GDFI - private (current US$) by country
Private sector’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
GDFI - private (current US$) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 48.04 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 1.43 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.56 billion current US$, and the mean is 4.29 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 33,481.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 2,254.6%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 96.8%).
GDFI - private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 48.04 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 223.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 27.75 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 216.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 25.00 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 228.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Algeria | 17.45 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 98.3% | rising |
| 5 | Sudan | 10.38 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 414.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Tunisia | 9.01 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania | 6.48 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 351.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Libya | 5.50 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 1,268.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Ghana | 4.83 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 443.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 4.38 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 328.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Botswana | 3.58 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 339.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Zambia | 3.45 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,539.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 3.37 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 2.97 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 288.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Angola | 2.88 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 795.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Gabon | 2.79 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Senegal | 2.67 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 210.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Madagascar | 2.53 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 750.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.48 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.17 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 807.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 2.08 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 211.3% | rising |
| 22 | Mauritius | 2.05 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Chad | 1.94 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 1,239.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.92 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Namibia | 1.56 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Mozambique | 1.36 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 458.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 1.32 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 1.30 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 691.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 941.28 million current US$ | 2011 | up 263.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 897.19 million current US$ | 2011 | up 1,182.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 848.64 million current US$ | 2011 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | 679.69 million current US$ | 2011 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 653.33 million current US$ | 2011 | up 558.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Benin | 511.56 million current US$ | 2011 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Lesotho | 427.54 million current US$ | 2011 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Niger | 416.87 million current US$ | 2005 | up 1,131.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 412.26 million current US$ | 2011 | up 246.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Togo | 380.12 million current US$ | 2011 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Malawi | 371.03 million current US$ | 2011 | up 498.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Liberia | 292.99 million current US$ | 2011 | up 2,254.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Burundi | 236.73 million current US$ | 2011 | up 2,052.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Djibouti | 214.04 million current US$ | 2007 | up 706.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 184.36 million current US$ | 2011 | up 289.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Eswatini | 179.50 million current US$ | 2011 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 46 | Gambia | 94.74 million current US$ | 2011 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 41.13 million current US$ | 2009 | up 182.4% | rising |
| 48 | Eritrea | 16.61 million current US$ | 2007 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.43 million current US$ | 2002 | down 96.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 264.69 billion current US$
- North Africa 134.57 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 129.54 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 76.56 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 62.75 billion current US$
About this data
Private sector’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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.