Tunisia vs Zimbabwe: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tunisia ahead.
Tunisia ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 49 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 1.8% | 16.7% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 2.9% | 11.2% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 3.0% | 6.3% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Tunisia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Tunisia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Tunisia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Zimbabwe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2009.
- How do Tunisia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross public investment?
- Tunisia ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th 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.