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Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) by country

Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to...

Countries reporting
104
Highest
35.5%
Bhutan
Lowest
0.0%
Tajikistan
Median
16.3%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
3,373

What the numbers show

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 35.5% in Bhutan; the lowest is 0.0% in Tajikistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.3%, and the mean is 17.0%.

Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,468.8%), and the largest decrease in Tajikistan (down 100.0%).

Gross fixed capital formation, private sector: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bhutan 35.5% 2024 down 21.1% falling
2 China 33.5% 2023 down 13.4% rising
3 Belarus 32.6% 2013 up 63.0% rising
4 Curacao 31.0% 2018 up 5.9% flat
5 Mongolia 29.5% 2007 up 41.1% rising
6 Guam 29.1% 2022 up 46.9% rising
7 Suriname 29.1% 2010 — rising
8 Benin 29.0% 2025 up 78.5% rising
9 India 27.7% 2023 down 0.1% falling
10 Botswana 27.5% 2013 up 66.3% falling
11 Saudi Arabia 26.9% 2025 up 42.8% rising
12 Uzbekistan 26.7% 2009 up 42.7% rising
13 Bahrain 26.5% 2024 up 18.5% rising
14 Kazakhstan 25.7% 2006 up 56.6% flat
15 Dominican Republic 25.6% 2023 up 39.6% rising
16 Brunei 25.6% 2025 down 10.3% rising
17 Panama 25.4% 2024 down 22.4% rising
18 Senegal 25.3% 2025 up 48.7% rising
19 Kosovo 24.5% 2024 up 26.2% rising
20 El Salvador 24.1% 2025 up 82.9% rising
21 South Korea 23.8% 2025 down 4.8% rising
22 Brazil 23.7% 1989 up 16.7% rising
23 Tanzania 23.0% 2025 up 1.5% rising
24 Georgia 22.9% 2002 up 1,468.8% volatile
25 Gambia 22.6% 2025 up 46.1% rising
26 Moldova 22.6% 2005 up 63.0% rising
27 Chile 22.4% 2025 down 1.4% flat
28 Bangladesh 22.0% 2025 down 0.2% rising
29 Laos 21.2% 2016 down 1.0% rising
30 Lesotho 21.1% 1981 up 62.5% volatile
31 Australia 20.3% 2025 down 11.5% falling
32 Tunisia 20.2% 2007 up 3.4% rising
33 Namibia 19.9% 2025 down 23.3% falling
34 Honduras 19.8% 2025 down 6.1% rising
35 Gabon 19.8% 2025 down 18.0% falling
36 Croatia 19.7% 2025 up 25.8% rising
37 Romania 19.4% 2024 down 3.5% rising
38 Mexico 19.2% 2025 down 2.3% rising
39 Djibouti 19.2% 2024 up 4.9% rising
40 North Macedonia 19.1% 2024 up 12.1% rising
41 Guyana 19.0% 2005 up 12.1% falling
42 Algeria 18.3% 1998 up 32.1% falling
43 Congo 17.7% 2020 down 40.2% volatile
44 Singapore 17.6% 2025 down 20.1% flat
45 Niger 17.6% 2025 down 19.7% volatile
46 Sri Lanka 17.3% 2009 down 28.0% rising
47 Ghana 17.0% 2005 up 140.0% volatile
48 Guinea-Bissau 16.9% 2025 up 56.5% rising
49 Serbia 16.7% 2024 — flat
50 Thailand 16.5% 2025 down 9.3% falling
51 Malaysia 16.5% 2025 down 2.3% falling
52 Turkmenistan 16.3% 2024 down 55.4% falling
53 Russia 16.3% 2021 down 11.7% rising
54 Mauritius 16.3% 2025 up 34.1% flat
55 Sudan 16.0% 2000 up 65.0% rising
56 Ukraine 16.0% 1999 down 2.5% falling
57 United Arab Emirates 16.0% 2009 up 31.7% rising
58 Cameroon 15.7% 2025 up 17.0% falling
59 Nepal 15.6% 2025 down 32.9% rising
60 Ecuador 15.4% 2023 up 33.9% rising
61 Uruguay 15.2% 2015 up 15.6% rising
62 Guatemala 15.2% 2025 up 14.7% rising
63 Nicaragua 15.1% 2025 down 30.6% falling
64 Turkey 14.9% 1997 up 3.5% flat
65 Madagascar 14.8% 2025 down 7.1% volatile
66 Ethiopia 14.6% 2025 down 37.1% falling
67 Papua New Guinea 14.1% 1993 down 40.1% flat
68 Seychelles 14.0% 2025 down 39.4% rising
69 Costa Rica 13.9% 2025 down 4.3% falling
70 Uganda 13.4% 2025 down 28.7% rising
71 Togo 13.3% 2023 down 3.1% rising
72 Sierra Leone 13.0% 2025 up 30.3% volatile
73 Puerto Rico 12.9% 2025 up 66.2% rising
74 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.9% 2025 down 6.3% volatile
75 Cote d'Ivoire 12.7% 2025 down 31.8% rising
76 Peru 12.6% 1987 up 155.8% falling
77 Bulgaria 12.6% 1994 down 35.8% falling
78 Poland 12.2% 2024 down 20.1% falling
79 Azerbaijan 11.8% 2007 down 66.9% rising
80 South Africa 11.5% 2025 down 21.1% falling
81 Chad 11.1% 2025 up 364.8% volatile
82 Haiti 11.1% 2025 up 36.2% rising
83 Hong Kong 11.0% 2025 down 37.2% falling
84 Guinea 10.8% 2005 up 12.5% rising
85 Northern Mariana Islands 10.7% 2022 up 0.8% rising
86 Afghanistan 10.4% 2024 — rising
87 Eritrea 10.3% 2011 down 57.1% falling
88 Colombia 10.2% 1989 up 1.7% falling
89 Burkina Faso 10.2% 2022 down 7.1% flat
90 Pakistan 9.9% 2025 down 14.9% falling
91 United States Virgin Islands 9.6% 2022 up 34.3% flat
92 Central African Republic 8.6% 2025 down 4.1% flat
93 Angola 7.3% 2024 down 59.6% volatile
94 Macao 7.3% 2025 down 67.1% falling
95 East Timor 7.1% 2024 down 12.9% falling
96 Egypt 6.6% 2025 down 13.1% falling
97 American Samoa 6.1% 2022 down 27.9% rising
98 Oman 5.5% 1997 up 0.3% falling
99 Yemen 5.3% 2018 down 45.6% volatile
100 Zimbabwe 4.5% 2024 up 148.3% volatile
101 Syria 3.0% 2022 down 67.7% falling
102 Equatorial Guinea 2.9% 2025 down 5.2% volatile
103 Lebanon 1.2% 2024 down 94.8% falling
104 Tajikistan 0.0% 1999 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 3,373 data points, 1960–2025
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Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. 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.