Gross fixed capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross fixed capital formation was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1969–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 20.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 35.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2022.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 19.8% | — |
| 1970 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 21.3% | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 21.2% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 30.9% | +45.9% |
| 1976 | 35.0% | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 35.9% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 26.9% | -23.3% |
| 1980 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 30.8% | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 33.4% | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 31.9% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 28.2% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 26.2% | +30.9% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 23.9% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +45.9% | 21.2% | 30.9% |
| 1991 | +30.9% | 20.0% | 26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 20.1% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 23.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 20.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 19.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.1% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 20.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2022.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.