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In 2024, China’s level of total investment reached around 40.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This value is expected to remain stable in 2025 and increase slightly in the following years. Final consumption accounted for 55.7 percent in 2023. International comparison of total investments The GDP of a country can be calculated by the expenditure approach, which sums up final consumption (private and public), total investment, and net exports. The ratio of consumption to investment may vary greatly between different countries.Matured economies normally consume a larger share of their economic output. In the U.S. and many European countries, total investment ranges roughly at only 20 to 25 percent of the GDP. In comparison, some emerging economies reached levels of 30 to 40 percent of investment during times of rapid economic development. Level of total investment in China China is among the countries that spend the highest share of their GDP on investments. Between 1980 and 2000, 30 to 40 percent of its economic output were invested, roughly on par with South Korea or Japan. While the latter’s investment spending ratio decreased in later years, China’s even grew, especially after the global financial crisis, peaking at staggering 47 percent of GDP in 2011.However, returns on those investments declined year by year, indicated by lower GDP growth rates. This resulted in a quickly growing debt burden, which reached nearly 285 percent of the GDP in 2023, up from only 135 percent in 2008. The Chinese government defined the goal to shift to consumption driven growth, but the transformation takes longer than expected.

Key information about China Investment: % of GDP

• China Investment accounted for 41.1 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a ratio of 42.4 % in the previous year.
• China investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1952 to Dec 2023, with an average ratio of 36.1 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 46.6 % in Dec 2011 and a record low of 15.4 % in Dec 1962.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Nominal Gross Capital Formation and annual Nominal GDP. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


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• In the latest reports, China GDP expanded 4.5 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• China Nominal GDP reached 4,166.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 0.4 % in Mar 2023.
• China GDP Per Capita reached 12,621.7 USD in Dec 2023.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 44.3 % in Dec 2023.

Since the early 1990s, total investments in terms of share of gross domestic product (GDP) was highest in China, reaching over 40 percent of the country's GDP in 2023. This comes as China has seen substantial economic growth over the last decades, attracting investors. In India, the country with the second highest share, investments reached over 30 percent of its GDP.

Graph and download economic data for Contributions to percent change in real gross domestic product: Gross private domestic investment: Change in private inventories (A014RY2Q224SBEA) from Q2 1947 to Q1 2025 about contributions, inventories, investment, domestic, percent, private, real, GDP, and USA.

GDP Growth Contribution Investment in the United States increased to 3.60 percentage points in the first quarter of 2025 from -1.03 percentage points in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States GDP Growth Contribution Investment.

The table shows the level of gross fixed capital formation, i.e. investment, as percent of GDP around the world. There are three values - for the last quarter, for the previous quarter, and for a year ago. These numbers are updated as soon as new data are released by the national authorities. Looking across countries, investment is about 20-25 percent of GDP, typically with greater values for less developed countries than for advanced economies. This is normal as those countries are in the process of industrialization that requires more investment. You can read about income convergence and the sources of economic growth at various stages of economic development.

Key information about Argentina Investment: % of GDP

• Argentina Investment accounted for 18.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a ratio of 12.7 % in the previous quarter.
• Argentina investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1993 to Sep 2024, with an average ratio of 17.6 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.8 % in Mar 1998 and a record low of 7.9 % in Jun 2020.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. Gross Capital Formation is calculated as the sum of Gross Fixed Capital Formation and Changes in Inventories. The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses provides annualized Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and annualized Nominal GDP in local currency. Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2004 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


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• In the latest reports, Argentina GDP expanded 1.2 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• Argentina Nominal GDP reached 150.8 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 94.1 % in Mar 2023.
• Argentina GDP Per Capita reached 13,659.4 USD in Dec 2022.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 11.0 % in Mar 2023.

In 2024, the total investment as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Mexico stood at approximately 24.16 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 5.40 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The share is forecast to decline by about 0.41 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.This indicator describes the ratio of total investment in current local currency to GDP in current local currency. The International Monetary Fund defines the total investment as the overall value of the gross fixed capital formation as well as changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables. GDP, on the other hand, represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.

In 2024, the total investment as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Uruguay stood at approximately 15.60 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 1.57 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The forecast shows the share will steadily decline by about 0.92 percentage points from 2024 to 2030.This indicator describes the ratio of total investment in current local currency to GDP in current local currency. The International Monetary Fund defines the total investment as the overall value of the gross fixed capital formation as well as changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables. GDP, on the other hand, represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.

Uzbekistan had the highest ratio of investment to gross domestic product (GDP) among the presented Eurasian countries in 2024, at almost 35 percent. It was followed by Kazakhstan, where gross capital formation at market prices comprised approximately 28.5 percent of GDP.

In 2024, the total investment as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Brazil amounted to approximately 16.91 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 4.42 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The forecast shows the share will steadily decline by about 0.49 percentage points from 2024 to 2030.This indicator describes the ratio of total investment in current local currency to GDP in current local currency. The International Monetary Fund defines the total investment as the overall value of the gross fixed capital formation as well as changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables. GDP, on the other hand, represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.

In 2024, the total investment as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Colombia was about 17.09 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by approximately 4.33 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. From 2024 to 2030, the share will rise by around 3.23 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.This indicator describes the ratio of total investment in current local currency to GDP in current local currency. The International Monetary Fund defines the total investment as the overall value of the gross fixed capital formation as well as changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables. GDP, on the other hand, represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.

Key information about United States Investment: % of GDP

• United States Investment accounted for 20.7 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with a ratio of 21.3 % in the previous quarter.
• US investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1947 to Mar 2023, with an average ratio of 22.3 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 25.4 % in Dec 1978 and a record low of 16.1 % in Jun 1947.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in USD and Nominal GDP in USD. Seasonally adjusted auxiliary series is used since non-seasonally adjusted data is unavailable from the source.


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• In the latest reports, US GDP expanded 1.8 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• US Nominal GDP reached 6,632.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 5.3 % in Mar 2023.
• US GDP Per Capita reached 59,484.0 USD in Dec 2017.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 16.0 % in Mar 2023.

In 2024, the total investment as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in Guyana amounted to approximately 13.66 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 14.86 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The share is forecast to decline by about 1.79 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.This indicator describes the ratio of total investment in current local currency to GDP in current local currency. The International Monetary Fund defines the total investment as the overall value of the gross fixed capital formation as well as changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables. GDP, on the other hand, represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.

Venture capital (VC) investments in Estonia represented approximately 0.15 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, making it the country with the highest VC investment to GDP ratio in Europe. In Denmark, the second country on the list, VC investment amounted to 0.14 percent of the country's GDP during the same period of time.

Key information about Japan Investment: % of GDP

• Japan Investment accounted for 25.7 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a ratio of 26.6 % in the previous quarter.
• Japan investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Dec 2024, with an average ratio of 26.9 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 34.0 % in Dec 1990 and a record low of 21.1 % in Jun 2010.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. Economic and Social Research Institute provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency, based on SNA 2008 with benchmark year 2015. Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1994 is based on SNA 1993 with benchmark year 2000.


Related information about Japan Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Japan GDP expanded 1.8 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• Japan Nominal GDP reached 1,080.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 1.7 % in Mar 2023.
• Japan GDP Per Capita reached 33,906.0 USD in Dec 2022.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 28.8 % in Mar 2022.

Investment as percent of GDP in Thailand, March, 2025 The most recent value is 22.99 percent as of Q1 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 22.64 percent. Historically, the average for Thailand from Q1 1993 to Q1 2025 is 26.29 percent. The minimum of 18.47 percent was recorded in Q1 1999, while the maximum of 43.65 percent was reached in Q4 1996. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Investment as percent of GDP in the USA, March, 2025 The most recent value is 17.99 percent as of Q1 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 17.75 percent. Historically, the average for the USA from Q1 1960 to Q1 2025 is 16.97 percent. The minimum of 13.47 percent was recorded in Q1 2010, while the maximum of 19.98 percent was reached in Q3 1979. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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