Gross capital formation in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Gross capital formation was 27.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 27.9% for gross capital formation in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 28.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1963.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th 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 in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.8% | — |
| 1961 | 20.7% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 19.7% | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 19.5% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 21.0% | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 21.6% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 20.3% | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 20.6% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 22.1% | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 21.1% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 24.6% | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 25.5% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 27.6% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 28.6% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 27.8% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 25.9% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 24.8% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 22.4% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 25.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 19.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.7% | 21.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.0% | 22.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 21.8% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.8% | 28.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Early-demographic dividend?
- Gross capital formation in Early-demographic dividend was 27.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1963.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross capital formation?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.