Gross fixed capital formation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Gross fixed capital formation was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 21.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 26.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1991.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.0% | — |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 22.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 29 United Arab Emirates 28.9% compare
- 30 Bahrain 28.9% compare
- 31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.8% compare
- 32 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.8% compare
- 33 Samoa 28.8% compare
- 34 Indonesia 28.8% compare
- 35 Senegal 28.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 19.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,187 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8913 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,340 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 832.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9279 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,048 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 21.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1991.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP). 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 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.