Ethiopia vs Libya: Gross public investment

Ethiopia
18.6%
in 2011
Libya
22.0%
in 2008
Ethiopia rank
4th
Libya rank
3rd

Gross public investment over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Libya
05101520198719992011

How they compare

Libya currently reports 22.0% against 18.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Libya ranks 3rd of 49 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Ethiopia or Libya?
Libya, at 22.0% against 18.6% in Ethiopia as of 2008.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Ethiopia and Libya?
3.4%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Libya?
7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2008.
How do Ethiopia and Libya rank globally for gross public investment?
Ethiopia ranks 4th and Libya ranks 3rd 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

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.