Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) - Growth rates - National accounts - Economic Policy & Debt - World Development Indicators
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Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.
| Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) - Growth rates - National accounts - Economic Policy & Debt - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Suriname (1994) | 64 |
| 2 | Djibouti (2006) | 63.12 |
| 3 | Bhutan (2008) | 48.12 |
| 4 | Lebanon (2008) | 37.46 |
| 5 | Mauritania (2005) | 32.37 |
| 6 | Madagascar (2008) | 31.98 |
| 7 | Swaziland (2008) | 29.84 |
| 8 | Somalia (1985) | 27.53 |
| 9 | Peru (2008) | 26.88 |
| 10 | Brunei Darussalam (2007) | 26.37 |
| 11 | Belarus (2008) | 23.1 |
| 12 | Vanuatu (1995) | 21.34 |
| 13 | Lithuania (2007) | 20.77 |
| 14 | Burma (2004) | 20.69 |
| 15 | Grenada (1999) | 20.6 |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008) | 20.6 |
| 17 | Comoros (2008) | 20.58 |
| 18 | Paraguay (2008) | 20.5 |
| 19 | Lesotho (2008) | 20.5 |
| 20 | Bulgaria (2008) | 19.55 |
| 21 | Chile (2008) | 19.48 |
| 22 | Romania (2008) | 19.3 |
| 23 | Bolivia (2008) | 18.67 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia (2007) | 18.32 |
| 25 | Timor-Leste (2000) | 18.15 |
| 26 | Uruguay (2008) | 18.13 |
| 27 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2007) | 17.39 |
| 28 | Uganda (2008) | 16.95 |
| 29 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 16.66 |
| 30 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2003) | 16.62 |
| 31 | Yemen (2003) | 16.56 |
| 32 | Macedonia (2008) | 16.3 |
| 33 | Ecuador (2008) | 16.1 |
| 34 | Egypt (2008) | 14.81 |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo (1996) | 14 |
| 36 | Brazil (2008) | 13.77 |
| 37 | Least developed countries: UN classification (2007) | 13.48 |
| 38 | Nicaragua (2007) | 13.34 |
| 39 | Burkina Faso (2006) | 13.25 |
| 40 | Guinea (2008) | 13.17 |
| 41 | Honduras (2008) | 12.22 |
| 42 | Middle East & North Africa (2007) | 11.91 |
| 43 | Slovenia (2007) | 11.9 |
| 44 | Costa Rica (2008) | 11.88 |
| 45 | Morocco (2008) | 11.71 |
| 46 | Indonesia (2008) | 11.69 |
| 47 | Benin (2005) | 11.5 |
| 48 | Tajikistan (2008) | 11.31 |
| 49 | Maldives (2004) | 11.06 |
| 50 | Russia (2008) | 10.3 |
| 51 | Jordan (2008) | 10.3 |
| 52 | South Africa (2008) | 10.18 |
| 53 | Latin America & Caribbean (2008) | 10.13 |
| 54 | Cambodia (2007) | 10.12 |
| 55 | Central African Republic (2006) | 10.12 |
| 56 | Australia (2008) | 9.9 |
| 57 | Algeria (2008) | 9.8 |
| 58 | Cyprus (2008) | 9.79 |
| 59 | Kenya (2008) | 9.74 |
| 60 | Malaysia (2007) | 9.58 |
| 61 | Dominican Republic (2008) | 9.2 |
| 62 | Panama (2008) | 9.18 |
| 63 | Albania (2003) | 9.11 |
| 64 | Argentina (2008) | 9.07 |
| 65 | China (2008) | 8.82 |
| 66 | Kazakhstan (2008) | 8.7 |
| 67 | High income: nonOECD (2007) | 8.66 |
| 68 | Rwanda (1999) | 8.63 |
| 69 | Sub-Saharan Africa (2008) | 8.62 |
| 70 | Ghana (2008) | 8.6 |
| 71 | Upper middle income (2008) | 8.55 |
| 72 | Middle income (2008) | 8.46 |
| 73 | East Asia & Pacific (2008) | 8.46 |
| 74 | Lower middle income (2008) | 8.41 |
| 75 | Low & middle income (2008) | 8.39 |
| 76 | Croatia (2008) | 8.21 |
| 77 | India (2008) | 8.17 |
| 78 | Poland (2008) | 8.15 |
| 79 | Mozambique (2008) | 7.93 |
| 80 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 7.73 |
| 81 | Mexico (2008) | 7.66 |
| 82 | Tunisia (2008) | 7.6 |
| 83 | Tanzania (2006) | 7.48 |
| 84 | South Asia (2008) | 7.41 |
| 85 | Serbia (2008) | 7.4 |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago (2005) | 7.33 |
| 87 | Ukraine (2008) | 7 |
| 88 | Gambia (2004) | 6.87 |
| 89 | Cameroon (2007) | 6.75 |
| 90 | Antigua and Barbuda (2002) | 6.59 |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 6.5 |
| 92 | Mali (2007) | 6.42 |
| 93 | Togo (2005) | 6.39 |
| 94 | Malawi (2008) | 6.34 |
| 95 | Zambia (2008) | 6.26 |
| 96 | Gabon (2008) | 6.17 |
| 97 | Low income (2008) | 6.13 |
| 98 | Nepal (2008) | 6.03 |
| 99 | Iran (2007) | 6 |
| 100 | Sudan (2008) | 5.94 |
| 101 | Dominica (2006) | 5.72 |
| 102 | Armenia (2008) | 5.7 |
| 103 | Malta (1993) | 5.45 |
| 104 | Europe & Central Asia (2008) | 5.43 |
| 105 | Senegal (2008) | 5.43 |
| 106 | Switzerland (2007) | 5.37 |
| 107 | Netherlands (2008) | 5.34 |
| 108 | Sri Lanka (2008) | 5.3 |
| 109 | Belgium (2008) | 5.24 |
| 110 | United Arab Emirates (2004) | 5.23 |
| 111 | Montenegro (2008) | 5 |
| 112 | Laos (2008) | 4.77 |
| 113 | New Zealand (2007) | 4.7 |
| 114 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2002) | 4.7 |
| 115 | Israel (2008) | 4.42 |
| 116 | Germany (2008) | 4.42 |
| 117 | Bahamas (2007) | 4.27 |
| 118 | Canada (2007) | 3.92 |
| 119 | Norway (2008) | 3.91 |
| 120 | Mauritius (2008) | 3.9 |
| 121 | Vietnam (2008) | 3.84 |
| 122 | Pakistan (2008) | 3.83 |
| 123 | Cape Verde (2008) | 3.1 |
| 124 | Philippines (2008) | 2.9 |
| 125 | Namibia (2008) | 2.88 |
| 126 | Sweden (2008) | 2.73 |
| 127 | High income (2007) | 1.86 |
| 128 | Austria (2008) | 1.82 |
| 129 | Slovakia (2008) | 1.81 |
| 130 | Bangladesh (2008) | 1.8 |
| 131 | Moldova (2008) | 1.8 |
| 132 | Luxembourg (2008) | 1.68 |
| 133 | Puerto Rico (1991) | 1.67 |
| 134 | High income: OECD (2007) | 1.59 |
| 135 | Ireland (2007) | 1.27 |
| 136 | Thailand (2008) | 1.2 |
| 137 | Japan (2007) | 1.05 |
| 138 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2003) | 1.02 |
| 139 | Finland (2008) | 1.02 |
| 140 | Euro area (2008) | 0.72 |
| 141 | France (2008) | 0.55 |
| 142 | Ivory Coast (2005) | 0.5 |
| 143 | Eritrea (2007) | 0.4 |
| 144 | Hong Kong (2008) | -0.47 |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea (2004) | -0.48 |
| 146 | Sierra Leone (1995) | -0.5 |
| 147 | Portugal (2008) | -0.67 |
| 148 | Czech Republic (2008) | -1.47 |
| 149 | Ethiopia (2008) | -1.63 |
| 150 | South Korea (2008) | -1.65 |
| 151 | North Korea (2008) | -1.65 |
| 152 | Angola (1990) | -1.66 |
| 153 | Singapore (2005) | -1.91 |
| 154 | United States (2007) | -2.22 |
| 155 | Venezuela (2008) | -2.35 |
| 156 | Hungary (2008) | -2.6 |
| 157 | Italy (2008) | -2.96 |
| 158 | Spain (2008) | -2.99 |
| 159 | United Kingdom (2008) | -3.07 |
| 160 | Afghanistan (2005) | -3.41 |
| 161 | Denmark (2008) | -3.64 |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau (2008) | -4.19 |
| 163 | Barbados (2002) | -4.42 |
| 164 | Burundi (1990) | -5.01 |
| 165 | El Salvador (2008) | -5.34 |
| 166 | Belize (2004) | -5.38 |
| 167 | Georgia (2008) | -5.72 |
| 168 | Guatemala (2008) | -6.39 |
| 169 | Niger (1999) | -6.46 |
| 170 | Turkey (2008) | -7.06 |
| 171 | Seychelles (2008) | -7.32 |
| 172 | Guyana (2002) | -8.21 |
| 173 | Syria (2008) | -10.09 |
| 174 | Kuwait (1999) | -10.22 |
| 175 | Greece (2008) | -11.54 |
| 176 | Estonia (2008) | -12.08 |
| 177 | Latvia (2008) | -13.2 |
| 178 | Bahrain (1985) | -17.71 |
| 179 | Macau (2008) | -18.72 |
| 180 | Botswana (2008) | -19.33 |
| 181 | Iceland (2008) | -21.83 |
| 182 | West Bank and Gaza (2000) | -33.1 |
| 183 | Chad (2004) | -37.47 |
| 184 | Zimbabwe (2005) | -54.76 |
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