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

Lesotho, at 17.3% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross public investment

Lesotho

17.3%

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

7.6%

in 2011

Lesotho rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Gross public investment over time

Lesotho
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 17.3% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 49 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	21.7%	6.2%	15.6%	Lesotho
1990s	18.2%	4.7%	13.5%	Lesotho
2000s	8.4%	5.7%	2.7%	Lesotho
2010s	15.0%	7.7%	7.3%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Lesotho, at 17.3% against 7.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 9.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross public investment?: Lesotho ranks 5th 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.