Investment forecast - Country rankings
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Investment forecast, 2026:
The average for 2026 based on 40 countries was 23.26 percent. The highest value was in Turkey: 35.07 percent and the lowest value was in Luxembourg: 15.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 35.07 | 1 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Switzerland | 29.48 | 2 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Montenegro | 28.57 | 3 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Romania | 28.44 | 4 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 26.98 | 5 | 1998 - 2030 |
| Czechia | 26.09 | 6 | 1995 - 2030 |
| Russia | 25.94 | 7 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Belgium | 25.72 | 8 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Iceland | 25.33 | 9 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Sweden | 25.25 | 10 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Latvia | 25.11 | 11 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Croatia | 25.02 | 12 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Albania | 24.99 | 13 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Belarus | 24.96 | 14 | 1993 - 2030 |
| Moldova | 24.5 | 15 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Serbia | 23.79 | 16 | 1997 - 2030 |
| Estonia | 23.53 | 17 | 1993 - 2030 |
| Hungary | 23.44 | 18 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Lithuania | 23.38 | 19 | 1995 - 2030 |
| Austria | 23.26 | 20 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Italy | 23.19 | 21 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Norway | 23.09 | 22 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Finland | 23.06 | 23 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ukraine | 22.16 | 24 | 1991 - 2030 |
| Denmark | 22.05 | 25 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Portugal | 22.04 | 26 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Slovenia | 21.81 | 27 | 1992 - 2030 |
| Spain | 21.79 | 28 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Cyprus | 21.6 | 29 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Germany | 21.52 | 30 | 1980 - 2030 |
| France | 21.33 | 31 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Bulgaria | 20.93 | 32 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Slovakia | 20.76 | 33 | 1993 - 2030 |
| Netherlands | 19.64 | 34 | 1980 - 2030 |
| UK | 19.46 | 35 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Poland | 18.93 | 36 | 1984 - 2030 |
| Malta | 18.19 | 37 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Greece | 18.03 | 38 | 1980 - 2030 |
| San Marino | 16.41 | 39 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Luxembourg | 15.63 | 40 | 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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