Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — High-income countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars in high-income countries in 2024 — 15,844,956,190,168 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 146.1%.

2024 15.84T US$ +1.48% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 15.84T US$2024
Period minimum 6.2T US$1998

Trend over time

1995–2024 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — High-income countries, 1995–20245T7.5T10T12.5T15T17.5T199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 6,439,070,722,822 US$1996: 6,456,861,007,531 US$1997: 6,312,754,811,743 US$1998: 6,203,418,482,959 US$1999: 6,510,355,754,666 US$2000: 6,792,447,038,144 US$2001: 6,471,009,239,298 US$2002: 6,503,579,869,410 US$2003: 7,269,384,310,052 US$2004: 8,262,203,614,724 US$2005: 8,938,347,428,239 US$2006: 9,693,884,498,652 US$2007: 10,734,269,181,165 US$2008: 11,286,772,596,438 US$2009: 9,132,152,671,368 US$2010: 9,987,780,046,998 US$2011: 11,155,916,950,600 US$2012: 11,188,549,904,174 US$2013: 11,296,798,278,807 US$2014: 11,689,690,466,703 US$2015: 11,054,088,155,729 US$2016: 11,188,525,583,981 US$2017: 11,943,906,474,036 US$2018: 12,841,720,106,388 US$2019: 13,109,606,059,363 US$2020: 12,609,772,245,947 US$2021: 14,395,711,301,083 US$2022: 15,276,801,957,829 US$2023: 15,614,551,136,134 US$2024: 15,844,956,190,168 US$
Change over the period: +9.41T (+146.08%) Average annual rate: 3.15 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 15.84T US$
World 29.36T US$
Gross capital formation in US dollars — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 15.84T +230B +1.48%
2023 15.61T +338B +2.21%
2022 15.28T +881B +6.12%
2021 14.4T +1.79T +14.16%
2020 12.61T −500B −3.81%
2019 13.11T +268B +2.09%
2018 12.84T +898B +7.52%
2017 11.94T +755B +6.75%
2016 11.19T +134B +1.22%
2015 11.05T −636B −5.44%
2014 11.69T +393B +3.48%
2013 11.3T +108B +0.97%
2012 11.19T +32.63B +0.29%
2011 11.16T +1.17T +11.7%
2010 9.99T +856B +9.37%
2009 9.13T −2.15T −19.09%
2008 11.29T +553B +5.15%
2007 10.73T +1.04T +10.73%
2006 9.69T +756B +8.45%
2005 8.94T +676B +8.18%
2004 8.26T +993B +13.66%
2003 7.27T +766B +11.78%
2002 6.5T +32.57B +0.5%
2001 6.47T −321B −4.73%
2000 6.79T +282B +4.33%
1999 6.51T +307B +4.95%
1998 6.2T −109B −1.73%
1997 6.31T −144B −2.23%
1996 6.46T +17.79B +0.28%
1995 6.44T

About the indicator

Gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories in current US dollars — what is commonly called investment in the economy. It covers the construction of buildings and structures, purchases of machinery and equipment, roads and networks, as well as the build-up of inventories. The word gross means that the wear of existing capital is not deducted: part of these outlays merely replaces what is retiring rather than adding to the stock.

Important: This concerns outlays on physical capital inside the country, not financial investment and not inflows of foreign capital.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.