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

Ethiopia, at 18.6% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross public investment

Ethiopia

18.6%

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

7.6%

in 2011

Ethiopia rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Gross public investment over time

Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 18.6% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 49 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	4.9%	5.6%	0.7%	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	6.6%	4.7%	1.9%	Ethiopia
2000s	14.7%	5.7%	9.0%	Ethiopia
2010s	17.3%	7.7%	9.6%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Ethiopia, at 18.6% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 11.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross public investment?: Ethiopia ranks 4th 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.