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This is the list of countries by gross fixed investment of infrastructure as percentage of GDP. Gross fixed investment is defined as total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.
The list is based on the CIA World Factbook and World Bank data. [1] [2] Dependent territories and not fully recognized states are not ranked.
Rank | Country | Investment 2017 est. (gross fixed) (% of GDP) | Investment 2012 est. (gross fixed) (% of GDP) | Investment 2008 est. (gross fixed) (% of GDP) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 75.15 | 17.4 | 11.70 |
2 | ![]() | 58.53 | N/A | N/A |
3 | ![]() | 56.52 | 19.7 | N/A |
4 | ![]() | 47.16 | N/A | N/A |
5 | ![]() | 43.36 | 37 | 28.90 |
6 | ![]() | 41.89 | 46.1 | 40.20 |
7 | ![]() | 40.61 (2016 est.) | 28.9 | 24.90 |
8 | ![]() | 39.00 | 26.8 | 25.40 |
9 | ![]() | 36.42 (2016 est.) | 19.5 | 26.00 |
10 | ![]() | 35.25 (2016 est.) | 37.2 | 10.10 |
11 | ![]() | 34.59 | N/A | N/A |
12 | ![]() | 34.52 (2014 est.) | 34.2 | 41.30 |
13 | ![]() | 33.80 | N/A | N/A |
14 | ![]() | 34.72 (2015 est.) | 16.3 | 14.10 |
15 | ![]() | 34.28 (2015 est.) | 26.2 | 17.90 |
16 | ![]() | 33.70 (2016 est.) | 26.5 | 24.20 |
17 | ![]() | 33.66 | N/A | N/A |
18 | ![]() | 32.16 | 33.2 | 23.60 |
19 | ![]() | 31.12 | 26.7 | 27.10 |
20 | ![]() | 31.06 (2016 est.) | 30 | 23.90 |
21 | ![]() | 30.73 (2016 est.) | 16.6 | 20.00 |
22 | ![]() | 30.51 | 25.4 | 24.30 |
23 | ![]() | 30.50 | 31.4 | 31.90 |
24 | ![]() | 30.30 | 25.7 | 25.80 |
25 | ![]() | 30.07 | 21.6 | 40.50 |
26 | ![]() | 29.88 | 31.5 | 24.80 |
27 | ![]() | 29.81 | 20.3 | 21.00 |
28 | ![]() | 29.54 | 22.8 | 29.50 |
29 | ![]() | 29.04 | N/A | N/A |
30 | ![]() | 28.57 | 22.6 | 19.50 |
31 | ![]() | 28.49 | 29.9 | 39.00 |
32 | ![]() | 28.11 | 32.8 | 32.10 |
33 | ![]() | 27.03 | 35 (2010 est.) | 30.00 (2007 est.) |
34 | ![]() | 26.55 | 25.4 | 18.40 |
35 | ![]() | 26.35 | 28.9 | 30.00 |
36 | ![]() | 26.28 | N/A | N/A |
37 | ![]() | 26.26 | 51.9 | 19.30 |
38 | ![]() | 25.92 (2016 est.) | N/A | N/A |
39 | ![]() | 25.90 (2016 est.) | 20.4 | 27.30 |
40 | ![]() | 25.30 | 25.7 | 20.70 |
41 | ![]() | 25.23 | 23.6 | 27.80 |
42 | ![]() | 25.22 | 26 | 22.80 |
43 | ![]() | 25.19 | 8.3 | 30.50 (2006 est.) |
44 | ![]() | 25.17 (2016 est.) | N/A | N/A |
45 | ![]() | 25.16 | 19.4 | 16.80 |
46 | ![]() | 25.09 | 25.5 | 25.40 |
47 | ![]() | 25.01 | 32.8 | 31.50 |
48 | ![]() | 24.92 | 18.9 | 19.60 |
49 | ![]() | 24.91 | N/A | N/A |
50 | ![]() | 25.90 | N/A | N/A |
51 | ![]() | 24.81 | 24.1 | 45.00 |
52 | ![]() | 24.57 | 20.9 | 24.50 |
53 | ![]() | 24.50 | 20 | 21.50 |
54 | ![]() | 24.35 | 26.5 | 23.30 |
55 | ![]() | 24.07 | 20.6 | 20.30 |
56 | ![]() | 24.04 | 18.9 | 23.60 |
57 | ![]() | 24.02 (2016 est.) | 28.5 | 22.20 |
58 | ![]() | 24.00 | 28.5 | 27.60 |
59 | ![]() | 23.95 (2016 est.) | 37.3 | 39.20 |
60 | ![]() | 23.77 | N/A | N/A |
61 | ![]() | 23.74 | 24.5 | 29.40 |
62 | ![]() | 23.62 | 22.5 | 21.00 |
63 | ![]() | 23.52 | 24.6 | 26.50 |
64 | ![]() | 23.55 (2016 est.) | 21.2 | 22.50 |
65 | ![]() | 23.51 | 21.5 | 20.70 |
66 | ![]() | 23.44 | 10 | 19.80 |
— | World | 23.32 | 23.8 | 21.90 |
67 | ![]() | 23.28 | 20.7 | 21.30 |
68 | ![]() | 23.26 | 21.8 | 18.00 |
69 | ![]() | 23.17 (2016 est.) | 14.6 | 20.00 |
70 | ![]() | 23.08 | 25.4 | 31.50 |
71 | ![]() | 23.08 | 28.2 | 44.50 |
72 | ![]() | 22.99 | 24 | 22.60 |
73 | ![]() | 22.99 | 29 | 20.80 |
74 | ![]() | 22.90 | 20.4 | 22.50 |
75 | ![]() | 22.88 (2016 est.) | 30.3 | 32.00 |
76 | ![]() | 22.85 | 23.9 | 23.10 |
77 | ![]() | 22.72 (2016 est.) | 21.1 | 27.80 |
78 | ![]() | 22.68 | 26.6 | 19.50 |
79 | ![]() | 22.59 | 19.4 | 20.50 |
80 | ![]() | 22.56 | 26.7 | 31.50 |
81 | ![]() | 22.51 | 19.8 | 21.00 |
82 | ![]() | 22.42 | N/A | N/A |
83 | ![]() | 22.35 | 20.7 | 22.90 |
84 | ![]() | 22.14 | 14.4 | 21.90 |
85 | ![]() | 21.92 | 20.3 | 21.30 |
86 | ![]() | 21.90 | 16.4 | 19.60 |
87 | ![]() | 21.86 | 21.8 | 36.10 |
88 | ![]() | 21.84 | 26.4 | 20.60 |
89 | ![]() | 21.78 | 32.9 | 24.10 |
90 | ![]() | 21.69 | 22 | 24.70 (2007 est.) |
91 | ![]() | 21.67 | 20.7 | 34.90 |
92 | ![]() | 21.67 | 24.8 | 24.00 |
93 | ![]() | 21.62 (2014 est.) | 19.9 | 20.50 |
94 | ![]() | 21.56 | 24.1 | 23.70 |
95 | ![]() | 21.55 | 20.9 | 17.60 |
96 | ![]() | 21.52 | 17.2 | 15.20 (Jan-Sept 2008) |
97 | ![]() | 21.27 | 18.3 | 16.70 |
98 | ![]() | 21.20 | 21.5 | 25.90 |
99 | ![]() | 21.12 | 12.8 | 21.40 |
100 | ![]() | 20.92 | 15 | 9.50 |
101 | ![]() | 20.63 | 31.9 | 8.50 |
102 | ![]() | 20.60 | 26.6 | 24.40 |
103 | ![]() | 20.58 | 14.2 | 10.80 |
104 | ![]() | 20.55 | 19.1 | 30.10 |
105 | ![]() | 20.55 | 31.8 | 27.70 |
106 | ![]() | 20.38 | 17.8 | 22.40 |
107 | ![]() | 20.32 | 17.6 | 18.90 |
108 | ![]() | 20.30 | 16.8 | 20.30 |
109 | ![]() | 20.26 (2016 est.) | 19.1 | 18.00 |
110 | ![]() | 20.09 (2016 est.) | N/A | N/A |
— | ![]() | 20.03 | 17.8 | 21.00 |
111 | ![]() | 19.96 | 25.9 | 34.10 |
112 | ![]() | 19.93 | 23 | 30.20 |
113 | ![]() | 19.87 | 18.4 | 31.50 |
114 | ![]() | 19.50 (2016 est.) | 18.9 | 21.00 |
115 | ![]() | 19.27 | N/A | N/A |
116 | ![]() | 19.21 | 21.4 | 38.30 |
117 | ![]() | 19.17 | 27.8 | 24.70 |
118 | ![]() | 19.09 | 14.6 | 20.20 |
119 | ![]() | 18.86 | 22 | 21.60 |
120 | ![]() | 18.83 | 16.7 | 27.80 |
121 | ![]() | 18.73 | 19.2 | 20.10 |
122 | ![]() | 18.58 | 30.4 | 24.50 |
123 | ![]() | 18.50 | N/A | N/A |
124 | ![]() | 18.47 | 17.4 | 27.80 |
125 | ![]() | 18.46 | 17.3 | 20.10 (2007 est.) |
126 | ![]() | 18.33 | 27.2 | 18.10 |
127 | ![]() | 18.02 | 19.3 | 22.70 |
128 | ![]() | 17.67 | N/A | N/A |
129 | ![]() | 17.71 | N/A | N/A |
130 | ![]() | 17.71 (2016 est.) | N/A | N/A |
131 | ![]() | 17.51 | 18.2 | 20.50 |
132 | ![]() | 17.40 | 10.1 (2011 est.) | N/A |
133 | ![]() | 17.31 | 30.6 | 34.10 |
134 | ![]() | 17.27 | 23.1 | 27.10 |
135 | ![]() | 17.24 | 20.2 | 23.00 |
136 | ![]() | 17.05 | 19.9 | 19.30 |
137 | ![]() | 16.87 (2016 est.) | 21.8 | 28.40 |
138 | ![]() | 16.86 | 14.2 | 16.70 |
139 | ![]() | 16.80 | 21.9 | 17.50 |
140 | ![]() | 16.75 | N/A | N/A |
141 | ![]() | 16.67 | 21.4 | 15.10 |
142 | ![]() | 19.65 (2016 est.) | 22.3 | 24.40 |
143 | ![]() | 16.39 (2016 est.) | N/A | N/A |
144 | ![]() | 16.17 | 15.8 | 21.90 |
145 | ![]() | 16.05 | 22.6 | 27.40 |
146 | ![]() | 16.00 | 18.9 | 23.40 |
147 | ![]() | 15.64 | 18.1 | 18.60 |
148 | ![]() | 15.50 | 14.2 | 16.00 |
149 | ![]() | 15.27 | 29 | 31.90 |
150 | ![]() | 15.15 | 18.7 | 27.20 |
151 | ![]() | 14.82 | 16 | 17.00 |
152 | ![]() | 14.81 | 21.8 | 24.00 |
153 | ![]() | 14.49 | 10.9 | 20.00 |
154 | ![]() | 13.43 | 13.3 | 8.60 |
155 | ![]() | 12.70 (2016 est.) | 18.4 | 21.40 |
156 | ![]() | 12.65 | 12.6 | 24.90 |
157 | ![]() | 12.44 (2016 est.) | 10.3 | 19.70 |
158 | ![]() | 12.31 | 14.6 | 20.30 |
159 | ![]() | 11.98 | 32.4 | 30.00 |
160 | ![]() | 10.44 | N/A | N/A |
161 | ![]() | 9.53 | 20 (year N/A) | N/A |
162 | ![]() | 7.87 (2016 est.) | N/A | N/A |
163 | ![]() | 7.82 | 11.4 | 9.00 |
![]() | N/A | 20.7 | 19.90 | |
![]() | N/A | 4.7 | 8.10 | |
![]() | N/A | 10.6 | 11.60 | |
![]() | N/A | 48.7 | 36.70 | |
![]() | N/A | 15.6 | 17.10 | |
![]() | N/A | 30.6 | 41.40 | |
![]() | N/A | 19.5 | 20.90 | |
![]() | N/A | 9.6 | 11.60 | |
![]() | N/A | 14 | 18.40 | |
![]() | N/A | 18 | 26.30 | |
![]() | N/A | 20.5 | 22.60 | |
![]() | N/A | 15.2 | 21.20 |
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