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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 29% of GDP (2009 est.)
Algeria 28.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Angola 15.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Argentina 20.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Armenia 38.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Australia 28.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Austria 20.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan 17.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bahrain 33.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bangladesh 24.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belarus 36.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belgium 21.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belize 24.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Benin 18% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bolivia 17.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Botswana 26% of GDP (2009 est.)
Brazil 16.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bulgaria 24.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Burkina Faso 20.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Burma 14.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Burundi 19.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cambodia 20.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cameroon 18.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Canada 20.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cape Verde 34.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Chad 24.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Chile 21.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
China 45.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Colombia 24.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 40.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Costa Rica 20.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 9.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Croatia 25.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cuba 8.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cyprus 20.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Czech Republic 22.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Denmark 18.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Dominican Republic 14.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ecuador 22.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Egypt 14.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
El Salvador 13% of GDP (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 46.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Eritrea 10.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Estonia 21.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ethiopia 23.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
European Union 19.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Finland 19.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
France 20.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gabon 27% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gambia, The 27.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Georgia 22.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Germany 17.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ghana 36.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Greece 16.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guatemala 15.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guinea 12.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guyana 30.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Haiti 28.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Honduras 23.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hong Kong 20.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hungary 20% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iceland 14.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
India 32.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Indonesia 31.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iran 27.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ireland 15.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Israel 16.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Italy 18.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jamaica 24.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Japan 20.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jordan 30.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan 31.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kenya 20.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Korea, South 29.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kosovo 15.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kuwait 29.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 27.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Latvia 21.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lebanon 29.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lesotho 24.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Libya 14.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lithuania 18.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Luxembourg 17.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Macedonia 21.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Madagascar 40.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malawi 49.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malaysia 20.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malta 13.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mauritius 25.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mexico 21.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Moldova 22.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Montenegro 30.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Morocco 31.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mozambique 17.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Namibia 23.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Netherlands 18.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
New Zealand 20.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nicaragua 23.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nigeria 30.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Norway 21.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Oman 33.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Pakistan 18.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Panama 24.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea 16.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Paraguay 16.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Peru 20.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Philippines 14.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Poland 20.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Portugal 19.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Qatar 32.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Romania 25.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Russia 20.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Rwanda 19.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 34.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia 25.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Senegal 33.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Serbia 33.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Seychelles 28.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Singapore 28.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Slovakia 23.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Slovenia 24% of GDP (2009 est.)
South Africa 22.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Spain 24.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka 22.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sudan 20.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Swaziland 13.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sweden 17.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Switzerland 20.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Syria 17.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Taiwan 18.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tajikistan 5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tanzania 17.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Thailand 24.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Togo 18.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 11.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tunisia 25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Turkey 16.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Turkmenistan 8.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uganda 19.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ukraine 18% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates 30.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Kingdom 14.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
United States 12.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uruguay 17.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Venezuela 22.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Vietnam 42.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
World 22.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
23.6% of GDP (2008 est.)
Yemen 19.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zambia 20.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe 21.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
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