Gross capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Gross capital formation was 25.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1960–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 25.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 34.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1963.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.8% | — |
| 1961 | 20.0% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 18.8% | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 17.6% | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 18.6% | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 19.7% | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 18.7% | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 19.2% | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 20.2% | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 22.1% | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 20.4% | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 22.1% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 23.6% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 30.9% | +28.3% |
| 1976 | 32.6% | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 34.1% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 30.1% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 24.8% | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | +26.8% |
| 1981 | 33.6% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 29.0% | -13.5% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 27.1% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 20.9% | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 19.1% | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +73.9% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 25.2% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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% | 19.1% | 33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.3% | 17.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.5% | 20.4% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 19.1% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 23.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.6% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.2% | 25.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 20 Uzbekistan 33.3% compare
- 21 Tajikistan 32.4% compare
- 22 Guyana 32.3% compare
- 23 Morocco 31.9% compare
- 24 North Macedonia 31.7% compare
- 25 Turkey 31.7% compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1377 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 389.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Gross capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 25.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1963.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for gross capital formation?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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.