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China: Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1952–2025 · 74 observations · forecasts to 2031 · inv_GDP

2025
39.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−1.6 pointsfrom 40.6%
Average, 2016–2025
41.9%10 years
Record high and low
46.3% (2011)low 16.0% (1962)

Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203139.0Forecast
203039.0Forecast
202939.0Forecast
202838.7Forecast
202738.2Forecast
202638.7Forecast
202539.1
202440.6
202341.1
202242.4
202142.7
202042.6
201942.7
201843.3
201742.5
201642.1

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

China documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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