Investments in major economies as share of GDP 2023

Since the early 1990s, total investments in terms of share of gross domestic product (GDP) was highest in China, reaching over 40 percent of the country's GDP in 2023. This comes as China has seen substantial economic growth over the last decades, attracting investors. In India, the country with the second highest share, investments reached over 30 percent of its GDP.

Total investments in major economies as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) from 1980 to 2023

Characteristic	Brazil	China	France	Germany	India	Japan	Russia	Saudi Arabia	United Kingdom	United States
2023*	17.77%	42.51%	25.62%	23.81%	31.73%	26.39%	23.5%	27.4%	17.9%	20.56%
2022	18.14%	43.48%	26.28%	25.03%	31.04%	26.74%	22.29%	27.28%	19.57%	21.56%
2021	19.43%	43.29%	24.88%	23.22%	31.23%	25.68%	23.21%	25.13%	17.93%	21.1%
2020	16.12%	42.86%	24.09%	21.97%	28.75%	25.29%	23.46%	27.69%	17.21%	21.05%
2019	15.52%	43.07%	24.37%	21.87%	30.1%	25.79%	22.66%	28.3%	18.14%	21.32%
2018	15.1%	43.96%	23.86%	21.92%	32.34%	25.64%	21.92%	26.12%	17.97%	21.21%
2017	14.63%	43.17%	23.44%	20.96%	30.98%	25.22%	23.61%	28.8%	18.31%	20.81%
2016	14.97%	42.66%	22.61%	19.97%	30.17%	24.84%	23.1%	30.9%	17.86%	20.57%
2015	17.41%	43.03%	22.71%	19.74%	32.12%	25.17%	22.15%	34.22%	17.72%	21.2%
2014	20.55%	45.61%	22.71%	20.37%	34.27%	25.04%	22.39%	29.02%	17.28%	20.78%
2013	21.69%	46.14%	22.29%	20.05%	34.02%	24.42%	23.27%	26.89%	16.07%	20.34%
2012	21.42%	46.19%	22.63%	19.72%	38.35%	24.01%	24.55%	27.05%	15.86%	19.95%
2011	21.83%	47.03%	23.22%	21.64%	39.59%	23.54%	24.26%	27.54%	15.83%	19.03%
2010	21.8%	46.97%	21.95%	20.07%	36.5%	22.59%	20.66%	30.93%	16.21%	18.67%
2009	18.8%	45.47%	21.33%	18.56%	36.48%	22.6%	17.22%	31.72%	14.83%	17.77%
2008	21.62%	42.43%	24.13%	21.45%	34.31%	25.87%	23.31%	27.3%	17.5%	21.04%
2007	19.82%	40.42%	24.17%	21.38%	38.11%	25.77%	22.05%	26.47%	18.46%	22.56%
2006	17.82%	39.88%	23.24%	20.57%	35.66%	26.08%	19.26%	22.22%	18.09%	23.54%
2005	17.21%	40.27%	22.45%	19.49%	34.65%	26.05%	18.2%	20.18%	17.78%	23.38%
2004	17.91%	41.97%	21.89%	19.84%	32.82%	25.64%	18.88%	19.87%	17.62%	22.65%
2003	16.86%	39.7%	21.19%	20.44%	26.83%	25.66%	18.75%	19.49%	17.7%	21.75%
2002	17.45%	36.27%	21.32%	20.78%	24.75%	25.9%	17.89%	19.69%	18.04%	21.72%
2001	18.74%	35.69%	22.17%	22.96%	24.24%	27.76%	19.55%	19.62%	17.95%	22.18%
2000	18.9%	33.74%	22.49%	24.49%	24.26%	28.42%	16.41%	19.32%	18.24%	23.68%
1999	17.39%	34.29%	21.36%	24%	26.63%	28.2%	12.46%	21.51%	17.83%	23.42%
1998	18.17%	34.98%	20.68%	24.02%	24.21%	29.59%	11.6%	22.95%	17.99%	22.96%
1997	17.76%	35.66%	19.45%	23.38%	25.57%	31.11%	17.81%	18.78%	17.52%	22.41%
1996	17.27%	37.69%	19.62%	23.26%	23.68%	32.03%	18.96%	18.57%	18.78%	21.7%
1995	17.29%	39.02%	20.51%	24.33%	25.27%	30.93%	19.45%	20.29%	18.59%	21.27%
1994	23.56%	40.24%	20.32%	24.33%	24.73%	30.65%	14.28%	20.36%	18.76%	21.28%
1993	21.02%	43.4%	19.54%	23.94%	22.19%	31.77%	-7.96%	25.06%	18.74%	20.39%
1992	19.08%	39.15%	21.96%	25.26%	23.04%	33.58%	-10.18%	22.96%	19.21%	20.08%
1991	19.94%	35.25%	23.6%	25.77%	21.8%	35.27%	-	19.99%	20.37%	20.11%
1990	18.45%	33.98%	24.41%	27.41%	26.03%	35.59%	-	15.68%	23.17%	21.53%
1989	22.65%	37.06%	24.27%	26.51%	23.71%	34.83%	-	19.45%	24.75%	22.51%
1988	20.81%	39%	23.34%	25.55%	22.84%	34.04%	-	19.69%	23.65%	22.83%
1987	20.4%	37.25%	22.26%	24.7%	21.87%	31.95%	-	17.72%	21.39%	23.62%
1986	17.46%	37.68%	21.76%	25.17%	20.08%	30.84%	-	19.46%	20.02%	23.74%
1985	17.54%	39.03%	21.17%	25.14%	20.6%	30.88%	-	21.45%	20.13%	24.19%
1984	14.41%	34.32%	21.23%	26.22%	19.13%	30.94%	-	27.55%	20.07%	25.1%
1983	15.28%	31.86%	21.75%	26.48%	18.23%	31.15%	-	21.64%	19.12%	22.25%
1982	19.3%	31.9%	23.8%	25.46%	19.08%	32.58%	-	20.71%	18.3%	22.07%
1981	21.11%	33.04%	23.52%	27.3%	18.94%	33.82%	-	20.17%	17.79%	24.28%
1980	21.33%	34.96%	25.75%	30.07%	19.17%	35.01%	-	20.93%	19.11%	23.31%