Which has higher gross public investment, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?

Eritrea, at 9.8% against 8.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2007.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?

11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2002.

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.

Eritrea vs Guinea-Bissau: Gross public investment

Eritrea

9.8%

in 2007

Guinea-Bissau

8.9%

in 2002

Eritrea rank

16th

Guinea-Bissau rank

18th

Gross public investment over time

Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 9.8% against 8.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Eritrea ranks 16th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 49 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.6%	18.3%	0.8%	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	21.6%	10.9%	10.8%	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Eritrea or Guinea-Bissau?: Eritrea, at 9.8% against 8.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2007.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.9%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2002.
How do Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for gross public investment?: Eritrea ranks 16th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th 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.