Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Southern Asia

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Southern Asia in 2025 — 1,754,470,973,044 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19,871.1%.

2025 1.75T US$ +1.12% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.75T US$2025
Period minimum 8.79B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Southern Asia, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,785,065,543 US$1962: 10,384,118,172 US$1964: 14,501,111,943 US$1966: 12,923,111,386 US$1968: 15,758,035,746 US$1970: 19,014,491,280 US$1972: 23,086,131,636 US$1974: 39,696,443,854 US$1976: 57,128,434,845 US$1978: 67,474,215,831 US$1980: 90,156,822,991 US$1982: 95,234,657,516 US$1984: 113,955,870,558 US$1986: 123,031,049,317 US$1988: 112,625,202,545 US$1990: 144,257,279,585 US$1992: 148,112,269,305 US$1994: 123,404,307,952 US$1996: 161,285,545,802 US$1998: 169,926,677,893 US$2000: 193,910,175,280 US$2002: 239,442,002,018 US$2004: 379,717,726,079 US$2006: 528,492,643,660 US$2008: 706,212,545,619 US$2010: 931,613,983,365 US$2012: 1,018,152,565,030 US$2014: 968,649,662,703 US$2016: 1,026,825,556,519 US$2018: 1,239,476,716,754 US$2020: 1,112,325,043,177 US$2022: 1,538,086,875,195 US$2024: 1,734,965,813,050 US$2025: 1,754,470,973,044 US$
Change over the period: +1.75T (+19,871.06%) Average annual rate: 8.49 %
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.75T +19.51B +1.12%
2024 1.73T +105B +6.44%
2023 1.63T +91.94B +5.98%
2022 1.54T +122B +8.63%
2021 1.42T +304B +27.29%
2020 1.11T −92.11B −7.65%
2019 1.2T −35.05B −2.83%
2018 1.24T +39.6B +3.3%
2017 1.2T +173B +16.85%
2016 1.03T +77.22B +8.13%
2015 950B −19.04B −1.97%
2014 969B +72.91B +8.14%
2013 896B −122B −12.02%
2012 1.02T −6.53B −0.64%
2011 1.02T +93.07B +9.99%
2010 932B +161B +20.84%
2009 771B +64.72B +9.16%
2008 706B −8.84B −1.24%
2007 715B +187B +35.3%
2006 528B +83.54B +18.78%
2005 445B +65.23B +17.18%
2004 380B +90.34B +31.22%
2003 289B +49.94B +20.86%
2002 239B +15.83B +7.08%
2001 224B +29.71B +15.32%
2000 194B −12.09B −5.87%
1999 206B +36.07B +21.23%
1998 170B −4.15B −2.38%
1997 174B +12.79B +7.93%
1996 161B +4.06B +2.59%
1995 157B +33.82B +27.4%
1994 123B +20.35B +19.75%
1993 103B −45.06B −30.42%
1992 148B +7.91B +5.64%
1991 140B −4.05B −2.81%
1990 144B +22.36B +18.35%
1989 122B +9.27B +8.23%
1988 113B +1.21B +1.09%
1987 111B −11.62B −9.44%
1986 123B +6.48B +5.56%
1985 117B +2.6B +2.28%
1984 114B +979M +0.87%
1983 113B +17.74B +18.63%
1982 95.23B −4.92B −4.91%
1981 100B +10B +11.09%
1980 90.16B +25.18B +38.75%
1979 64.98B −2.49B −3.7%
1978 67.47B −2.25B −3.23%
1977 69.73B +12.6B +22.05%
1976 57.13B +12.36B +27.62%
1975 44.77B +5.07B +12.77%
1974 39.7B +12.07B +43.7%
1973 27.62B +4.54B +19.66%
1972 23.09B +2.42B +11.72%
1971 20.66B +1.65B +8.67%
1970 19.01B +1.91B +11.16%
1969 17.11B +1.35B +8.56%
1968 15.76B +1.45B +10.13%
1967 14.31B +1.39B +10.72%
1966 12.92B −3.4B −20.81%
1965 16.32B +1.82B +12.53%
1964 14.5B +2.66B +22.47%
1963 11.84B +1.46B +14.03%
1962 10.38B +417M +4.19%
1961 9.97B +1.18B +13.45%
1960 8.79B

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.