China and India Investment Share of GDP vs G7 Economies

China, India and G7 economies, gross fixed capital formation as percent of GDP.

What the Data Shows

China, India and the G7 economies are compared by gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP in 2024. The leaderboard uses nine rows, with each value measured as a percent of that economy’s own GDP. China is highest at 39.9% of GDP, followed by India at 29.61%. Japan is the highest G7 economy at 26.0%, while the United Kingdom is lowest at 17.4%.

Data table

Unit: percent of GDP · Period: 2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1China39.9%2024
2India29.61%2024
3Japan26.0%2024
4Canada22.66%2024
5France22.32%2024
6Italy21.96%2024
7United States21.57%2024
8Germany20.86%2024
9United Kingdom17.4%2024

Sources

Source 1: World Bank World Development Indicators

Publisher: World Bank

Dataset/table: World Development Indicators

Units: percent of GDP

Date checked: 2026-05-28

Evidence: Defines gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP and supports the 2024 investment-share rows.

Data notes & caveats

Each row is gross fixed capital formation as a percent of that economy's own GDP. Row percentages are intensity values and must not be added together as shares of one common total.

Methodology

Rows use World Bank gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP values supplied in the research brief. Gap metrics subtract percentage values and multiples divide one percent-of-GDP value by another.

Source consistency notes

Rows use the World Bank WDI source family, same 2024 period and same percent-of-GDP unit, but some public extracts are rounded.

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