Rwanda vs Senegal: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Rwanda
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 11.9% against 11.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 11th and Senegal ranks 10th of 49 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | 3.9% | 4.2% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 3.4% | 7.9% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 3.7% | 8.4% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 4.5% | 2.8% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.4% | 0.0% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Rwanda or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 11.9% against 11.1% in Rwanda as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Rwanda and Senegal?
- 0.8%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Senegal?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Rwanda and Senegal rank globally for gross public investment?
- Rwanda ranks 11th and Senegal ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.