Capital intensity by country

Capital intensity is defined as the total stock of capital divided by the total hours worked. This is measured in 2010 international-$ per hour.

Countries reporting

Highest

287

Norway

Lowest

Brazil

Median

194

Years covered

126

1890–2015

Data points

2,898

What the numbers show

Capital intensity is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 287 in Norway; the lowest is 33 in Brazil.

The median across all reporting countries is 194, and the mean is 171.17.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Norway	287	2015	up 15.3%	volatile
2	France	243	2015	up 16.8%	volatile
3	Netherlands	242	2015	up 13.1%	volatile
4	Belgium	235	2015	up 12.4%	volatile
5	Germany	218	2015	up 7.9%	volatile
6	Austria	210	2015	up 18.6%	volatile
7	Sweden	200	2015	up 8.1%	volatile
7	Finland	200	2015	up 18.3%	volatile
9	Denmark	199	2015	up 19.2%	volatile
10	United States	198	2015	up 13.8%	volatile
10	Australia	198	2015	up 32.9%	volatile
12	Canada	194	2015	up 25.2%	volatile
13	Spain	190	2015	up 39.7%	volatile
14	Switzerland	183	2015	up 5.8%	volatile
15	Italy	182	2015	up 16.7%	volatile
16	Japan	161	2015	up 7.3%	volatile
17	United Kingdom	153	2015	up 9.3%	volatile
18	New Zealand	131	2015	up 15.9%	volatile
19	Portugal	119	2015	up 22.7%	volatile
20	Chile	55	2015	up 61.8%	volatile
20	Argentina	55	2015	up 7.8%	rising
22	Mexico	51	2015	up 18.6%	volatile
23	Brazil	33	2015	up 26.9%	volatile

Capital intensity is defined as the total stock of capital divided by the total hours worked. This is measured in 2010 international-$ per hour.