Which has higher gross public investment, Kenya or Zambia?

Zambia, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Kenya as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.

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.

Kenya vs Zambia: Gross public investment

Kenya

5.3%

in 2009

Zambia

5.4%

in 2011

Kenya rank

40th

Zambia rank

39th

Gross public investment over time

Kenya
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.4% against 5.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 39th of 49 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.0%	6.8%	0.3%	Kenya
2000s	4.1%	7.6%	3.5%	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Kenya or Zambia?: Zambia, at 5.4% against 5.3% in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Kenya and Zambia?: 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for gross public investment?: Kenya ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 39th 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.