Yemen: Capital investment, percent of GDP

The latest value from 2018 is 6.18 percent, an increase from 2.07 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 24.56 percent, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Yemen from 1990 to 2018 is 14.71 percent. The minimum value, 1.43 percent, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 24.63 percent was recorded in 1997. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The capital investment in Yemen and other countries is calculated as the purchases of new plant and equipment by firms, as percent of GDP. A high number is good for long-term economic growth as current investment leads to greater future production.

Definition: Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.