Countries with the most gross fixed investment


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



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.
Rank country (% of GDP) Date of Information
1 Vietnam 41.90 2008 est.
2 Cape Verde 41.60 2008 est.
3 Lesotho 40.80 2008 est.
4 China 40.50 2008 est.
5 Armenia 39.00 2008 est.
6 India 39.00 2008 est.
7 Sao Tome and Principe 38.80 2008 est.
8 Guyana 35.30 2008 est.
9 Congo, Republic of the 34.50 2008 est.
10 Nicaragua 34.50 2008 est.
11 Bulgaria 33.40 2008 est.
12 Honduras 33.40 2008 est.
13 Romania 33.30 2008 est.
14 Moldova 32.50 2008 est.
15 Jordan 32.30 2008 est.
16 Ghana 32.10 2008 est.
17 Morocco 32.10 2008 est.
18 Qatar 32.10 2008 est.
19 Belarus 31.90 2008 est.
20 Equatorial Guinea 31.80 2008 est.
21 Croatia 31.10 2008 est.
22 Montenegro 30.50 2006 est.
23 Latvia 30.20 2008 est.
24 Kosovo 30.00 2007 est.
25 Spain 29.40 2008 est.
26 Haiti 28.90 2008 est.
27 Australia 28.70 2008 est.
28 Singapore 28.50 2008 est.
29 Estonia 28.40 2008 est.
30 Gambia, The 28.00 2008 est.
31 Slovenia 28.00 2008 est.
32 Belize 27.80 2008 est.
33 Kazakhstan 27.80 2008 est.
34 Gabon 27.30 2008 est.
35 Thailand 27.30 2008 est.
36 Oman 27.20 2008 est.
37 Ukraine 27.20 2008 est.
38 Korea, South 27.10 2008 est.
39 Bahrain 26.60 2008 est.
40 Madagascar 26.60 2008 est.
41 Jamaica 26.50 2008 est.
42 Iran 26.30 2008 est.
43 Algeria 26.10 2008 est.
44 Slovakia 25.90 2008 est.
45 Yemen 25.90 2008 est.
46 Peru 25.90 2008 est.
47 Panama 25.70 2008 est.
48 Zambia 25.50 2008 est.
49 Mauritius 25.40 2008 est.
50 Senegal 25.30 2008 est.
51 Ethiopia 25.20 2008 est.
52 Mozambique 24.90 2008 est.
53 Lithuania 24.80 2008 est.
54 Sri Lanka 24.50 2008 est.
55 Bangladesh 24.30 2008 est.
56 Colombia 24.30 2008 est.
57 Costa Rica 24.30 2008 est.
58 Chile 24.00 2008 est.
59 Czech Republic 24.00 2008 est.
60 Iceland 23.90 2008 est.
61 Indonesia 23.60 2008
62 Botswana 23.40 2008 est.
63 Namibia 23.40 2008 est.
64 Cyprus 23.30 2008 est.
65 Argentina 23.20 2008 est.
66 South Africa 23.20 2008 est.
67 Uganda 23.20 2008 est.
68 Kyrgyzstan 23.20 2008 est.
69 Albania 23.10 2008 est.
70 Japan 23.00 2008 est.
71 United Arab Emirates 22.80 2008 est.
72 Belgium 22.70 2008 est.
73 Canada 22.60 2008 est.
74 Tanzania 22.60 2008 est.
75 Georgia 22.50 2008 est.
76 Austria 22.40 2008 est.
77 Lebanon 22.40 2008 est.
78 New Zealand 22.40 2008 est.
79 Cambodia 22.40 2008 est.
80 Ecuador 22.10 2008 est.
81 Russia 22.10 2008 est.
82 Mexico 22.10 2008 est.
83 Poland 22.00 2008 est.
84 Rwanda 22.00 2008 est.
85 France 21.90 2008 est.
86 Tunisia 21.80 2008 est.
87 World 21.80 2008 est.
88 Nigeria 21.70 2008 est.
89 Portugal 21.70 2008 est.
90 Syria 21.70 2008 est.
91 Denmark 21.60 2008 est.
92 Kenya 21.30 2008 est.
93 Azerbaijan 21.20 2008 est.
94 Switzerland 21.20 2008 est.
95 Ireland 21.20 2008 est.
96 European Union 21.10 2008 est.
97 Italy 20.90 2008 est.
98 Norway 20.80 2008 est.
99 Greece 20.70 2008 est.
100 Finland 20.60 2008 est.
101 Macedonia 20.60 2008 est.
102 Taiwan 20.60 2008 est.
103 Netherlands 20.50 2008 est.
104 Turkey 20.30 2008 est.
105 Eritrea 20.20 2008 est.
106 Luxembourg 20.20 2008 est.
107 Togo 20.20 2008 est.
108 Hungary 20.20 2008 est.
109 Serbia 20.10 2007 est.
110 Pakistan 20.00 2008 est.
111 Hong Kong 19.70 2008 est.
112 Malaysia 19.70 2008 est.
113 Venezuela 19.70 2008 est.
114 Paraguay 19.60 2008 est.
115 Burkina Faso 19.60 2008 est.
116 Sweden 19.50 2008 est.
117 Dominican Republic 19.40 2008 est.
118 Papua New Guinea 19.40 2008 est.
119 Saudi Arabia 19.40 2008 est.
120 Benin 19.20 2008 est.
121 Germany 19.20 2008 est.
122 Egypt 19.10 2008 est.
123 Brazil 19.00 2008 est.
124 Swaziland 18.80 2008 est.
125 Uruguay 18.70 2008 est.
126 Guatemala 18.60 2008 est.
127 Kuwait 18.30 2008 est.
128 Israel 18.10 2008 est.
129 Sudan 18.10 2008 est.
130 Bolivia 18.00 2008 est.
131 Cameroon 17.70 2008 est.
132 Zimbabwe 17.70 2008 est.
133 Trinidad and Tobago 16.70 2008 est.
134 United Kingdom 16.70 2008 est.
135 Malta 16.20 2008 est.
136 El Salvador 14.90 2008 est.
137 Philippines 14.80 2008 est.
138 United States 14.30 2008 est.
139 Burma 14.10 2008 est.
140 Chad 13.70 2008 est.
141 Seychelles 13.70 2008 est.
142 Burundi 12.50 2008 est.
143 Guinea 12.30 2008 est.
144 Tajikistan 12.00 2008 est.
145 Cuba 10.50 2008 est.
146 Cote d'Ivoire 9.50 2008 est.
147 Libya 9.30 2008 est.
148 Angola 9.00 2008 est.
149 Malawi 8.40 2008 est.
150 Turkmenistan 1.20 2008 est.



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    Energy: Coal, Australia | Crude oil, Brent | Crude oil, Dubai | Crude oil, avg, spot | Crude oil, West Texas Int. | Natural gas LNG, Japan | Natural gas, Europe | Natural gas Index | Natural gas, US
    Fertilizers:
    DAP | Phosphate rock | Pottasium chloride | TSP | Urea, E. Europe, bulk
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    Aluminum | Copper | Gold | Iron ore | Lead | Nickel | Silver | Steel cr coilsheet | Steel hr coilsheet | Steel products (8) index | Steel, rebar | Steel wire rod | Tin | Zinc
    Non Energy Commodities / Agriculture / Beverages:
    Cocoa | Coffee, Arabica | Coffee, robusta | Tea, auctions (3), average | Tea, Colombo auctions | Tea, Kolkata auctions | Tea, Mombasa auctions
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Fats and oils
    Coconut oil | Copra | Groundnut oil | Palm oil | Palmkernel oil | Soybeans | Soybean meal | Soybean oil
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Grains
    Barley | Maize | Rice, Thailand, 5% | Rice, Thailand, 25% | Rice, Thailand, 35% | Rice,Thai, A1.Special | Sorghum | Wheat, Canada | Wheat, US, HRW | Wheat US SRW
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Other food
    Bananas EU | Bananas US | Beef | Chicken meat | Fishmeal | Lamb | Oranges | Shrimp, Mexico | Sugar EU domestic | Sugar US domestic | Sugar, world
    Raw Materials / Other
    Cotton Memphis | Cotton A Index | Rubber, Singapore | Rubber, US
    Raw Materials / Timber
    Logs, Cameroon | Logs, Malaysia | Plywood | Sawnwood, Cameroon | Sawnwood, Malaysia | Woodpulp
    World Bank commodity price indices
    Agriculture Index | Beverages Index | Non-energy Commodities Index | Energy Index | Fats and Oils Index | Fertilizers Index | Food Index | Grains Index | Metals Index | Other raw materials index | Other food index | Raw Materials Index | Timber Index |




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