Investment Rates

What is meant by a country’s gross fixed investment rate?

I’m doing a research project for my economics class on the economy of Denmark. I have found through the CIA World Factbook that the investment rate is 18.8% of the GDP, ranking it at 107 compared to other countries around the world. Can anyone help me interpret these facts? Is that a good investment rate, etc…

Gross fixed investment refers to investment in fixed capital, tangible capital goods,or depreciation of capital goods. It is usually shown as a ratio between gross fixed capital formation and GDP. Because it will show the confidence of the economy. In the US and Japan,it is very low now, but very high in China. The growth rate of fixed investment about 18.8% of GDP in Denmark is quite good. It means that the confidence is there, and the economy will keep growing.

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