Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Cameroon
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.5% against 6.1% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Cameroon ranks 31st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 34th of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 12.5% | 8.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 5.6% | 2.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Cameroon, at 6.5% against 6.1% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
- How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for gross public investment?
- Cameroon ranks 31st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 34th 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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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.