GDFI - central government (current US$) by country
Central government’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets, by central government. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
GDFI - central government (current US$) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 5.65 billion current US$ in Morocco; the lowest is 0 current US$ in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 325.87 million current US$, and the mean is 826.42 million current US$.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 719.9%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 100.0%).
GDFI - central government: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 5.65 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Ghana | 2.45 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 342.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 2.30 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 719.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.13 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 545.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 1.71 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 199.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 1.70 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 591.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Kenya | 1.54 billion current US$ | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Botswana | 1.37 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Mali | 1.06 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 476.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Zambia | 1.05 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 142.6% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 773.94 million current US$ | 2010 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Rwanda | 709.14 million current US$ | 2011 | up 442.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Namibia | 546.33 million current US$ | 2011 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 14 | Lesotho | 419.28 million current US$ | 2011 | up 432.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 353.51 million current US$ | 2011 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Niger | 331.96 million current US$ | 2005 | up 158.7% | rising |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 319.77 million current US$ | 2011 | up 559.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 285.45 million current US$ | 2011 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 281.97 million current US$ | 2011 | up 374.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 268.09 million current US$ | 2009 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritania | 250.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Guinea | 217.18 million current US$ | 2011 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 200.48 million current US$ | 2011 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Gabon | 193.11 million current US$ | 1999 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Malawi | 182.04 million current US$ | 1999 | — | rising |
| 26 | Comoros | 46.86 million current US$ | 2009 | up 291.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Burundi | 44.01 million current US$ | 1999 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 28 | Gambia | 23.56 million current US$ | 1990 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 19.35 million current US$ | 1996 | down 78.4% | rising |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.21 million current US$ | 2002 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.22 million current US$ | 1998 | — | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 0 current US$ | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
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 U.S. dollars.