Which has higher gross public investment, Africa or Djibouti?

Djibouti, at 12.2% against 5.6% in Africa as of 2007.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Djibouti?

16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.

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.

Africa vs Djibouti: Gross public investment

Africa

5.6%

in 2011

Djibouti

12.2%

in 2007

Africa rank

6th

Djibouti rank

9th

Gross public investment over time

Africa
Djibouti

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 12.2% against 5.6% in Africa, a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 2.2 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Djibouti ahead.

Africa ranks 6th and Djibouti ranks 9th of 6 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Djibouti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	Djibouti	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.0%	6.1%	0.9%	Africa
2000s	6.6%	6.6%	0.0%	Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Africa or Djibouti?: Djibouti, at 12.2% against 5.6% in Africa as of 2007.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Africa and Djibouti?: 6.6%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Djibouti?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do Africa and Djibouti rank globally for gross public investment?: Africa ranks 6th and Djibouti ranks 9th 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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Indicator: Gross public investment (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 1,642 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.