Gross fixed capital formation in South Asia
South Asia: Gross fixed capital formation was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in South Asia stood at 31.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in South Asia peaked at 35.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1960.
That places South Asia 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.2% | — |
| 1961 | 15.3% | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 16.2% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 15.8% | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 15.2% | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 15.4% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 14.9% | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 16.0% | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 15.8% | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 16.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 16.0% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 20.2% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 19.7% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 21.7% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 24.1% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 24.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 14.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 19.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.4% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 26.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 27.8% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More economy & growth data for South Asia
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Trade 44.6% (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,241 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 587.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 686.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9136 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added 2.10 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 2.28 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in South Asia?
- Gross fixed capital formation in South Asia was 31.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1960.
- How does South Asia rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- South Asia ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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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About this data
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.