The latest plotted observation compared with the one immediately before it.
Businesses · observed
Fixed investment
Spending on fixed assets such as buildings, machinery, infrastructure, and major improvements as a share of GDP.
Latest available value25.6%
World · 2024
Change from 2023-0.4 pts
One period comparison, not annualized
Data statusLatest available
Observed source series
Historical observationsInvestment in World
25.6%2024
Explain this chart
Interest rates, Expected demand, Public investment
The ratio does not reveal the quality, ownership, financing, or productivity of investment.
View accessible data table
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.6% | observed |
| 2023 | 26% | observed |
| 2022 | 26.1% | observed |
| 2021 | 26.2% | observed |
| 2020 | 26.1% | observed |
| 2019 | 26% | observed |
| 2018 | 25.8% | observed |
| 2017 | 25.3% | observed |
| 2016 | 25.1% | observed |
| 2015 | 25.2% | observed |
Why it matters
Investment can expand future productive capacity, though not every project produces the same social or economic return.
People often affected
- Businesses
- Workers
- Communities
- 01Interest rates
- 02Expected demand
- 03Public investment
- 04Business confidence
These are common mechanisms, not claims about what caused the latest movement.
Limits of this data
The ratio does not reveal the quality, ownership, financing, or productivity of investment.
Revision status: The API does not expose a revision flag for these observations. Treat recent values as revisable.
Publisher source record
World Bank: World Development Indicators
Series NE.GDI.FTOT.ZS. Snapshot retrieved Aug 17, 2026. Reporting frequency: annual. Seasonal adjustment: not applicable.
Series source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
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