Which has higher gross public investment, Burkina Faso or Malawi?

Burkina Faso, at 7.7% against 6.9% in Malawi as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?

27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Gross public investment

Burkina Faso

7.7%

in 2011

Malawi

6.9%

in 2011

Burkina Faso rank

26th

Malawi rank

28th

Gross public investment over time

Burkina Faso
Malawi

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7.7% against 6.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 28th of 49 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.4%	8.1%	2.3%	Burkina Faso
1990s	10.5%	9.2%	1.3%	Burkina Faso
2000s	9.6%	8.6%	1.0%	Burkina Faso
2010s	9.2%	8.2%	0.9%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Burkina Faso or Malawi?: Burkina Faso, at 7.7% against 6.9% in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 0.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for gross public investment?: Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 28th 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.