Spending on new buildings, machinery, infrastructure and other fixed assets, as a share of GDP.
| Period | Value | Status | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.7 | Provisional Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2024-25 | 31.7 | First Revised Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2023-24 | 31.8 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2022-23 | 32.3 | Final Estimates | 2022-23 |
| 2025-26 | 30.0 | First Advance Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2024-25 | 29.9 | Provisional Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2023-24 | 30.4 | First Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2022-23 | 31.2 | Final Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2021-22 | 29.6 | Second Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2020-21 | 27.3 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2019-20 | 28.5 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2018-19 | 29.5 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2017-18 | 28.2 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2016-17 | 28.2 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2015-16 | 28.7 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2014-15 | 30.1 | Third Revised Estimates | 2011-12 |
| 2013-14 | 31.3 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2012-13 | 33.4 | Additional Revision | 2011-12 |
| 2011-12 | 34.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 2010-11 | 33.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 2009-10 | 34.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 2008-09 | 34.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 2007-08 | 35.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 2006-07 | 33.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 2005-06 | 32.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 2004-05 | 30.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 2003-04 | 28.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 2002-03 | 28.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 2001-02 | 29.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 2000-01 | 26.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1999-00 | 27.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1998-99 | 25.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1997-98 | 25.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1996-97 | 24.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1995-96 | 25.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1994-95 | 23.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1993-94 | 23.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1992-93 | 25.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1991-92 | 24.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1990-91 | 26.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1989-90 | 24.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1988-89 | 23.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1987-88 | 24.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1986-87 | 22.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1985-86 | 21.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1984-85 | 20.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1983-84 | 20.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1982-83 | 21.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1981-82 | 19.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1980-81 | 19.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1979-80 | 20.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1978-79 | 19.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1977-78 | 18.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1976-77 | 18.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1975-76 | 17.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1974-75 | 16.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1973-74 | 15.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1972-73 | 17.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1971-72 | 16.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1970-71 | 15.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1969-70 | 16.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1968-69 | 16.2 | 2011-12 | |
| 1967-68 | 16.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1966-67 | 16.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1965-66 | 17.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1964-65 | 16.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1963-64 | 16.3 | 2011-12 | |
| 1962-63 | 16.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1961-62 | 15.8 | 2011-12 | |
| 1960-61 | 14.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1959-60 | 13.9 | 2011-12 | |
| 1958-59 | 13.5 | 2011-12 | |
| 1957-58 | 15.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1956-57 | 15.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1955-56 | 14.7 | 2011-12 | |
| 1954-55 | 12.4 | 2011-12 | |
| 1953-54 | 10.0 | 2011-12 | |
| 1952-53 | 11.1 | 2011-12 | |
| 1951-52 | 11.6 | 2011-12 | |
| 1950-51 | 11.4 | 2011-12 |
Investment builds tomorrow's capacity. In the Harrod–Domar and Solow models it is the engine of growth.
It counts spending, not how productive the investment turns out to be.
Gross fixed capital formation at current prices divided by GDP at current prices, × 100.
Over the last 8 years both cover, the two differ by 0.1 percentage points on average, and by 0.1 at most (2023-24). Both are gross fixed capital formation over GDP; the World Bank applies its own definitions.
| Year | India | World Bank | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.7 | 31.7 | +0.0 |
| 2024-25 | 31.7 | 31.6 | +0.1 |
| 2023-24 | 31.8 | 31.9 | −0.1 |
| 2022-23 | 32.3 | 32.4 | −0.1 |
| 2021-22 | 29.6 | 29.6 | +0.0 |
| 2020-21 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | 28.5 | 28.4 | +0.1 |
| 2018-19 | 29.5 | 29.5 | +0.0 |