0% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -254.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +30.9% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -38.5% |
| 2019 | -3.7% | -159.6% |
| 2020 | -9.7% | +159.7% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -295.4% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -75.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | +28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | -2.1% | 14.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | -9.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | -6.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | -4.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | -1.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | -3.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | -9.7% | 18.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 7.04 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.30 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.0% (2025)
- Trade in services 14.1% (2025)
- Services, value added 4.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Services, value added 61.3% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 5.0% (2025)
- GDP per capita 2,374 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Lower middle income?
- Gross capital formation in Lower middle income was 6.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.8% in 1979.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross capital formation?
- Lower middle income ranks 2nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.