Gross Capital Formation

How much of the economy goes into building things that last — factories, roads, machines. A proxy for investment in the future.

Higher is better

India, 2025

34.60% of GDP

0.257since 2024

Among all countries

8th of 131

bestworst

Genuinely world-class. Put this one on the poster.

Better than 94.6% of countries measured.

India over time

yearly
17.6429.8041.95
19602025: 34.602025

Higher lately than in the years just before — good news for this measure.

Against comparable countries

2025

  1. 1India34.60
  2. 2Viet Nam30.80
  3. 3Indonesia30.62
  4. 4Sri Lanka29.65
  5. 5Bangladesh28.54
  6. 6United Kingdom19.69
  7. 7Brazil17.08
  8. 8Pakistan14.28
  9. 9South Africa13.87

Top of the table

  1. 1Algeria45.27
  2. 2Mauritania44.33
  3. 3Iran, Islamic Rep.41.77
  4. 4Tanzania40.68
  5. 5Gambia, The40.39

Bottom of the table

  1. 127Sao Tome and Principe8.74
  2. 128Venezuela, RB5.93
  3. 129Djibouti1.55
  4. 130Sudan0.734
  5. 131Equatorial Guinea-3.68

Where this number comes from

Published by
World Bank
Updated
Yearly
Covers
~200 countries, 1960-present
Fetched
2 hrs ago
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