Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1963.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2535 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2879 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2603 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2646 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +73.9% | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3336 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1919 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2879 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2826 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 19 Panama 0.3353 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 0.3328 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Tajikistan 0.3243 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Guyana 0.3233 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Morocco 0.3187 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 North Macedonia 0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Turkey 0.3167 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.2522 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.