Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency was 16.77 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency in United Kingdom, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 16.77 % for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in United Kingdom peaked at 26.33 % in 1974 and was at its lowest, 15.75 %, in 2011.
United Kingdom ranks 178th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.58 % | — |
| 1971 | 23.65 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 23.22 % | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 24.81 % | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 26.33 % | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 25.61 % | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 25.27 % | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 23.98 % | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 23.59 % | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 23.72 % | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 22.88 % | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 20.74 % | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 20.74 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20.57 % | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 21.79 % | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 21.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 21.57 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 22.17 % | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 24.51 % | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 25.55 % | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 23.72 % | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 20.86 % | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 19.39 % | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 18.56 % | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 18.89 % | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.16 % | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 18.68 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 17.3 % | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 17.73 % | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 17.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.91 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 17.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.95 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.73 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.56 % | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.71 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 18 % | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 18.22 % | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.64 % | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 16.3 % | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 16.08 % | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 15.75 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.78 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.37 % | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 16.9 % | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 17.42 % | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 17.98 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.29 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.13 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.32 % | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.52 % | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 18.07 % | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 17.05 % | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 16.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.77 % | -1.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 16.77 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.6 %, 74% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 16.77 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.76 %, 74% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.38 % | 23.22 % | 26.33 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.23 % | 20.57 % | 25.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.09 % | 17.3 % | 23.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.69 % | 16.3 % | 18.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.1 % | 15.75 % | 18.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.28 % | 16.77 % | 18.07 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 76.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 691.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in United Kingdom?
- Gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency in United Kingdom was 16.77 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 26.33 % in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.75 % in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency?
- United Kingdom ranks 178th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp standard local currency rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).