Germany (2025)
21.9
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Germany Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 21.9 +0.4pp
2024 21.5 -0.5pp
2023 22 -1.3pp
2022 23.3 +0.6pp
2021 22.7 +1pp
2020 21.7 +0.3pp
2019 21.4 -0.3pp
2018 21.7 +1pp
2017 20.7 +1pp
2016 19.7 +0.2pp
2015 19.5 -0.6pp
2014 20.1 +0.3pp
2013 19.8 +0.3pp
2012 19.5 -1.8pp
2011 21.3 +1.8pp
2010 19.5 +1.5pp
2009 18 -2.9pp
2008 20.9 +0.1pp
2007 20.8 +0.9pp
2006 19.9 +1.2pp

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 21.9 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 18 in 2009 to 27.9 in 1979.

This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in Germany from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 27.9 % of GDP in 1979 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18 in 2009. The latest reading of 21.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp.