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Field Listing :: Investment (gross fixed)
This entry records 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.
Country Comparison to the World
Country
Investment (gross fixed)(% of GDP)
Albania 23.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Algeria 26.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Angola 9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Argentina 23.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Armenia 39% of GDP (2008 est.)
Australia 28.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Austria 22.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Azerbaijan 21.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bahrain 26.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bangladesh 24.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Belarus 31.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Belgium 22.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Belize 27.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Benin 19.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bolivia 18% of GDP (2008 est.)
Botswana 23.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Brazil 19% of GDP (2008 est.)
Bulgaria 33.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Burkina Faso 19.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Burma 14.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Burundi 12.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cambodia 22.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cameroon 17.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Canada 22.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cape Verde 41.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Chad 13.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Chile 24% of GDP (2008 est.)
China 40.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Colombia 24.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 34.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Costa Rica 24.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 9.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Croatia 31.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cuba 10.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Cyprus 23.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Czech Republic 24% of GDP (2008 est.)
Denmark 21.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Dominican Republic 19.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ecuador 22.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Egypt 19.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
El Salvador 14.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 31.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Eritrea 20.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Estonia 28.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ethiopia 25.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
European Union 21.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Finland 20.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
France 21.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Gabon 27.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Gambia, The 28% of GDP (2008 est.)
Georgia 22.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Germany 19.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ghana 32.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Greece 20.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Guatemala 18.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Guinea 12.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Guyana 35.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Haiti 28.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Honduras 33.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Hong Kong 19.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Hungary 20.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Iceland 23.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
India 39% of GDP (2008 est.)
Indonesia 23.6% of GDP (2008)
Iran 26.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ireland 21.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Israel 18.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Italy 20.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Jamaica 26.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Japan 23% of GDP (2008 est.)
Jordan 32.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Kazakhstan 27.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Kenya 21.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Korea, South 27.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Kosovo 30% of GDP (2007 est.)
Kuwait 18.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 23.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Latvia 30.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Lebanon 22.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Lesotho 40.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Libya 9.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Lithuania 24.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Luxembourg 20.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Macedonia 20.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Madagascar 26.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Malawi 8.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Malaysia 19.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Malta 16.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Mauritius 25.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Mexico 22.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Moldova 32.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Montenegro 30.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Morocco 32.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Mozambique 24.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Namibia 23.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Netherlands 20.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
New Zealand 22.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Nicaragua 34.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Nigeria 21.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Norway 20.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Oman 27.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Pakistan 20% of GDP (2008 est.)
Panama 25.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Papua New Guinea 19.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Paraguay 19.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Peru 25.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Philippines 14.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Poland 22% of GDP (2008 est.)
Portugal 21.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Qatar 32.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Romania 33.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Russia 22.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Rwanda 22% of GDP (2008 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 38.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Saudi Arabia 19.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Senegal 25.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Serbia 20.1% of GDP (2007 est.)
Seychelles 13.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Singapore 28.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Slovakia 25.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Slovenia 28% of GDP (2008 est.)
South Africa 23.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Spain 29.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
Sri Lanka 24.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Sudan 18.1% of GDP (2008 est.)
Swaziland 18.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Sweden 19.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Switzerland 21.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Syria 21.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Taiwan 20.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Tajikistan 12% of GDP (2008 est.)
Tanzania 22.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Thailand 27.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Togo 20.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 16.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Tunisia 21.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Turkey 20.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Turkmenistan 1.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Uganda 23.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
Ukraine 27.2% of GDP (2008 est.)
United Arab Emirates 22.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
United Kingdom 16.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
United States 14.3% of GDP (2008 est.)
Uruguay 18.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Venezuela 19.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
Vietnam 41.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
World 21.8% of GDP (2008 est.)
Yemen 25.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Zambia 25.5% of GDP (2008 est.)
Zimbabwe 17.7% of GDP (2008 est.)
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