Africa vs Cape Verde: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Africa
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 14.8% against 5.6% in Africa, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.7 times Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 6th and Cape Verde ranks 7th of 6 groups.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.9% | 13.4% | 4.6% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 18.1% | 11.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 12.1% | 5.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 16.8% | 9.3% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Africa or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 14.8% against 5.6% in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Africa and Cape Verde?
- 9.2%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Cape Verde?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Cape Verde rank globally for gross public investment?
- Africa ranks 6th and Cape Verde ranks 7th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.