Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — General government capital stock by country
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...
Countries reporting
162
Highest
1,216 Percentage of GDP
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Lowest
21.71 Percentage of GDP
Belarus
Median
56.69 Percentage of GDP
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
4,249
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — General government capital stock is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 1,216 Percentage of GDP in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; the lowest is 21.71 Percentage of GDP in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 56.69 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 81.41 Percentage of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 56.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 411.8%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 49.9%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1,216 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 225.5% | rising |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 222.15 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 312.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 331.58 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Lesotho | 121.77 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 3 | Libya | 301.23 Percentage of GDP | 2009 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 296.35 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 4 | Eswatini | 93.03 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 270.58 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 6 | Eritrea | 246.32 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 31.3% | flat |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 211 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 8 | Dominica | 205.32 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 9 | Oman | 186.26 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 10 | China | 167.47 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 10 | Croatia | 80.1 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 163.05 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ecuador | 140.44 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 13 | Seychelles | 140.18 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 66.71 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 14 | Maldives | 133.64 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 15 | Barbados | 132.09 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 16 | Haiti | 131.3 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 63.43 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 130.28 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 18 | Algeria | 125.42 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 123.34 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 20 | Guyana | 122.45 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 57.68 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 120.54 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 22 | Angola | 119.4 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 23 | Iraq | 111.05 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 111.02 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 25 | Belize | 109.3 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 56.13 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 46.7 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 26 | Congo | 109.06 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 104.3% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 107.49 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Moldova | 25.94 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 97.1 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 29 | Mongolia | 96.18 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 30 | Bhutan | 94.12 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 31 | Grenada | 94 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 92.69 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 90.3 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 49.68 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mozambique | 89.33 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 43.86 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 89.02 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 35 | Türkiye | 43.4 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 36 | Togo | 86.94 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 37 | Kuwait | 83 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 38 | Brazil | 82.01 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 39.69 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 39 | Brunei Darussalam | 80.92 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.1 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 79.09 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 41 | Thailand | 78.98 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 42 | Suriname | 78.94 Percentage of GDP | 2011 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Cyprus | 78.3 Percentage of GDP | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Honduras | 78.15 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 45 | Liberia | 78.01 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 82.7% | falling |
| 46 | Georgia | 75.83 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 47 | Greece | 74.52 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 48 | Gabon | 73.46 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 49 | New Zealand | 72.19 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 71.95 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 51 | Iran | 71.85 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 52 | Djibouti | 71.31 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 53 | Norway | 70.98 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 54 | Albania | 70.46 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 55 | Sweden | 68.88 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 56 | Namibia | 68.61 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 57 | France | 68.53 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 68.45 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 68.32 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | 67.81 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 411.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Niger | 67.45 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 62 | Uruguay | 67.1 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 63 | Denmark | 65.37 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 64 | Bahrain | 64.2 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 63.31 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 66 | OECD | 60.43 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 67 | United States | 59.49 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 68 | India | 59.44 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritius | 59.4 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 70 | Czechia | 59.26 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 71 | Rwanda | 58.78 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ukraine | 58.2 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 73 | Canada | 57.89 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 74 | Mexico | 56.86 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 56.53 Percentage of GDP | 2018 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 76 | El Salvador | 56.44 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 77 | Italy | 56.37 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 78 | Nigeria | 56.35 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 79 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 56.33 Percentage of GDP | 2017 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 80 | Peru | 55.42 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 81 | Singapore | 54.91 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 82 | Austria | 54.81 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 83 | Portugal | 54.56 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 84 | Morocco | 54.22 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 53.51 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 86 | Gambia | 52.7 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 87 | Montenegro | 51.55 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 51.35 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 89 | Iceland | 51.25 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 90 | Benin | 51.12 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 91 | Switzerland | 50.98 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 92 | Hungary | 50.87 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 93 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 50.8 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 94 | Spain | 50.44 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 95 | Senegal | 49.85 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 96 | Myanmar | 49.83 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 97 | Guinea | 49.59 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 139.7% | rising |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 49.3 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 99 | Romania | 49.3 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 100 | Egypt | 48.67 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 101 | Jordan | 48.64 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 48.12 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 103 | Tunisia | 47.77 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 104 | South Africa | 47.44 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 47.06 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 106 | Cambodia | 46.94 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 107 | Malta | 45.41 Percentage of GDP | 2018 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 108 | Malawi | 45.09 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 109 | Panama | 45.09 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 110 | Kenya | 44.45 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 111 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 44.35 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 112 | Germany | 44.33 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 113 | Cameroon | 43.25 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 114 | Burundi | 43.08 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 115 | Mali | 42.97 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 116 | Lebanon | 42.84 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 117 | Australia | 41.59 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 118 | Zambia | 41.56 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 119 | Chad | 41.27 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 120 | Guatemala | 41.16 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 121 | Paraguay | 40.62 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 122 | Comoros | 39.25 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 123 | Belgium | 38.97 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 124 | Colombia | 38.18 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 37.95 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 37.18 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 127 | Indonesia | 37.02 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 128 | Pakistan | 36.34 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 129 | Sri Lanka | 36.14 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 130 | Nepal | 36.11 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 131 | Argentina | 35.18 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 34.08 Percentage of GDP | 2009 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 33.91 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 134 | Chile | 31.38 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 135 | Sudan | 30.56 Percentage of GDP | 2011 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 136 | Israel | 30.24 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 137 | Côte d’Ivoire | 29.65 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 138 | Philippines | 29.61 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 139 | Uganda | 29.27 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 140 | Armenia | 27.76 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 141 | Serbia | 27.43 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 142 | Ireland | 27.29 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 26.5 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 25.84 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 145 | Bahamas | 24.77 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 146 | Ghana | 22.7 Percentage of GDP | 2019 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 147 | Belarus | 21.71 Percentage of GDP | 2014 | up 11.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa, resource-rich countries 118.82 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 113.96 Percentage of GDP
- Asia (excluding high income countries) 113.61 Percentage of GDP
- Resource-rich countries 112.54 Percentage of GDP
- Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) 113.31 Percentage of GDP
- Upper-middle income countries (World Bank) 112.74 Percentage of GDP
- Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 92.12 Percentage of GDP
- MERCOSUR 103.91 Percentage of GDP
- Latin America and the Caribbean 87.05 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, resource-rich countries 93.31 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa 83.79 Percentage of GDP
- Fragile states 91.88 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) 83.61 Percentage of GDP
- Low income countries (World Bank) 90.88 Percentage of GDP
- World 82.62 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, non-resource-rich countries 81.28 Percentage of GDP
- Non-resource-rich countries 79.84 Percentage of GDP
- Cabo Verde 71.6 Percentage of GDP
- North Africa (African Union) 68.2 Percentage of GDP
- Least developed countries 67.56 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, small island developing states 67.1 Percentage of GDP
- High income countries (excluding Latin American and Caribbean countries) 65.09 Percentage of GDP
- Southern Africa (African Union) 63.48 Percentage of GDP
- High income countries 64.8 Percentage of GDP
- Central Africa (African Union) 62.27 Percentage of GDP
- Korea 60.69 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, least developed countries 62.62 Percentage of GDP
- Africa 60.12 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 62.2 Percentage of GDP
- Southern African Development Community (SADC) 59.64 Percentage of GDP
- Madagascar 58.64 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, fragile states 58.34 Percentage of GDP
- Fiji 56.31 Percentage of GDP
- Africa, land locked developing countries 57.17 Percentage of GDP
- ASEAN 52.98 Percentage of GDP
- Land locked developing countries 57.04 Percentage of GDP
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 50.16 Percentage of GDP
- World outside Africa, landlocked developing countries 56.98 Percentage of GDP
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 48.82 Percentage of GDP
- Lower-middle income countries (World Bank) 56.17 Percentage of GDP
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.