List of countries by gross fixed investment as percentage of GDP

This is the list of countries by gross fixed investment as percentage of GDP. Gross fixed investment is defined as total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.

The list is based on the CIA World Factbook data. Dependent territories and not fully recognized states are not ranked.

Country	Investment 2008 est. (gross fixed) (% of GDP)	Investment 2012 est. (gross fixed) (% of GDP)
Singapore	45.00	24.1
Vietnam	44.50	28.2
Qatar	41.40	30.6
Cape Verde	41.30	34.2
Guyana	40.50	21.6
China	40.20	46.1
Lesotho	39.20	37.3
India	39.00	29.9
Bulgaria	38.30	21.4
Sao Tome and Principe	36.70	48.7
Moldova	36.10	21.8
Jamaica	34.90	20.7
Armenia	34.10	30.6
Jordan	34.10	25.9
Nicaragua	32.10	32.8
Gabon	32.00	30.3
Ghana	31.90	29
Morocco	31.90	31.4
Belarus	31.50	32.8
Romania	31.50	26.7
Honduras	31.50	25.4
Croatia	31.50	18.4
Montenegro	30.50 (2006 est.)	8.3
Latvia	30.20	23
Spain	30.10	19.1
Sri Lanka	30.00	28.9
Equatorial Guinea	30.00	32.4
Kosovo	30.00 (2007 est.)	35 (2010 est.)
Georgia	29.50	22.8
Estonia	29.40	24.5
Haiti	28.90	37
Burundi	28.40	21.8
Czech Republic	27.80	23.6
Kazakhstan	27.80	21.1
Lithuania	27.80	16.7
Slovenia	27.80	17.4
Iran	27.70	31.8
Australia	27.60	28.5
Namibia	27.40	22.6
Bahrain	27.30	20.4
Madagascar	27.20	18.7
South Korea	27.10	26.7
Mauritius	27.10	23.1
Uganda	26.50	24.6
Yemen	26.30	18
Zambia	26.00	19.5
Slovakia	25.90	21.5
Kyrgyzstan	25.80	25.7
Ethiopia	25.40	26.8
Senegal	25.40	25.5
Greece	24.90	12.6
Panama	24.90	28.9
Algeria	24.80	31.5
Gambia	24.70	27.8
Russia	24.70 (2007 est.)	22
Belize	24.50	30.4
Burkina Faso	24.50	20.9
Peru	24.40	26.6
Tunisia	24.40	22.3
Bangladesh	24.30	25.4
Tanzania	24.20	26.5
Lebanon	24.10	32.9
Argentina	24.00	21.8
Mozambique	24.00	24.8
Botswana	23.90	30
Chile	23.70	24.1
Indonesia	23.60	33.2
New Zealand	23.60	18.9
Ukraine	23.40	18.9
Ecuador	23.30	26.5
Colombia	23.10	23.9
Costa Rica	23.00	20.2
Mexico	22.90	20.7
Albania	22.80	26
Poland	22.70	19.3
Canada	22.60	24
Syria	22.60	20.5
Japan	22.50	21.2
Rwanda	22.50	20.4
Denmark	22.40	17.8
Thailand	22.20	28.5
Iceland	21.90	14.4
Portugal	21.90	15.8
World	21.90	23.8
Kenya	21.60	22
Switzerland	21.50	20
Cyprus	21.40	12.8
Nigeria	21.40	18.4
Belgium	21.30	20.7
Cambodia	21.30	20.3
Eritrea	21.20	15.2
Azerbaijan	21.00	22.5
France	21.00	19.8
Turkey	21.00	20.3
European Union	21.00	17.8
Taiwan	20.90	19.5
United Arab Emirates	20.80	29
Austria	20.70	21.5
Malaysia	20.70	25.7
Hong Kong	20.60	26.4
Finland	20.50	19.4
Venezuela	20.50	19.9
Italy	20.50	18.2
Guatemala	20.30	14.6
Netherlands	20.30	16.8
Norway	20.30	20.6
Paraguay	20.20	14.6
Serbia	20.10 (2007 est.)	17.3
South Africa	20.10	19.2
Malta	20.00	14.6
Pakistan	20.00	10.9
Tajikistan	20.00	16.6
Papua New Guinea	19.90	20.7
Ireland	19.80	10
Swaziland	19.70	10.3
Dominican Republic	19.60	16.4
Sweden	19.60	18.9
Benin	19.50	22.6
Saudi Arabia	19.50	26.6
Republic of the Congo	19.30	51.9
Luxembourg	19.30	19.9
Germany	18.90	17.6
Brazil	18.60	18.1
Kuwait	18.40	14
Togo	18.40	25.4
Sudan	18.10	27.2
Israel	18.00	19.1
Macedonia	18.00	21.8
Oman	17.90	26.2
Cameroon	17.60	20.9
Zimbabwe	17.50	21.9
Trinidad and Tobago	17.10	15.6
Egypt	17.00	16
Philippines	16.80	19.4
Bolivia	16.70	18.3
United Kingdom	16.70	14.2
El Salvador	16.00	14.2
Hungary	15.20 (Jan-Sept 2008)	17.2
Uruguay	15.10	21.4
United States	14.60	12.8
Burma	14.10	16.3
Guinea	11.70	17.4
Cuba	11.60	9.6
Turkmenistan	11.60	10.6
Seychelles	10.10	37.2
Côte d'Ivoire	9.50	15
Angola	9.00	11.4
Malawi	8.60	13.3
Chad	8.50	31.9
Libya	8.10	4.7
Iraq	NA	10.1 (2011 est.)
Suriname	NA	19.7
Somalia	NA	20 (year NA)