GDFI - general government (current US$) by country
General government’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets, by local, state. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
GDFI - general government (current US$) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 44.79 billion current US$ in Algeria; the lowest is 6.22 million current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 627.74 million current US$, and the mean is 2.90 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,199.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 3,039.0%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 98.1%).
GDFI - general government: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 44.79 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 947.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 17.53 billion current US$ | 2011 | — | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 11.53 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 286.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 9.03 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 3,039.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 5.65 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 5.64 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 2.45 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 342.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Congo | 2.30 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 719.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Tanzania | 2.13 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 545.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Gabon | 1.82 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 713.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Kenya | 1.80 billion current US$ | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 1.74 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Senegal | 1.70 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 591.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.47 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 652.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Tunisia | 1.42 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 16 | Botswana | 1.37 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 1.13 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 1.06 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 476.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Zambia | 1.05 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 773.94 million current US$ | 2010 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 709.14 million current US$ | 2011 | up 442.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Namibia | 546.33 million current US$ | 2011 | up 326.0% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho | 419.28 million current US$ | 2011 | up 432.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 353.51 million current US$ | 2011 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | 331.96 million current US$ | 2005 | up 158.7% | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 319.77 million current US$ | 2011 | up 559.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 319.44 million current US$ | 2011 | up 928.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritius | 285.45 million current US$ | 2011 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 29 | Cape Verde | 281.97 million current US$ | 2011 | up 374.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 268.09 million current US$ | 2009 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 31 | Mauritania | 250.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Cameroon | 249.07 million current US$ | 1999 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | 217.18 million current US$ | 2011 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 34 | Eswatini | 200.48 million current US$ | 2011 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Eritrea | 196.28 million current US$ | 2005 | up 176.8% | rising |
| 36 | Burundi | 190.19 million current US$ | 2011 | up 614.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 182.04 million current US$ | 1999 | up 119.6% | rising |
| 38 | Gambia | 77.80 million current US$ | 2011 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 71.59 million current US$ | 1999 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 40 | Comoros | 25.24 million current US$ | 2009 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.21 million current US$ | 2002 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.22 million current US$ | 1998 | down 98.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 53.66 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 40.68 billion current US$
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.