Gross capital formation in Low income
Low income: Gross capital formation was 20.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Low income, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Low income is 20.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Low income peaked at 24.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2009.
That places Low income 39th 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 in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.3% | — |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 18.1% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 18.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 23.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More economy & growth data for Low income
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3507 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 339.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 59.60 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 182.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 155.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 6.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 28.4% (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 in Low income?
- Gross capital formation in Low income was 20.7% 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 24.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2009.
- How does Low income rank for gross capital formation?
- Low income ranks 39th 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 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 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.