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Definition: This entry records 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 invesment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012

See also: Investment (gross fixed) bar chart

Country Name	Investment (gross fixed) (%)	Year of Estimate
China	54	2011
Equatorial Guinea	49	2011
Cape Verde	45	2011
Sao Tome and Principe	45	2011
Congo, Republic of the	42	2011
Belarus	40	2011
Lesotho	39	2011
Armenia	35	2011
Vietnam	35	2011
Lebanon	34	2011
Seychelles	34	2011
Algeria	33	2011
India	33	2011
Indonesia	32	2011
Georgia	31	2011
Nicaragua	31	2011
Morocco	31	2011
Macedonia	30	2011
Albania	30	2011
Chad	30	2011
Ecuador	30	2011
Gabon	29	2011
Qatar	28	2011
Iran	28	2011
Gambia, The	28	2011
Botswana	28	2011
Korea, South	27	2011
Sri Lanka	27	2011
Panama	27	2011
Kyrgyzstan	27	2011
Oman	27	2011
Mozambique	27	2011
Australia	27	2011
Thailand	26	2011
Tanzania	26	2011
Kuwait	26	2011
Peru	26	2011
Guyana	25	2011
Belize	25	2011
Tunisia	25	2011
Haiti	25	2010
Honduras	25	2011
Bangladesh	25	2011
Senegal	25	2011
Romania	25	2011
Sudan	25	2011
Bahrain	25	2011
Mauritius	25	2011
Cambodia	24	2011
Czech Republic	24	2011
Uganda	24	2011
Moldova	24	2011
Singapore	23	2011
Slovakia	23	2011
Chile	23	2011
Colombia	23	2011
Bolivia	23	2011
Ethiopia	23	2011
Malawi	23	2011
Argentina	23	2011
Canada	23	2011
Latvia	22	2011
Rwanda	22	2011
Benin	22	2011
Guinea	22	2011
Montenegro	22	2011
Hong Kong	22	2011
Zimbabwe	22	2011
Turkey	22	2011
Spain	22	2011
Syria	22	2011
Estonia	22	2011
Russia	21	2011
Jordan	21	2011
Namibia	21	2011
Burundi	21	2011
Switzerland	21	2011
United Arab Emirates	21	2011
Mexico	21	2011
Taiwan	21	2011
Austria	21	2011
Bulgaria	21	2011
Japan	21	2011
Burkina Faso	21	2011
Poland	21	2011
Belgium	21	2011
Jamaica	21	2011
Zambia	21	2011
Italy	21	2011
Uruguay	21	2011
Norway	20	2011
Malaysia	20	2011
Croatia	20	2011
Costa Rica	20	2011
Ukraine	20	2011
Slovenia	20	2011
Ghana	20	2011
France	20	2011
Ireland	20	2011
New Zealand	20	2011
Israel	20	2011
Cameroon	20	2011
Luxembourg	19	2011
Philippines	19	2011
Brazil	19	2011
Finland	19	2011
Saudi Arabia	19	2011
Papua New Guinea	19	2011
Madagascar	19	2011
Netherlands	19	2011
South Africa	18	2011
Sweden	18	2011
Kazakhstan	18	2011
Germany	18	2011
Tajikistan	18	2011
Portugal	18	2011
Lithuania	18	2011
Togo	18	2011
Venezuela	18	2011
Denmark	17	2011
Yemen	17	2011
Dominica	17	2011
Dominican Republic	17	2011
Azerbaijan	17	2011
Serbia	17	2011
Paraguay	17	2011
Malta	17	2011
Hungary	17	2011
Kenya	16	2011
Burma	16	2011
Eritrea	16	2011
Guatemala	15	2011
Egypt	15	2011
Greece	15	2011
United Kingdom	14	2011
Iceland	14	2011
Niger	14	2011
Nigeria	14	2011
El Salvador	14	2011
Angola	13	2011
United States	12	2011
Trinidad and Tobago	12	2011
Pakistan	12	2011
Swaziland	12	2011
Cote d'Ivoire	11	2011
Cuba	11	2011
Iraq	10	2011
Turkmenistan	6	2011
Libya	3	2011