Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 11.9% against 10.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 4.0% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.5% | 3.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.8% | 2.5% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Senegal, at 11.9% against 10.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 1.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross public investment?
- Senegal ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 12th 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.