Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income
Low income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, 2008–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Low income recorded 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income peaked at 0.2431 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
Low income ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 36 Timor-Leste 0.3011 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Samoa 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Kiribati 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 0.2965 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Switzerland 0.2949 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Nepal 0.294 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Congo 0.2939 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Industry (including construction), value added 28.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.1% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 59.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 182.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 155.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 6.9% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9848 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Low income was 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2431 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Low income rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Low income ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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