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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 29.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Algeria 27.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Angola 15.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Argentina 22% of GDP (2009 est.)
Armenia 33.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Australia 27.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Austria 21% of GDP (2009 est.)
Azerbaijan 17.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bahrain 26.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bangladesh 23.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belarus 36% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belgium 20.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Belize 26.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Benin 18.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bolivia 17.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Botswana 28.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Brazil 18.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Bulgaria 22.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Burkina Faso 19.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Burma 15.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Burundi 25.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cambodia 20.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cameroon 21.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Canada 22.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cape Verde 36.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Chad 14.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Chile 23.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
China 47.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Colombia 22.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 41.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Costa Rica 20.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire 9.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Croatia 22.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cuba 10.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Cyprus 19.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Czech Republic 22.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Denmark 17.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Dominican Republic 15.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ecuador 23.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Egypt 18.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
El Salvador 13.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Equatorial Guinea 29.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Eritrea 10.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Estonia 22.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ethiopia 25.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
European Union 18.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Finland 18.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
France 19.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gabon 28.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Gambia, The 28% of GDP (2009 est.)
Georgia 14.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Germany 18% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ghana 39.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Greece 14.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guatemala 13.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guinea 14.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Guyana 34.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Haiti 28.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
Honduras 23.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hong Kong 22.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Hungary 19.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iceland 12.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
India 32% of GDP (2009 est.)
Indonesia 30.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Iran 27.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ireland 12.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Israel 16.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Italy 19.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jamaica 25.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Japan 20.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Jordan 30.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kazakhstan 27.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kenya 21.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Korea, South 28.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kosovo 15.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kuwait 13.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstan 26.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Latvia 15.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lebanon 30.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lesotho 21.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Libya 13.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Lithuania 15.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Luxembourg 16.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Macedonia 22.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Madagascar 34.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malawi 27.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malaysia 20.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Malta 14.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mauritius 23.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mexico 21.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Moldova 21.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Montenegro 30.5% of GDP (2006 est.)
Morocco 30.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Mozambique 17.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Namibia 24% of GDP (2009 est.)
Netherlands 18% of GDP (2009 est.)
New Zealand 19.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nicaragua 22.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Nigeria 11.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Norway 18.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Oman 26.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Pakistan 15% of GDP (2009 est.)
Panama 26.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Papua New Guinea 17.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
Paraguay 17.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Peru 25.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Philippines 14.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
Poland 19.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Portugal 19% of GDP (2009 est.)
Qatar 33% of GDP (2009 est.)
Romania 21.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Russia 18.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Rwanda 20% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sao Tome and Principe 41% of GDP (2009 est.)
Saudi Arabia 24.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Senegal 25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Serbia 25.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Seychelles 36.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Singapore 27.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Slovakia 22.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Slovenia 18.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
South Africa 19.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Spain 22.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sri Lanka 23.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sudan 20.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Swaziland 12.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Sweden 18.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Switzerland 19.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Syria 16.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Taiwan 21.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tajikistan 20.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tanzania 17.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Thailand 24.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Togo 18.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago 11.6% of GDP (2009 est.)
Tunisia 26.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Turkey 18% of GDP (2009 est.)
Turkmenistan 12.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uganda 20.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Ukraine 16.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Arab Emirates 26.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
United Kingdom 14.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
United States 12.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
Uruguay 19.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Venezuela 16.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Vietnam 35.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
World 23.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
23.1% of GDP (2009 est.)
Yemen 19.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zambia 20.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe 21% of GDP (2009 est.)
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