Investment forecast - Country rankings
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Investment forecast, 2026:
The average for 2026 based on 164 countries was 24.21 percent. The highest value was in Bhutan: 49.41 percent and the lowest value was in the Comoros: 4.2 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: International Monetary Fund
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| Countries | Investment forecast, 2026 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 49.41 | 1 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mozambique | 48.7 | 2 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Iraq | 45.53 | 3 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mauritania | 42.64 | 4 | 1990 - 2030 |
| Algeria | 42.3 | 5 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Maldives | 40.59 | 6 | 1990 - 2030 |
| China | 38.83 | 7 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Gabon | 38.41 | 8 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 36.23 | 9 | 2014 - 2030 |
| Panama | 36.23 | 10 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Jordan | 35.84 | 11 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Tanzania | 35.23 | 12 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Turkey | 35.07 | 13 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Nepal | 34.88 | 14 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Benin | 34.8 | 15 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Chad | 34.25 | 16 | 1980 - 2030 |
| India | 33.96 | 17 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Zambia | 33.89 | 18 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Cambodia | 33.79 | 19 | 1986 - 2030 |
| Lesotho | 33.73 | 20 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Grenada | 33.14 | 21 | 2014 - 2030 |
| Uzbekistan | 32.97 | 22 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Palau | 32.71 | 23 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Vietnam | 31.7 | 24 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Burma | 31.37 | 25 | 1998 - 2030 |
| Indonesia | 30.68 | 26 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Saudi Arabia | 30.31 | 27 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Botswana | 29.95 | 28 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mongolia | 29.61 | 29 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Nicaragua | 29.54 | 30 | 1991 - 2030 |
| Switzerland | 29.48 | 31 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Solomon Isl. | 29.4 | 32 | 1980 - 2030 |
| R. of Congo | 29.22 | 33 | 1980 - 2030 |
| South Korea | 29.18 | 34 | 1980 - 2030 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 29.11 | 35 | 2014 - 2030 |
| Kazakhstan | 28.99 | 36 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Eq. Guinea | 28.9 | 37 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Suriname | 28.83 | 38 | 1991 - 2030 |
| Bahrain | 28.72 | 39 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Rwanda | 28.61 | 40 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Montenegro | 28.57 | 41 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Romania | 28.44 | 42 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Japan | 28.24 | 43 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Brunei | 28.14 | 44 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Vanuatu | 27.47 | 45 | 2003 - 2030 |
| Oman | 27.3 | 46 | 1980 - 2030 |
| UA Emirates | 27.21 | 47 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ethiopia | 27.19 | 48 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 26.98 | 49 | 1998 - 2030 |
| Paraguay | 26.85 | 50 | 1980 - 2030 |
| El Salvador | 26.82 | 51 | 1981 - 2030 |
| Bangladesh | 26.71 | 52 | 1981 - 2030 |
| Senegal | 26.55 | 53 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Bahamas | 26.4 | 54 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Libya | 26.17 | 55 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mauritius | 26.15 | 56 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Morocco | 26.14 | 57 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Czechia | 26.09 | 58 | 1995 - 2030 |
| Dominica | 26.05 | 59 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Russia | 25.94 | 60 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Belgium | 25.72 | 61 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Madagascar | 25.56 | 62 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Iceland | 25.33 | 63 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Sweden | 25.25 | 64 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Seychelles | 25.14 | 65 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Latvia | 25.11 | 66 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Taiwan | 25.06 | 67 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Croatia | 25.02 | 68 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Albania | 24.99 | 69 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Belarus | 24.96 | 70 | 1993 - 2030 |
| Gambia | 24.67 | 71 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Moldova | 24.5 | 72 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Australia | 24.43 | 73 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Israel | 24.41 | 74 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Armenia | 24.3 | 75 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Togo | 24.2 | 76 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Domin. Rep. | 24.12 | 77 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Chile | 24.09 | 78 | 1981 - 2030 |
| Singapore | 24.06 | 79 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Serbia | 23.79 | 80 | 1997 - 2030 |
| Uganda | 23.6 | 81 | 1984 - 2030 |
| Estonia | 23.53 | 82 | 1993 - 2030 |
| Georgia | 23.47 | 83 | 1996 - 2030 |
| Hungary | 23.44 | 84 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Lithuania | 23.38 | 85 | 1995 - 2030 |
| Austria | 23.26 | 86 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Italy | 23.19 | 87 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Niger | 23.19 | 88 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Norway | 23.09 | 89 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Canada | 23.06 | 90 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Finland | 23.06 | 91 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Iran | 23.06 | 92 | 1980 - 2030 |
| New Zealand | 22.66 | 93 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Honduras | 22.58 | 94 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ukraine | 22.16 | 95 | 1991 - 2030 |
| Thailand | 22.12 | 96 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Denmark | 22.05 | 97 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Portugal | 22.04 | 98 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 99 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Slovenia | 21.81 | 100 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Spain | 21.79 | 101 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mexico | 21.76 | 102 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Cyprus | 21.6 | 103 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Germany | 21.52 | 104 | 1980 - 2030 |
| USA | 21.41 | 105 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Tajikistan | 21.36 | 106 | 1992 - 2030 |
| France | 21.33 | 107 | 1980 - 2030 |
| S.T.&Principe | 21.33 | 108 | 2001 - 2030 |
| Cape Verde | 21.22 | 109 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ecuador | 21.14 | 110 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Namibia | 21.12 | 111 | 1989 - 2030 |
| Malaysia | 21.1 | 112 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Philippines | 20.99 | 113 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Bulgaria | 20.93 | 114 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Jamaica | 20.8 | 115 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Slovakia | 20.76 | 116 | 1993 - 2030 |
| Nigeria | 20.62 | 117 | 1990 - 2030 |
| Saint Lucia | 20.37 | 118 | 2014 - 2030 |
| Peru | 20.36 | 119 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Fiji | 19.69 | 120 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Cameroon | 19.67 | 121 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Netherlands | 19.64 | 122 | 1980 - 2030 |
| UK | 19.46 | 123 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Burkina Faso | 19.43 | 124 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Belize | 19.15 | 125 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Poland | 18.93 | 126 | 1984 - 2030 |
| Hong Kong | 18.78 | 127 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Sierra Leone | 18.71 | 128 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Costa Rica | 18.59 | 129 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Burundi | 18.53 | 130 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Bolivia | 18.32 | 131 | 1981 - 2026 |
| Malta | 18.19 | 132 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Barbados | 18.18 | 133 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Greece | 18.03 | 134 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Kenya | 17.8 | 135 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 17.57 | 136 | 1992 - 2030 |
| G.-Bissau | 17.28 | 137 | 1980 - 2030 |
| C.A. Republic | 16.89 | 138 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Brazil | 16.78 | 139 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Guatemala | 16.66 | 140 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Kuwait | 16.62 | 141 | 1995 - 2030 |
| Argentina | 16.56 | 142 | 1980 - 2030 |
| San Marino | 16.41 | 143 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Azerbaijan | 16.22 | 144 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Uruguay | 15.77 | 145 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Puerto Rico | 15.68 | 146 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Luxembourg | 15.63 | 147 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Guinea | 15.31 | 148 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mali | 15 | 149 | 1980 - 2030 |
| DR Congo | 14.93 | 150 | 1989 - 2030 |
| Pakistan | 14.82 | 151 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Colombia | 14.55 | 152 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Swaziland | 14.48 | 153 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Haiti | 14.23 | 154 | 1995 - 2030 |
| Guyana | 13.91 | 155 | 1980 - 2030 |
| South Africa | 13.53 | 156 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ghana | 12.8 | 157 | 1983 - 2030 |
| Macao | 12.41 | 158 | 2001 - 2030 |
| Angola | 11.36 | 159 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Tunisia | 10.35 | 160 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Egypt | 10.34 | 161 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Malawi | 10.26 | 162 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Djibouti | 9.57 | 163 | 1990 - 2030 |
| Comoros | 4.2 | 164 | 1980 - 2030 |
Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.
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