Countries With the Lowest Investment Share of GDP
Every country with a figure for investment share of GDP, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Syrian Arab Republic (3.41%), Guinea-Bissau (3.69%) and Moldova (3.76%). The middle country of the 182 has 23.1%.
What this measures
Share of gross capital formation in GDP, at current PPPs (Penn World Table), in % of GDP. Source: Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The share of everything a country produces that goes into new buildings, roads, machines and equipment, plus changes in stocks of goods. Prices are made comparable across countries (purchasing power parity, or PPP), so this can differ from the share in a country's own accounts at local prices. Years in which the Penn World Table flags the country's price comparison as unreliable are left out. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2014–2023. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Investment share of GDP | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.41% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.69% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Moldova | 3.76% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.68% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Guinea | 7.38% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 8.45% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 7 | Pakistan | 8.76% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Burundi | 8.84% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 9 | Iraq | 9.14% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Sudan | 9.21% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | South Sudan | 10% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Tunisia | 10.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 13 | Madagascar | 10.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Cabo Verde | 10.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | Malawi | 10.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 16 | Lebanon | 10.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 17 | Angola | 11% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 11.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Haiti | 11.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 20 | Fiji | 11.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 21 | Eswatini | 11.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Mali | 12.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Ukraine | 12.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Ghana | 12.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 12.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 26 | Colombia | 13.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 28 | Guyana | 13.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 29 | Cameroon | 13.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Kenya | 13.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Comoros | 14.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Rwanda | 14.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | Argentina | 15% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 15.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 15.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Aruba | 16.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | 16.5% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | South Africa | 16.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Gabon | 16.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Jordan | 16.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | Jamaica | 16.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 17% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | Bolivia | 17.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Liberia | 17.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 17.5% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 47 | Brazil | 17.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 48 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 18% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Uruguay | 18.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 50 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 18.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 51 | Thailand | 18.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 52 | Togo | 18.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Poland | 18.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Seychelles | 18.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Armenia | 18.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 18.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Gambia, The | 18.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Bermuda | 18.9% | 2023 | North America |
| 59 | Belarus | 19% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Niger | 19.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 19.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Uganda | 19.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Chad | 19.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Venezuela, RB | 19.6% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | St. Lucia | 19.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Guatemala | 19.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Macao SAR, China | 19.8% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Mauritius | 20.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | New Zealand | 20.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 71 | Honduras | 20.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Kuwait | 20.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 73 | Mexico | 20.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Paraguay | 20.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 20.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Congo, Rep. | 21.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | El Salvador | 21.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Belize | 21.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 79 | Lao PDR | 21.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 21.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Peru | 21.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 82 | Philippines | 22.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Ecuador | 22.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Malaysia | 22.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 22.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | United Kingdom | 22.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Georgia | 22.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Chile | 22.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Slovak Republic | 23% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Nepal | 23% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 91 | United States | 23.1% | 2023 | North America |
| 92 | Kyrgyz Republic | 23.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 93 | Zambia | 23.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Montenegro | 23.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Turkiye | 23.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Germany | 23.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Lithuania | 23.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | West Bank and Gaza | 23.6% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 99 | Greece | 23.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Canada | 23.8% | 2023 | North America |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | Netherlands | 23.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Taiwan | 24.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 105 | Australia | 24.3% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 106 | Myanmar | 24.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 107 | Serbia | 24.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Bahamas, The | 24.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 24.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | 25.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Romania | 25.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | Albania | 25.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Singapore | 25.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Croatia | 25.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 25.8% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 116 | Russian Federation | 25.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Morocco | 26.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 26.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Portugal | 26.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Benin | 26.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 121 | Japan | 26.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 26.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Botswana | 26.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 26.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Spain | 27% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Tanzania | 27.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 127 | Finland | 27.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | France | 27.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Lesotho | 27.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Mongolia | 27.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 131 | Norway | 27.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Latvia | 27.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | India | 27.8% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 134 | Sweden | 27.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Denmark | 27.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 28% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | Hungary | 28.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Viet Nam | 28.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Malta | 28.6% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 28.7% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 141 | Austria | 28.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Cambodia | 29.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 143 | Nigeria | 29.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Slovenia | 29.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Bahrain | 29.4% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 29.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Mauritania | 29.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Italy | 29.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Bhutan | 30.1% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 150 | Curacao | 30.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 151 | Israel | 30.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 30.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Algeria | 30.7% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 154 | Tajikistan | 30.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Czechia | 31.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Ireland | 31.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 157 | Namibia | 31.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 158 | Indonesia | 31.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Switzerland | 32.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 160 | Korea, Rep. | 33.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.1% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 162 | Iceland | 34.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Belgium | 34.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Cyprus | 35.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Yemen, Rep. | 35.8% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 166 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 35.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 167 | Oman | 36% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 168 | Estonia | 36.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 169 | Maldives | 37.7% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 170 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 37.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 171 | Senegal | 38.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 172 | Djibouti | 38.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 173 | Barbados | 39% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 174 | Suriname | 41.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 175 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 176 | China | 42.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Grenada | 43.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | 44.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 179 | Dominica | 45.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 180 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 47.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 181 | Qatar | 49.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 182 | Panama | 50.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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