Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Low-income countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars in low-income countries in 2025 — 117,939,430,178 US$. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 878.3%.

2025 118B US$ +3.07% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 118B US$2025
Period minimum 10.64B US$1997

Trend over time

1990–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Low-income countries, 1990–2025050B100B150B19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 12,055,030,142 US$1991: 14,338,699,051 US$1992: 12,164,523,309 US$1993: 11,843,695,231 US$1994: 12,769,096,355 US$1995: 10,741,612,220 US$1996: 11,636,631,425 US$1997: 10,637,800,868 US$1998: 10,989,829,158 US$1999: 11,961,149,044 US$2000: 15,773,434,683 US$2001: 14,316,842,824 US$2002: 16,354,924,272 US$2003: 19,561,335,943 US$2004: 22,524,542,737 US$2005: 26,625,830,852 US$2006: 30,500,147,073 US$2007: 36,204,218,483 US$2008: 47,476,812,579 US$2009: 46,400,039,267 US$2010: 53,695,126,993 US$2011: 69,214,844,019 US$2012: 74,970,559,143 US$2013: 82,605,436,936 US$2014: 89,987,485,962 US$2015: 82,104,986,035 US$2016: 76,349,029,080 US$2017: 83,655,787,626 US$2018: 91,487,219,900 US$2019: 95,127,841,329 US$2020: 89,156,517,503 US$2021: 104,235,086,643 US$2022: 117,325,345,409 US$2023: 112,314,398,950 US$2024: 114,426,611,601 US$2025: 117,939,430,178 US$
Change over the period: +106B (+878.34%) Average annual rate: 6.73 %
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 118B +3.51B +3.07%
2024 114B +2.11B +1.88%
2023 112B −5.01B −4.27%
2022 117B +13.09B +12.56%
2021 104B +15.08B +16.91%
2020 89.16B −5.97B −6.28%
2019 95.13B +3.64B +3.98%
2018 91.49B +7.83B +9.36%
2017 83.66B +7.31B +9.57%
2016 76.35B −5.76B −7.01%
2015 82.1B −7.88B −8.76%
2014 89.99B +7.38B +8.94%
2013 82.61B +7.63B +10.18%
2012 74.97B +5.76B +8.32%
2011 69.21B +15.52B +28.9%
2010 53.7B +7.3B +15.72%
2009 46.4B −1.08B −2.27%
2008 47.48B +11.27B +31.14%
2007 36.2B +5.7B +18.7%
2006 30.5B +3.87B +14.55%
2005 26.63B +4.1B +18.21%
2004 22.52B +2.96B +15.15%
2003 19.56B +3.21B +19.61%
2002 16.35B +2.04B +14.24%
2001 14.32B −1.46B −9.23%
2000 15.77B +3.81B +31.87%
1999 11.96B +971M +8.84%
1998 10.99B +352M +3.31%
1997 10.64B −999M −8.58%
1996 11.64B +895M +8.33%
1995 10.74B −2.03B −15.88%
1994 12.77B +925M +7.81%
1993 11.84B −321M −2.64%
1992 12.16B −2.17B −15.16%
1991 14.34B +2.28B +18.94%
1990 12.06B

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.