Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP by country
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
310,206 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Lowest
-21.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Equatorial Guinea
Median
2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
8,666
What the numbers show
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 310,206 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is -21.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 1,906 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14,489.
Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 5,962,830,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 114.7%).
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 310,206 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3,179.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 8,463 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 7,687 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 5,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 4,186 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 567.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Guinea | 3,196 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,357 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2016 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Paraguay | 1,908 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 1,293 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 243.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 1,265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 11 | Mongolia | 1,114 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 1,094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1,034 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 847.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 832.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 677.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Rwanda | 487.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Korea | 414.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 275.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 20 | Iraq | 248.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Chile | 228.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Benin | 208.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Argentina | 199.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11,598.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Congo | 171 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 156.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 150.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Gabon | 144.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 28 | Togo | 135.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 127.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 127.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 118.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Mali | 116.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 33 | Cameroon | 112.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 112.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 35 | Angola | 107.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 252.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 100.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Armenia | 93.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 89.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 79.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Hungary | 78.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 41 | Guyana | 64.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2005 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Algeria | 59.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 54.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 51.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 45 | Japan | 41.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Nepal | 40.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 39.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 35.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 34.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 34.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Yemen | 33.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 31.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 76.4% | flat |
| 53 | India | 30.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Gambia | 28.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 235.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 56 | New Caledonia | 24.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia | 24.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 58 | French Polynesia | 24.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 24.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 182.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Albania | 23.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 21.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 21.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Mauritania | 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 17.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 17.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 66 | Sudan | 16.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1,181.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Haiti | 15.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Mozambique | 15.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 15.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Philippines | 12.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 71 | Türkiye | 12.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1,427.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Afghanistan | 12.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | rising |
| 73 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 9.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5,962,830,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 9.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 9.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 76 | Ukraine | 8.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Thailand | 7.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 78 | Uruguay | 6.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Egypt | 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 503.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Honduras | 6.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Zambia | 6.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 196.8% | rising |
| 82 | Czechia | 5.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 83 | Lesotho | 5.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 5.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 473.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 4.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 86 | Mexico | 4.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Republic of Moldova | 4.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 88 | Botswana | 3.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 3.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Namibia | 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Morocco | 2.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 92 | China | 2.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Seychelles | 2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 94 | Djibouti | 2.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Eswatini | 2.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 96 | Sweden | 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 97 | South Africa | 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Greenland | 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 99 | Norway | 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 100 | Faroe Islands | 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 101 | Eritrea | 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 51.3% | rising |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4,546,930.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Denmark | 1.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 106 | Hong Kong, China | 1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 107 | Ghana | 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Turkmenistan | 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2009 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Guatemala | 1.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 111 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 113 | Romania | 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Qatar | 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 115 | Suriname | 0.994 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2010 | — | flat |
| 116 | Macau, China | 0.9838 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 0.9783 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 118 | Brazil | 0.9541 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Malaysia | 0.8766 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 120 | Israel | 0.8404 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Samoa | 0.836 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 122 | Belarus | 0.8324 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 0.7571 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 215.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Curaçao | 0.7351 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 125 | Peru | 0.7255 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Poland | 0.6727 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2004 | up 200.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Tonga | 0.6265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 0.5835 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4985 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.4883 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1969 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 132 | Fiji | 0.4733 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 133 | Aruba | 0.4608 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 134 | Tunisia | 0.4564 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 135 | Kiribati | 0.4533 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 136 | Belize | 0.3958 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 137 | New Zealand | 0.3816 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 138 | Australia | 0.3779 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3547 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 140 | Palau | 0.3497 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 141 | Panama | 0.3353 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 142 | Canada | 0.3237 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 0.3211 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Kosovo | 0.3062 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 144 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.3062 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 0.3011 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 147 | Singapore | 0.294 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 148 | Bahamas | 0.2681 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 149 | El Salvador | 0.2633 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 150 | Palestine, State of | 0.2559 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 151 | Switzerland | 0.2451 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Montenegro | 0.2384 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 153 | Belgium | 0.2279 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 154 | Estonia | 0.2199 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 155 | Croatia | 0.2176 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 156 | United States of America | 0.2153 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 157 | Jordan | 0.2146 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2007 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 158 | Latvia | 0.2129 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 0.2112 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 160 | Ecuador | 0.2094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 161 | Austria | 0.2094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 162 | South Sudan | 0.2073 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2015 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 163 | Ireland | 0.2029 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 164 | Italy | 0.1969 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 165 | Lithuania | 0.1968 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 166 | Slovenia | 0.1949 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 167 | France | 0.1941 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 168 | Germany | 0.1941 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 169 | Finland | 0.1938 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 170 | Bulgaria | 0.1927 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Spain | 0.1895 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 172 | Portugal | 0.1862 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 173 | Slovakia | 0.1777 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 174 | Netherlands | 0.1754 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 175 | Cyprus | 0.1704 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 176 | Malta | 0.1656 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 177 | San Marino | 0.1534 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 178 | Greece | 0.1526 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 179 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1495 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 0.1423 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 65.5% | falling |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 0.1372 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 182 | Bermuda | 0.1104 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 183 | Bahrain | 0.1066 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 184 | Cuba | 0.0987 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 185 | Oman | 0.0955 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.0463 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | -21.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 114.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross capital formation (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Gross capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.