Africa vs Ethiopia: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Africa
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 18.6% against 5.6% in Africa, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.4 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.0% | 4.9% | 4.1% | Africa |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Africa |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 14.7% | 7.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 17.3% | 9.8% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Africa or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 18.6% against 5.6% in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Africa and Ethiopia?
- 13.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Ethiopia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Ethiopia rank globally for gross public investment?
- Africa ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 4th 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.