Economy > Gross capital formation > Current US$ per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Gross capital formation (formerly 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	QatarQatar	18,346.82$	2005
2	LuxembourgLuxembourg	16,797.96$	2005
3	IcelandIceland	15,253.46$	2005
4	NorwayNorway	13,181.59$	2005
5	IrelandIreland	11,311.92$	2004
6	DenmarkDenmark	9,982.94$	2005
7	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	9,880.54$	2004
8	AustraliaAustralia	8,368.26$	2004
9	JapanJapan	8,133.51$	2004
10	AustriaAustria	7,903.04$	2005
11	SpainSpain	7,692.64$	2005
12	United StatesUnited States	7,664.82$	2004
13	United Arab EmiratesUAE	7,633.57$	2005
14	BelgiumBelgium	7,563.84$	2005
15	FinlandFinland	7,441$	2005
16	NetherlandsNetherlands	7,331.13$	2005
17	KuwaitKuwait	6,943.83$	2005
18	FranceFrance	6,785.69$	2005
19	SwedenSweden	6,761.6$	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	6,643.96$	2004
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	6,451.9$	2004
20	CanadaCanada	6,408.02$	2004
21	ItalyItaly	6,287.9$	2005
22	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	6,138.51$	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	6,118.06$	2005
23	New ZealandNew Zealand	5,928.66$	2004
24	GermanyGermany	5,820.22$	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	5,374.69$	2005
25	Hong KongHong Kong	5,354.67$	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	5,179.09$	2005
26	SingaporeSingapore	5,085.18$	2005
27	South KoreaSouth Korea	4,922.1$	2005
28	GreeceGreece	4,817.28$	2005
29	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	4,727.4$	1990
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	4,724.72$	2004
30	SloveniaSlovenia	4,473.19$	2005
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	4,320.59$	2004
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	4,244.47$	2005
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	3,978.32$	2004
31	PortugalPortugal	3,875.43$	2005
32	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	3,612.53$	2004
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	3,544.67$	2004
33	IsraelIsrael	3,287.51$	2005
34	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	3,218.56$	2005
35	MaltaMalta	3,188.35$	2005
36	EstoniaEstonia	3,098.4$	2005
37	BahrainBahrain	3,048.93$	2004
38	CroatiaCroatia	2,712.76$	2005
39	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	2,680.48$	2002
40	HungaryHungary	2,563.73$	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	2,553.37$	2004
41	SlovakiaSlovakia	2,462.28$	2005
42	LatviaLatvia	2,350.63$	2005
43	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2,095.75$	1987
44	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	2,038.08$	2005
45	BarbadosBarbados	1,972.47$	2004
46	CyprusCyprus	1,940.05$	1999
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	1,934.48$	2004
47	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1,915.14$	2004
48	LithuaniaLithuania	1,878.42$	2005
49	OmanOman	1,755.63$	2004
50	BotswanaBotswana	1,734.38$	2005
51	MacauMacau	1,693.04$	2002
52	ChileChile	1,621.83$	2005
53	GrenadaGrenada	1,515.36$	2004
54	PolandPoland	1,512.82$	2005
55	MexicoMexico	1,512.25$	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	1,416.85$	2005
56	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	1,413.77$	1991
57	TurkeyTurkey	1,325.71$	2005
58	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	1,264.04$	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	1,211.39$	2005
59	GabonGabon	1,197.99$	2005
60	Costa RicaCosta Rica	1,183.65$	2005
61	MauritiusMauritius	1,176.66$	2005
62	JamaicaJamaica	1,143.23$	2005
63	VenezuelaVenezuela	1,135.9$	2005
64	LebanonLebanon	1,115.07$	2005
65	RussiaRussia	1,114.55$	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	1,110.61$	2005
66	SeychellesSeychelles	1,067.82$	2005
67	RomaniaRomania	1,034.04$	2005
68	KazakhstanKazakhstan	1,018.7$	2005
69	ArgentinaArgentina	1,017.03$	2005
70	DominicaDominica	1,008.97$	2005
71	MalaysiaMalaysia	1,005.34$	2005
72	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	984.07$	2004
73	BulgariaBulgaria	964.01$	2005
74	South AfricaSouth Africa	925.38$	2005
75	BelarusBelarus	906.37$	2005
76	AlgeriaAlgeria	903.42$	2005
77	IranIran	901.25$	2005
78	MaldivesMaldives	900.45$	2005
79	PanamaPanama	893.34$	2005
80	SurinameSuriname	891.84$	2005
81	BrazilBrazil	879.77$	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	867.36$	2005
82	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	858.06$	1998
83	ThailandThailand	852.35$	2005
84	BelizeBelize	833.52$	2005
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	789$	2002
85	BhutanBhutan	778.33$	2005
86	NamibiaNamibia	770.37$	2005
87	ChinaChina	744.73$	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	694$	2005
88	TunisiaTunisia	668.52$	2005
89	UruguayUruguay	664.61$	2005
90	EcuadorEcuador	642.35$	2005
91	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	629.18$	2005
92	AlbaniaAlbania	618.8$	2005
93	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	565.7$	2005
94	JordanJordan	556.13$	2005
95	ColombiaColombia	543.46$	2005
96	FijiFiji	535.85$	2004
97	PeruPeru	532.28$	2005
98	LibyaLibya	504.87$	2002
99	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	498.28$	1983
100	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	492.33$	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	487.94$	2004
101	ArmeniaArmenia	482.75$	2005
102	GuatemalaGuatemala	475.48$	2005
103	SwazilandSwaziland	456.28$	2005
104	MoroccoMorocco	440.59$	2005
105	El SalvadorEl Salvador	431.47$	2005
106	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	390.78$	2005
107	GeorgiaGeorgia	385.79$	2005
108	HondurasHonduras	359.08$	2005
109	UkraineUkraine	336.95$	2005
110	TongaTonga	328.47$	2004
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	327.58$	2005
111	Cape VerdeCape Verde	319.31$	2003
112	Sri LankaSri Lanka	313.35$	2005
113	LesothoLesotho	306.56$	2005
114	SyriaSyria	294.45$	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	291.75$	2005
115	IndonesiaIndonesia	284.5$	2005
116	VanuatuVanuatu	276.92$	1999
117	ParaguayParaguay	273.91$	2005
118	GuyanaGuyana	266.41$	2005
119	NicaraguaNicaragua	264.29$	2005
120	MongoliaMongolia	264.03$	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	262.26$	2005
121	MauritaniaMauritania	261.57$	2005
122	KiribatiKiribati	260.03$	1992
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	253.43$	2005
123	MoldovaMoldova	241.74$	2005
124	IndiaIndia	238.41$	2005
125	VietnamVietnam	225.47$	2005
126	EgyptEgypt	224.61$	2005
127	DjiboutiDjibouti	221.78$	2005
128	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	204.32$	2004
129	SudanSudan	203.15$	2005
130	YemenYemen	200.41$	2005
131	CameroonCameroon	197.01$	2005
132	PhilippinesPhilippines	174.72$	2005
133	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	172.67$	2005
134	SenegalSenegal	170.77$	2005
135	ZambiaZambia	163.65$	2005
136	LaosLaos	158.66$	2005
137	AngolaAngola	149.47$	2005
138	NigeriaNigeria	147.88$	2005
139	GhanaGhana	145.39$	2005
140	BoliviaBolivia	137.17$	2005
141	UzbekistanUzbekistan	123.03$	2005
142	PakistanPakistan	118.04$	2005
143	East TimorEast Timor	113.6$	2005
144	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	106.88$	1999
145	BangladeshBangladesh	102.87$	2005
146	BeninBenin	102.64$	2005
147	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	100.85$	2005
148	MaliMali	100.68$	2005
149	HaitiHaiti	96.29$	2003
150	ChadChad	95.2$	2005
151	CambodiaCambodia	91.17$	2005
152	KenyaKenya	87.93$	2005
153	NepalNepal	84.42$	2005
154	The GambiaThe Gambia	80.27$	2005
155	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	79.47$	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	75.87$	2002
156	AfghanistanAfghanistan	73.63$	2005
157	TogoTogo	69.98$	2005
158	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	68$	2005
159	UgandaUganda	64.32$	2005
160	MozambiqueMozambique	64.28$	2005
161	MadagascarMadagascar	61.61$	2005
162	ComorosComoros	59.98$	2005
163	TanzaniaTanzania	58.96$	2005
164	RwandaRwanda	51.14$	2005
165	TajikistanTajikistan	48.58$	2005
166	NigerNiger	47.79$	2005
167	GuineaGuinea	41.22$	2005
168	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	41.16$	2002
169	EritreaEritrea	40.16$	2005
170	EthiopiaEthiopia	38.55$	2005
171	ZimbabweZimbabwe	36.82$	2005
172	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	35.01$	2005
173	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	30.93$	2005
174	LiberiaLiberia	26.66$	2005
175	MalawiMalawi	23.29$	2005
176	SomaliaSomalia	22.49$	1990
177	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	18.66$	2005
178	BurundiBurundi	12.42$	2005

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