Gross capital formation (current LCU) by country
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
112,506.00 trillion current LCU
Iran
Lowest
-274.55 billion current LCU
Equatorial Guinea
Median
255.82 billion current LCU
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
8,699
What the numbers show
Gross capital formation (current LCU) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 112,506.00 trillion current LCU in Iran; the lowest is -274.55 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 255.82 billion current LCU, and the mean is 687.26 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 172 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 4,744,610,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 114.3%).
Gross capital formation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 112,506.00 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 2,806.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 7,293.71 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3,956.43 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 4 | South Korea | 775.86 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 615.53 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 905.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 309.96 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 175.55 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 136.58 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 13,336.8% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 119.54 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Somalia | 109.98 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 510.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 94.02 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 93.18 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Guinea | 90.59 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 469.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Chile | 81.79 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 77.13 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 633.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Iraq | 69.57 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Cambodia | 64.86 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Russia | 55.48 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 19 | China | 54.57 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 51.60 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 136.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Laos | 37.50 trillion current LCU | 2016 | up 255.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 37.20 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Lebanon | 33.59 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Mongolia | 28.25 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 403.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 21.46 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 304.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Turkey | 19.96 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 2,719.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 19.28 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Algeria | 17.10 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 16.25 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 237.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 15.74 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 259.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.21 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Angola | 11.06 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 9.71 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 8.18 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Rwanda | 7.98 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 435.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Mexico | 7.97 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 6.63 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 38 | United States | 6.31 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Philippines | 6.20 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Senegal | 5.79 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Benin | 5.12 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 266.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 4.19 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 4.11 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 210.1% | rising |
| 44 | Mali | 3.50 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Gabon | 3.10 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 3.04 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 475.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 2.98 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Congo | 2.79 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 2.77 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Niger | 2.77 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Armenia | 2.74 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | 2.54 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 2.43 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | 2.34 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 569.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Czechia | 2.29 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | 2.18 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 1.95 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 169.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Ukraine | 1.86 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 485.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Nepal | 1.82 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 1.67 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 1.51 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Togo | 1.32 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Iceland | 1.32 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Norway | 1.28 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 65 | South Africa | 1.06 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Germany | 980.32 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 67 | Sudan | 977.67 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 1,390.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Venezuela | 977.39 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 4,744,610,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Canada | 751.01 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Yemen | 715.19 billion current LCU | 2018 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Poland | 696.54 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Australia | 679.75 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Denmark | 677.56 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 74 | France | 653.56 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Albania | 628.23 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Hong Kong | 611.33 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 598.50 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Uruguay | 568.75 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 552.70 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 270.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 543.49 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Israel | 513.32 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 511.28 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 83 | Haiti | 505.56 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 401.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | 502.41 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Romania | 496.36 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Malaysia | 413.94 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 379.71 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 279.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Spain | 361.22 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Mozambique | 346.38 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 331.15 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Qatar | 262.91 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Cuba | 262.66 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 4,178.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 255.82 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 94 | Honduras | 248.36 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Peru | 242.94 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Netherlands | 233.77 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Afghanistan | 215.62 billion current LCU | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 209.78 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 208.58 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritania | 206.00 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 167.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Singapore | 177.54 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Central African Republic | 166.01 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Belgium | 165.30 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Guatemala | 158.82 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Zambia | 157.50 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 176.7% | rising |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 152.80 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 107 | Mauritius | 147.91 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Ireland | 146.46 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Austria | 121.33 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Bhutan | 119.29 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Ghana | 117.10 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 112 | New Zealand | 99.78 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Comoros | 93.81 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Moldova | 85.50 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Botswana | 78.46 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 77.75 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Gambia | 75.15 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 530.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 72.80 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 9,679,300.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bolivia | 68.06 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Portugal | 64.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Finland | 61.46 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Guyana | 53.31 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Cape Verde | 52.07 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 124 | Macao | 51.22 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 50.51 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 323.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Namibia | 50.38 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Greece | 42.83 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Vanuatu | 40.35 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 39.23 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 530.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Libya | 36.42 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 211.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Maldives | 33.47 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.09 billion current LCU | 2023 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 133 | Panama | 29.01 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 27.47 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 135 | Ecuador | 27.29 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 26.85 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 1,587.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Tunisia | 26.25 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 25.20 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 24.38 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Croatia | 22.86 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 155.3% | rising |
| 141 | Georgia | 22.26 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | 18.74 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 18.41 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.25 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | 15.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | 14.38 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 13.88 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 13.33 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 149 | Djibouti | 12.74 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Latvia | 10.35 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Estonia | 10.34 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Oman | 10.24 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 153 | El Salvador | 9.67 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Greenland | 8.25 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 155 | Faroe Islands | 7.87 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 156 | Kuwait | 7.45 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Cyprus | 7.03 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Seychelles | 6.58 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Brunei | 5.33 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahrain | 5.03 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 4.60 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Palestine | 4.39 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Suriname | 4.34 billion current LCU | 2010 | — | rising |
| 164 | Bahamas | 4.24 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Eritrea | 4.01 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 167 | Jordan | 3.67 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Fiji | 2.82 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 2.61 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 2.53 billion current LCU | 2004 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 171 | South Sudan | 2.49 billion current LCU | 2015 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 172 | Curacao | 2.24 billion current LCU | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 173 | Montenegro | 2.20 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Aruba | 1.92 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.86 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 121.1% | rising |
| 176 | Belize | 1.27 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Syria | 1.10 billion current LCU | 1969 | up 160.5% | rising |
| 178 | Samoa | 1.08 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 179 | Bermuda | 1.01 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 180 | East Timor | 561.69 million current LCU | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 405.67 million current LCU | 2024 | up 124.6% | volatile |
| 182 | San Marino | 310.91 million current LCU | 2023 | up 101.1% | rising |
| 183 | Kiribati | 155.55 million current LCU | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 112.42 million current LCU | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 60.18 million current LCU | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | -274.55 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 114.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 3.81 billion current LCU
About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.