Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — all countries

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Thailand

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) in Thailand in 2025 — 22.1%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 131. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7.6 pp.

2025 22.1% +0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 75of 131
Period maximum 42.9%1995
Period minimum 14%1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Thailand, 1960–2025020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 14.5%1962: 17%1964: 18.5%1966: 21.8%1968: 23.3%1970: 25.6%1972: 21.7%1974: 26.6%1976: 24%1978: 28.2%1980: 29.1%1982: 26.5%1984: 29.5%1986: 25.9%1988: 32.6%1990: 41.4%1992: 40%1994: 40.9%1996: 42.5%1998: 20.1%2000: 22.3%2002: 22.7%2004: 25.7%2006: 27%2008: 28.2%2010: 25.4%2012: 28%2014: 23.9%2016: 21.1%2018: 25.2%2020: 23.8%2022: 27.8%2024: 21.5%2025: 22.1%
Change over the period: +7.6 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 22.1%
South-Eastern Asia computed 26.1%
Gross capital formation (% of GDP) — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 22.1 +0.6 pp
2024 21.5 −0.9 pp
2023 22.4 −5.4 pp
2022 27.8 −0.9 pp
2021 28.7 +4.9 pp
2020 23.8 −0.1 pp
2019 23.8 −1.4 pp
2018 25.2 +2.3 pp
2017 22.9 +1.8 pp
2016 21.1 −1.3 pp
2015 22.4 −1.6 pp
2014 23.9 −3.5 pp
2013 27.5 −0.6 pp
2012 28 +1.2 pp
2011 26.8 +1.4 pp
2010 25.4 +4.7 pp
2009 20.6 −7.6 pp
2008 28.2 +2.7 pp
2007 25.5 −1.5 pp
2006 27 −3.4 pp
2005 30.4 +4.7 pp
2004 25.7 +1.9 pp
2003 23.8 +1.1 pp
2002 22.7 −0.4 pp
2001 23.1 +0.8 pp
2000 22.3 +2.1 pp
1999 20.2 +0.1 pp
1998 20.1 −14.2 pp
1997 34.3 −8.3 pp
1996 42.5 −0.3 pp
1995 42.9 +2 pp
1994 40.9 +1.3 pp
1993 39.7 −0.3 pp
1992 40 −2.9 pp
1991 42.8 +1.5 pp
1990 41.4 +6.3 pp
1989 35.1 +2.5 pp
1988 32.6 +4.7 pp
1987 27.9 +2 pp
1986 25.9 −2.4 pp
1985 28.2 −1.2 pp
1984 29.5 −0.5 pp
1983 30 +3.5 pp
1982 26.5 −3.2 pp
1981 29.7 +0.5 pp
1980 29.1 +1.9 pp
1979 27.2 −1 pp
1978 28.2 +1.3 pp
1977 26.9 +2.9 pp
1976 24 −2.8 pp
1975 26.8 +0.1 pp
1974 26.6 −0.4 pp
1973 27 +5.3 pp
1972 21.7 −2.5 pp
1971 24.2 −1.4 pp
1970 25.6 +1.3 pp
1969 24.3 +1.1 pp
1968 23.3 +1.4 pp
1967 21.9 +0.1 pp
1966 21.8 +3.1 pp
1965 18.6 +0.1 pp
1964 18.5 −1.3 pp
1963 19.8 +2.8 pp
1962 17 +3 pp
1961 14 −0.5 pp
1960 14.5

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross capital formation as a percent of GDP: outlays on fixed assets (buildings, structures, machinery, transport equipment, infrastructure), changes in inventories of material working assets and net acquisition of valuables. A steadily high rate of capital formation is a necessary condition for fast growth: during the economic surges of East Asia the indicator exceeded 35–40% of GDP.

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