Gross fixed capital formation in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross fixed capital formation was 6.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation in Lower middle income, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 6.3% for gross fixed capital formation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Lower middle income peaked at 17.1% in 1977 and was at its lowest, -7.7%, in 2020.
That places Lower middle income 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.1% | — |
| 1962 | 8.1% | -19.3% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | +29.4% |
| 1964 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 7.3% | -29.9% |
| 1966 | -3.5% | -147.1% |
| 1967 | 5.3% | -254.5% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | +25.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -87.0% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | +269.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -82.6% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | +682.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -85.6% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +440.3% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | +174.8% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | +66.0% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +9.9% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -92.6% |
| 1979 | -5.7% | -551.1% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -97.3% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -2344.2% |
| 1982 | 4.2% | +21.1% |
| 1983 | -0.2% | -105.6% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | -1373.1% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +102.2% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 6.1% | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -64.5% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -48.6% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | +751.3% |
| 1991 | -0.6% | -106.1% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | -1572.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6% | -107.3% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | -668.6% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +148.8% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -29.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +39.4% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -40.6% |
| 1999 | 9.5% | +82.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -94.2% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +2372.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -100.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -4538.6% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +392.2% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -58.8% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -50.9% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +133.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -75.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +102.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +96.1% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +59.7% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -76.2% |
| 2020 | -7.7% | -438.4% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -270.8% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +40.6% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | -3.5% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | -5.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -0.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | -0.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | -0.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 1.5% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | -7.7% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Services, value added 61.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 16.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 14.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 31.3% (2025)
- Services, value added 4.48 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 4.49 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 6.8% (2025)
- GDP growth 6.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Lower middle income?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Lower middle income was 6.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7% in 2020.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Lower middle income ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.