GDFI - general government (current LCU) by country
General 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 local, state or central government. Most outlays by government on...
What the numbers show
GDFI - general government (current LCU) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 5.09 trillion current LCU in Zambia; the lowest is 10.00 million current LCU in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.78 billion current LCU, and the mean is 589.38 billion current LCU.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 4,862,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 32.1%).
GDFI - general government: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 5.09 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Tanzania | 3.35 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 1,058.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 3.33 trillion current LCU | 2010 | up 935.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Uganda | 2.62 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Guinea | 1.44 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 1.35 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 1,303.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo | 1.08 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 427.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Gabon | 857.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 423.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 846.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 6,659.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Senegal | 804.49 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 345.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 694.30 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 384.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 524.43 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 502.25 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 425.70 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 634.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Chad | 383.32 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Burundi | 239.84 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 984.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 175.10 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 121.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 160.27 billion current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Togo | 150.73 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 562.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 146.56 billion current LCU | 1999 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 104.30 billion current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 95.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 966.2% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 83.70 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 226.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritania | 70.46 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Mozambique | 50.60 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 328.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 45.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 44.08 billion current LCU | 1999 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 22.37 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.69 billion current LCU | 2002 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Botswana | 9.34 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Comoros | 8.94 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 32 | Mauritius | 8.19 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 8.03 billion current LCU | 1999 | up 3,407.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Namibia | 3.97 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 3.70 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 834.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Lesotho | 3.04 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 349.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Eritrea | 3.02 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 564.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Gambia | 2.29 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Tunisia | 2.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 1.46 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 353.51 million current LCU | 2011 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.00 million current LCU | 1998 | up 4,862,000,000.0% | volatile |
About this data
General 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 local, state or central government. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 93SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.