Gross capital formation (also known as gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and 'work in progress'. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Formación bruta de capital (%)

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Nicaragua15,216,828,527,624,831,031,030,928,932,730,729,0
Suriname18,417,043,145,636,243,643,341,042,642,342,042,3
Islas Marshall11,523,114,913,536,618,18,020,516,716,317,816,9
Dominica29,030,120,719,820,621,117,416,216,818,121,929,5
Irán40,633,035,738,740,336,940,338,739,934,033,234,7
Islas Salomón14,720,119,617,221,421,717,521,514,517,118,716,9
Honduras20,121,228,327,621,926,024,621,822,225,123,323,8
Santo Tomé y Príncipe8,829,535,821,837,54,036,824,433,735,426,826,2
Kuwait12,115,910,716,417,713,512,814,416,325,430,029,1
Jamaica25,422,323,526,920,221,419,921,322,521,321,322,6
Georgia30,626,633,521,626,228,924,829,831,532,731,9
Zambia9,211,524,629,929,933,631,834,034,042,838,238,3
Costa de Marfil22,06,111,311,313,44,016,120,719,720,117,717,6
Palestina16,040,531,525,721,617,821,121,719,021,121,122,8
Estados Federados de Micronesia33,833,632,233,233,033,031,832,030,931,730,631,1
Tayikistán10,09,411,623,829,223,324,726,228,931,129,8
República Dominicana21,323,027,924,826,425,024,322,723,022,621,921,8
República Democrática del Congo26,19,114,411,828,824,914,321,823,219,617,620,8
Myanmar13,513,412,413,223,229,230,932,032,134,834,531,4
Indonesia13,028,422,625,532,933,035,133,834,634,133,833,4
Brunei Darussalam4,027,919,517,023,726,032,939,627,435,234,634,8
Chile16,725,822,121,823,124,626,425,623,223,822,222,1
Chad10,914,618,219,324,219,326,923,726,919,618,223,0
Croacia12,920,227,821,420,719,219,418,820,020,820,9
Filipinas24,227,418,421,620,520,518,220,020,621,224,425,1
Finlandia31,530,123,924,621,623,522,521,420,920,922,122,6
Nepal6,017,122,526,538,338,034,537,341,239,133,742,5
Marruecos22,630,926,630,034,135,835,034,732,530,832,632,6
Congo50,914,919,424,249,539,543,862,654,973,773,939,3
Portugal28,127,728,823,721,118,615,714,615,315,814,615,3
Djibouti9,817,710,915,727,525,029,429,833,844,728,850,4
Belice29,626,131,720,913,217,016,018,321,122,219,821,0
San Marino25,722,331,734,922,521,119,118,216,817,920,820,6
República Árabe Siria13,716,517,318,426,729,228,628,228,728,528,528,6
Liberia21,710,87,519,518,737,042,657,222,740,840,234,6
Polonia20,425,624,619,921,322,421,019,020,420,519,619,7
España28,226,726,630,023,521,920,018,719,520,420,421,1
Nauru9,756,242,947,039,741,142,242,045,746,244,044,2
Argentina21,612,814,818,917,718,416,517,317,317,117,019,1
República Centroafricana18,013,712,811,315,015,815,69,118,214,514,314,4
Arabia Saudita22,415,719,320,230,927,026,526,528,835,130,928,2
Omán13,817,615,421,423,121,524,426,620,330,229,331,3
Nueva Zelandia24,320,522,025,420,120,420,922,022,923,223,523,3
Benin15,914,123,617,823,124,122,728,525,022,526,828,3
Australia32,124,323,527,626,427,627,826,726,125,324,224,4
Tailandia28,441,522,330,425,426,828,027,523,922,321,122,8
Noregua32,924,621,722,625,425,926,527,928,127,628,728,2
Estonia30,228,833,221,325,129,126,927,124,924,225,4
Eritrea19,622,020,39,310,09,59,38,58,18,17,8
Barbados21,714,817,718,513,314,913,013,213,113,012,38,4
Perú13,318,119,617,323,824,224,625,624,624,222,120,9
Burkina Faso9,818,920,124,126,928,032,532,525,924,331,728,1
Bahrein29,220,216,827,127,322,428,125,926,826,529,629,7
Serbia16,410,524,818,520,121,017,617,518,919,119,6
Canadá22,021,420,722,723,524,224,925,024,923,922,923,6
Níger9,315,215,623,140,038,436,236,237,440,033,933,7
Emiratos Árabes Unidos28,923,321,519,927,123,221,919,322,225,726,024,8
Andorra28,226,726,630,023,521,920,018,719,520,420,421,1
Bahamas16,525,230,427,527,530,031,328,331,925,025,727,5
India20,430,226,236,439,839,038,733,833,532,330,630,6
Iraq6,917,136,230,518,818,215,822,817,324,314,416,6
Sudáfrica28,418,216,118,319,519,720,021,220,521,019,418,6
Reino Unido24,223,018,617,415,815,715,916,517,317,217,317,3
Eslovaquia32,827,629,724,025,020,921,022,024,523,022,5
Ghana19,016,536,143,626,125,533,826,529,329,827,622,0
Guinea-Bissau26,414,77,36,46,65,47,46,77,84,24,96,2
Bolivia16,712,518,114,317,019,817,719,021,020,321,122,2
Malawi35,423,319,719,413,212,713,314,313,612,713,414,0
Turkmenistán39,635,422,951,951,947,250,349,849,149,849,6
Jordania12,432,222,634,529,526,924,922,021,520,819,420,6
El Salvador13,213,817,718,616,717,817,817,216,415,615,116,9
Puerto Rico28,816,719,414,69,210,110,39,58,98,68,07,5
Sudán24,732,726,927,422,922,621,020,5
Austria31,026,725,923,822,624,124,023,723,523,824,325,1
Jamahiriya Árabe Libia17,818,613,027,837,915,515,320,422,237,633,732,0
Yemen10,620,326,719,217,619,315,321,110,511,316,8
Papúa Nueva Guinea54,424,021,917,524,425,926,224,320,28,18,18,1
Somalia14,223,620,520,319,920,020,020,020,020,020,020,0
China33,534,734,441,447,647,747,247,447,045,444,343,6
Albania36,425,331,937,930,331,428,328,125,725,825,722,8
Mauricio12,928,924,921,727,123,924,422,019,718,117,917,0
Santa Lucía41,022,026,728,825,225,324,423,520,120,722,522,9
Vietnam14,514,429,633,835,729,827,226,726,827,726,626,6
Bhután32,336,348,252,061,767,767,946,051,754,055,658,1
Argelia33,128,923,531,741,438,139,243,445,650,850,848,4
Liechtenstein39,133,024,724,023,926,724,422,523,223,123,023,5
Sri Lanka21,522,928,529,130,433,439,133,232,331,235,036,7
Colombia26,424,114,920,222,123,923,924,326,326,724,723,4
Ucrania27,619,822,520,922,421,718,513,415,921,720,7
Trinidad y Tobago25,913,816,830,218,417,618,117,418,521,319,716,1
Hong Kong20,427,227,621,123,924,125,224,023,821,521,522,4
Senegal6,09,321,726,023,427,231,029,025,925,825,228,3
Bulgaria33,330,419,227,922,621,521,921,121,521,219,120,1
Pakistán14,817,815,016,715,814,115,115,014,615,715,615,8
Camboya9,38,317,518,517,417,118,519,722,022,522,722,9
Sierra Leona15,410,06,911,431,242,027,513,813,715,419,118,5
Namibia22,727,117,420,124,122,426,725,133,633,823,717,6
San Vicente y las Granadinas22,726,623,425,129,925,727,628,125,025,926,626,4
Brasil20,520,019,717,221,821,821,421,720,517,415,415,5
Togo14,023,423,221,621,625,723,329,627,932,232,024,1
Azerbaiyán26,520,741,518,120,322,325,727,527,925,724,1
Qatar23,118,020,234,331,329,027,127,831,838,245,239,3
Uruguay18,212,114,517,719,420,922,922,521,219,717,815,7
Angola24,511,711,727,628,226,426,726,127,534,227,229,6
Maldivas15,821,217,733,429,029,725,424,227,927,226,725,8
Federación de Rusia32,019,821,323,924,424,523,122,221,923,924,3
Lituania33,018,824,118,021,719,419,519,020,617,717,9
República Checa24,231,429,127,127,026,224,725,928,026,025,8
Cuba25,924,812,510,810,18,58,69,47,69,49,610,3
República de Corea26,339,632,932,232,033,031,029,129,328,929,331,1
Timor Oriental28,028,04,012,014,611,411,416,519,126,320,6
Guyana14,326,524,120,325,423,924,918,628,723,629,631,2
Ruanda6,810,413,315,823,023,225,726,525,326,425,923,4
Cabo Verde48,846,332,538,247,647,537,231,637,030,235,336,6
Islandia25,019,025,029,513,915,516,115,417,319,321,622,3
North Macedonia19,721,919,824,526,928,928,830,330,432,533,0
Tonga23,718,120,722,129,635,533,223,322,722,923,022,9
Afganistán5,513,412,221,817,515,816,416,717,619,017,217,9
Kazajstán46,718,131,025,423,025,224,625,827,927,827,1
Francia28,224,422,522,521,923,222,622,322,722,722,723,5
Mauritania18,215,720,661,539,243,458,856,052,238,740,238,9
Malí14,621,217,220,924,019,717,217,820,418,819,519,0
Samoa26,722,914,210,49,09,09,19,09,09,09,09,0
Singapur38,235,634,921,428,227,129,730,328,326,124,324,8
Eswatini24,115,523,517,414,512,912,312,112,311,412,411,8
Comoras25,216,410,114,318,216,016,216,415,214,015,818,4
México25,324,223,021,622,823,323,922,521,923,323,823,0
Alemania32,524,723,918,819,621,119,319,519,619,219,720,1
Panamá26,514,523,818,138,238,643,744,044,342,643,843,0
Rumania28,429,419,823,927,128,026,825,624,725,224,024,4
Chipre32,732,720,622,423,818,816,113,212,314,216,620,2
Botswana58,636,929,627,241,438,638,829,428,232,628,628,1
Zimbabwe17,616,313,61,522,320,311,811,411,812,312,215,3
República Bolivariana de Venezuela47,113,424,223,022,023,126,627,324,842,113,28,6
Malasia17,532,426,922,423,423,225,725,925,025,125,825,6
Grecia36,527,625,822,117,015,112,811,611,910,211,512,5
Egipto13,931,217,717,619,517,116,014,213,614,315,015,3
Eslovenia19,528,528,422,221,718,719,519,619,318,720,2
Montenegro20,821,116,721,819,320,619,620,220,126,130,2
Gambia12,518,017,329,518,425,423,414,014,613,413,019,9
República Unida de Tanzania27,745,918,627,827,333,228,530,330,127,225,026,1
Kenia18,518,718,217,620,721,721,520,222,421,517,319,3
Vanuatu21,631,429,024,134,727,523,025,926,433,725,628,6
Hungría33,625,528,325,420,720,519,521,023,322,620,022,7
Suiza38,032,724,724,023,926,724,422,523,223,123,023,5
Sudán del Sur10,79,512,311,410,09,76,08,6
Luxembourgo22,525,322,321,017,919,419,419,019,919,119,219,0
Ecuador19,624,121,321,628,028,127,828,528,326,925,226,3
Kirguistán24,120,016,427,425,535,033,936,834,733,932,2
Estados Unidos de América21,421,523,723,418,719,120,020,420,821,020,320,6
Kiribati9,756,242,947,039,741,142,242,045,746,244,044,2
Madagascar13,015,114,920,430,226,021,018,318,417,116,116,5
Antigua y Barbuda15,326,628,926,928,020,721,923,524,524,025,927,3
Burundi4,515,87,518,316,616,316,314,714,313,611,79,1
Lesotho9,351,540,320,328,422,732,029,731,428,828,324,3
Belarús26,325,128,140,737,235,138,834,829,026,526,2
Armenia47,218,630,432,827,225,322,320,920,718,019,0
Fiji29,624,322,621,018,721,017,327,619,220,118,619,6
Turquía19,224,023,827,027,031,328,329,829,028,328,231,0
Bosnia y Herzegovina30,827,527,216,318,719,218,219,118,719,618,5
Tuvalu74,868,612,062,045,329,519,436,325,38,423,419,0
Camerún25,622,119,322,023,224,122,823,124,122,422,622,9
Mónaco28,224,422,522,521,923,222,622,322,722,722,723,5
Suecia33,529,622,922,123,023,922,722,623,424,324,525,6
Etiopía10,522,226,027,032,137,134,138,039,438,539,0
Haití11,719,927,327,425,427,929,530,030,932,430,529,0
Holanda29,724,222,620,520,220,018,718,517,922,520,520,7
Malta31,832,526,621,323,619,418,019,117,926,724,819,9
Uzbekistán32,219,626,526,628,528,628,629,128,029,127,6
Túnez19,625,025,921,725,623,124,422,723,220,018,418,6
Seychelles39,324,227,635,735,436,240,033,839,436,936,433,1
Mongolia52,934,729,938,742,158,255,953,335,226,425,737,3
Bélgica29,724,423,823,622,724,023,222,223,423,624,124,6
República Democrática Popular Laos7,616,813,936,326,828,132,530,629,831,629,029,0
Granada18,942,037,946,322,019,916,320,018,317,718,216,7
Mozambique10,620,333,418,218,325,747,454,555,445,338,139,2
Bangladés5,618,323,024,526,227,428,328,428,628,929,730,5
Irlanda24,021,524,530,317,217,320,318,822,325,038,124,7
Saint Kitts y Nevis19,143,751,542,233,528,026,428,029,430,731,630,6
Palau13,813,670,342,426,828,927,523,830,925,628,428,4
Paraguay17,527,118,817,016,217,115,115,416,316,818,019,5
República de Moldova29,623,930,823,524,223,624,726,122,722,523,3
Guinea9,817,918,828,420,324,126,023,522,824,251,825,1
Macao23,123,010,525,713,313,814,714,119,625,121,718,5
Dinamarca26,720,822,422,218,119,119,519,720,120,621,421,6
Guatemala14,215,019,719,713,915,215,014,013,713,612,912,1
Israel29,920,522,820,618,420,421,220,020,119,820,920,8
Letonia42,424,735,219,325,226,224,522,922,420,722,3
Gabón32,521,319,721,429,726,627,029,235,729,227,928,8
Japón41,134,527,324,721,322,122,723,223,924,023,624,0
Líbano18,629,720,323,225,226,824,127,224,021,120,919,8
Italia25,722,320,721,120,520,517,917,017,017,317,617,6
Guinea Ecuatorial19,944,354,121,338,132,041,130,328,724,716,612,0
Uganda41,018,924,327,625,528,028,527,525,924,824,422,6
Nigeria26,716,810,48,117,316,214,914,915,815,515,315,5
Costa Rica15,220,420,719,119,719,920,519,018,818,417,918,0