Statizoid

GDFI - central government (constant LCU) by country

Central government’s 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, by central government. Data are in current local currency.

Countries reporting
20
Highest
3.93 trillion constant LCU
Tanzania
Lowest
0 constant LCU
South Africa
Median
56.42 billion constant LCU
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
489

What the numbers show

GDFI - central government (constant LCU) is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 3.93 trillion constant LCU in Tanzania; the lowest is 0 constant LCU in South Africa.

The median across all reporting countries is 56.42 billion constant LCU, and the mean is 469.52 billion constant LCU.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 1,145.7%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 39.7%).

GDFI - central government: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania 3.93 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 1,145.7% volatile
2 Guinea 1.41 trillion constant LCU 2010 up 418.2% volatile
3 Uganda 1.40 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 118.6% rising
4 Zambia 942.17 billion constant LCU 2011 up 11.5% volatile
5 Senegal 699.02 billion constant LCU 2011 up 313.4% volatile
6 Congo 335.75 billion constant LCU 2011 up 316.0% volatile
7 Chad 222.89 billion constant LCU 2011 up 176.1% volatile
8 Mali 151.19 billion constant LCU 2011 up 129.4% rising
9 Togo 144.20 billion constant LCU 2011 up 539.6% volatile
10 Gabon 82.40 billion constant LCU 1999 up 31.4% volatile
11 Mozambique 30.44 billion constant LCU 2011 up 149.3% volatile
12 Madagascar 14.95 billion constant LCU 2009 down 39.7% rising
13 Kenya 14.59 billion constant LCU 2010 — volatile
14 Cape Verde 5.28 billion constant LCU 2010 up 250.4% rising
15 Namibia 2.64 billion constant LCU 2011 up 57.6% rising
16 Botswana 2.45 billion constant LCU 2011 up 9.0% rising
17 Lesotho 2.02 billion constant LCU 2011 up 403.6% volatile
18 Ghana 1.92 billion constant LCU 2011 up 280.1% rising
19 Eswatini 667.50 million constant LCU 2011 down 0.5% falling
20 South Africa 0 constant LCU 2011 — flat

About this data

Indicator
GDFI - central government (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 489 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Central government’s 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, by central government. Data are in current local currency.