United Kingdom — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1830–2030 · 201 observations

About this series

Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For the United Kingdom, the gross capital formation reading stood at 18.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 18% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.14 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 18% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1830–2030
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
203018.3 % of GDP
202918.4 % of GDP
202818.5 % of GDP
202718.5 % of GDP
202618.5 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202518.2 % of GDP
202418 % of GDP
202317.2 % of GDP
202217.9 % of GDP
202118 % of GDP
202017.6 % of GDP
201918.4 % of GDP
201818.2 % of GDP
201718.5 % of GDP
201617.9 % of GDP
201517.9 % of GDP
201417.7 % of GDP
201316.6 % of GDP
201216.1 % of GDP
201115.9 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.