Which has higher gross public investment, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Algeria, at 27.7% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?

31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.

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.

Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross public investment

Algeria

27.7%

in 2010

Sub-Saharan Africa

7.6%

in 2011

Algeria rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Gross public investment over time

Algeria
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 27.7% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.1%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 49 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.8%	6.1%	7.7%	Algeria
1990s	7.2%	4.7%	2.5%	Algeria
2000s	12.7%	5.7%	7.0%	Algeria
2010s	27.7%	7.8%	19.9%	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Algeria, at 27.7% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 20.1%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross public investment?: Algeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 49 countries.
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.