Gross capital formation (current US$) in Low income
Low income: Gross capital formation (current US$) was 133.05 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Low income, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Low income recorded 133.05 billion current US$ for gross capital formation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Low income peaked at 133.05 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.55 billion current US$, in 2009.
That places Low income 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current US$) in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63.11 billion current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 61.55 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 69.51 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 76.70 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 83.51 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 91.67 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 100.34 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 91.63 billion current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 85.59 billion current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 91.44 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 100.60 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 106.39 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 96.72 billion current US$ | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 111.90 billion current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 127.05 billion current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 121.93 billion current US$ | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 126.50 billion current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 133.05 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.33 billion current US$ | 61.55 billion current US$ | 63.11 billion current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.74 billion current US$ | 69.51 billion current US$ | 106.39 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.52 billion current US$ | 96.72 billion current US$ | 133.05 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 37 Philippines 107.84 billion current US$ compare
- 38 Czechia 104.62 billion current US$ compare
- 39 Denmark 102.32 billion current US$ compare
- 40 Malaysia 96.62 billion current US$ compare
- 41 Chile 85.97 billion current US$ compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 79.32 billion current US$ compare
- 43 Hong Kong 78.41 billion current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.0918 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Low income?
- Gross capital formation in Low income was 133.05 billion current US$ 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 133.05 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.55 billion current US$ in 2009.
- How does Low income rank for gross capital formation?
- Low income ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (current US$). 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.