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

DEFINITION: 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	QatarQatar	17,358.88$	2005
2	LuxembourgLuxembourg	15,928.25$	2005
3	IcelandIceland	15,299.61$	2005
4	NorwayNorway	11,963.28$	2005
5	IrelandIreland	11,071.45$	2004
6	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	10,165.43$	2004
7	DenmarkDenmark	9,856.91$	2005
8	AustraliaAustralia	8,290.69$	2004
9	JapanJapan	8,201.62$	2004
10	AustriaAustria	7,736.78$	2005
11	SpainSpain	7,609.48$	2005
12	United StatesUnited States	7,474.93$	2004
13	NetherlandsNetherlands	7,439.57$	2005
14	United Arab EmiratesUAE	7,126.64$	2005
15	FinlandFinland	7,053.65$	2005
16	BelgiumBelgium	7,037.56$	2005
17	KuwaitKuwait	6,943.83$	2005
18	SwedenSweden	6,737.35$	2005
19	FranceFrance	6,625.9$	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	6,561.44$	2004
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	6,315.88$	2004
20	CanadaCanada	6,221.14$	2004
21	ItalyItaly	6,191.11$	2005
22	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	6,076.68$	2005
23	SingaporeSingapore	5,969.04$	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	5,893.43$	2005
24	GermanyGermany	5,800.77$	2005
25	New ZealandNew Zealand	5,662.97$	2004
26	Hong KongHong Kong	5,450.63$	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	5,171.47$	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	5,001.47$	2005
27	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	4,953.23$	1990
28	GreeceGreece	4,805.63$	2005
29	South KoreaSouth Korea	4,796.1$	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	4,629.19$	2004
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	4,204.25$	2004
30	SloveniaSlovenia	4,195.17$	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	4,007.35$	2005
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	3,855.43$	2004
31	PortugalPortugal	3,748.45$	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	3,686.09$	2004
32	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	3,612.53$	2004
33	IsraelIsrael	3,118.26$	2005
34	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	3,095.31$	2005
35	MaltaMalta	2,980.8$	2005
36	BahrainBahrain	2,901.12$	2004
37	EstoniaEstonia	2,836.63$	2005
38	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	2,680.48$	2002
39	HungaryHungary	2,511.92$	2005
40	CroatiaCroatia	2,474.96$	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	2,391.52$	2004
41	SlovakiaSlovakia	2,254.35$	2005
42	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2,087.54$	1987
43	LatviaLatvia	2,050.82$	2005
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	1,957.55$	2004
44	BarbadosBarbados	1,955.67$	2004
45	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1,915.14$	2004
46	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	1,884.26$	2005
47	CyprusCyprus	1,820.51$	1999
48	OmanOman	1,755.63$	2004
49	LithuaniaLithuania	1,674.32$	2005
50	MacauMacau	1,625.74$	2002
51	ChileChile	1,561.14$	2005
52	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	1,546.04$	2005
53	GrenadaGrenada	1,515.36$	2004
54	PolandPoland	1,444.75$	2005
55	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	1,405.4$	1991
56	MexicoMexico	1,339.48$	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	1,335.81$	2005
57	GabonGabon	1,197.99$	2005
58	BotswanaBotswana	1,177.19$	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	1,176.05$	2005
59	JamaicaJamaica	1,142.87$	2005
60	LebanonLebanon	1,115.07$	2005
61	SeychellesSeychelles	1,080.31$	2005
62	MauritiusMauritius	1,078.08$	2005
63	RomaniaRomania	1,052.69$	2005
64	TurkeyTurkey	1,046.79$	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	1,026.36$	2005
65	ArgentinaArgentina	1,017.03$	2005
66	DominicaDominica	1,008.97$	2005
67	MalaysiaMalaysia	1,007.38$	2005
68	VenezuelaVenezuela	996.06$	2005
69	RussiaRussia	969.82$	2005
70	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	935.05$	2003
71	KazakhstanKazakhstan	920.65$	2005
72	MaldivesMaldives	900.45$	2005
73	SurinameSuriname	891.84$	2005
74	Costa RicaCosta Rica	875.64$	2005
75	South AfricaSouth Africa	871.04$	2005
76	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	858.06$	1998
77	BelarusBelarus	854.45$	2005
78	BulgariaBulgaria	818.4$	2005
79	PanamaPanama	794.44$	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	790.58$	2005
80	BrazilBrazil	783.74$	2005
81	ThailandThailand	780.5$	2005
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	768.66$	2002
82	BelizeBelize	762.72$	2005
83	NamibiaNamibia	760.54$	2005
84	IranIran	742.22$	2005
85	ChinaChina	725.11$	2005
86	AlgeriaAlgeria	716.89$	2005
87	BhutanBhutan	703.14$	2004
88	UruguayUruguay	651.1$	2005
89	TunisiaTunisia	646.54$	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	633.91$	2005
90	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	620.08$	2005
91	AlbaniaAlbania	618.8$	2005
92	EcuadorEcuador	580.5$	2005
93	JordanJordan	556.13$	2005
94	PeruPeru	539.22$	2005
95	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	538.27$	2005
96	ColombiaColombia	537.65$	2005
97	LibyaLibya	496.03$	2002
98	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	492.33$	2005
99	ArmeniaArmenia	476.64$	2005
100	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	468.53$	1983
101	SwazilandSwaziland	456.28$	2005
102	MoroccoMorocco	433.1$	2005
103	El SalvadorEl Salvador	431.47$	2005
104	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	390.78$	2005
105	GeorgiaGeorgia	379.47$	2005
106	GuatemalaGuatemala	378.82$	2005
107	UkraineUkraine	333.86$	2005
108	Cape VerdeCape Verde	319.31$	2003
109	TongaTonga	313.73$	2004
110	Sri LankaSri Lanka	313.2$	2005
111	LesothoLesotho	305.66$	2005
112	SyriaSyria	294.45$	2005
113	IndonesiaIndonesia	281.14$	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	280.9$	2005
114	HondurasHonduras	280.28$	2005
115	VanuatuVanuatu	279.27$	1999
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	274.81$	2005
116	GuyanaGuyana	266.41$	2005
117	MauritaniaMauritania	261.57$	2005
118	KiribatiKiribati	257.53$	1992
119	NicaraguaNicaragua	255.64$	2005
120	ParaguayParaguay	252.14$	2005
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	245.08$	2005
121	MongoliaMongolia	236.04$	2005
122	FijiFiji	233.32$	2000
123	EgyptEgypt	223.91$	2005
124	DjiboutiDjibouti	221.78$	2005
125	VietnamVietnam	210.7$	2005
126	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	204.32$	2004
127	IndiaIndia	200.54$	2005
128	YemenYemen	200.41$	2005
129	MoldovaMoldova	197.66$	2005
130	CameroonCameroon	197.01$	2005
131	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	172.67$	2005
132	PhilippinesPhilippines	172.06$	2005
133	SudanSudan	161.23$	2005
134	LaosLaos	158.66$	2005
135	SenegalSenegal	157.54$	2005
136	ZambiaZambia	156.6$	2005
137	AngolaAngola	149.47$	2005
138	NigeriaNigeria	147.88$	2005
139	GhanaGhana	145.39$	2005
140	BoliviaBolivia	127.56$	2005
141	UzbekistanUzbekistan	123.16$	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	120.48$	2005
142	East TimorEast Timor	113.6$	2005
143	PakistanPakistan	106.98$	2005
144	BangladeshBangladesh	102.87$	2005
145	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	100.85$	2005
146	MaliMali	100.68$	2005
147	BeninBenin	99.14$	2005
148	KenyaKenya	97.3$	2005
149	HaitiHaiti	96.29$	2003
150	ChadChad	88.37$	2005
151	TogoTogo	84.69$	2005
152	CambodiaCambodia	81.4$	2005
153	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	79.47$	2005
154	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	78.9$	1999
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	75.64$	2002
155	AfghanistanAfghanistan	71.52$	2005
156	The GambiaThe Gambia	71.31$	2004
157	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	68.7$	2005
158	MozambiqueMozambique	64.28$	2005
159	UgandaUganda	63.62$	2005
160	MadagascarMadagascar	61.61$	2005
161	ComorosComoros	59.98$	2005
162	TanzaniaTanzania	58.53$	2005
163	NepalNepal	55.37$	2005
164	RwandaRwanda	51.14$	2005
165	NigerNiger	47.79$	2005
166	ZimbabweZimbabwe	45.94$	2005
167	TajikistanTajikistan	43.48$	2005
168	GuineaGuinea	41.19$	2005
169	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	41.16$	2002
170	EritreaEritrea	40.16$	2005
171	EthiopiaEthiopia	38.55$	2005
172	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	35.01$	2005
173	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	30.93$	2005
174	LiberiaLiberia	26.66$	2005
175	MalawiMalawi	21.96$	2005
176	SomaliaSomalia	21.61$	1990
177	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	15.95$	2004
178	BurundiBurundi	12.18$	2005

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