GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$) by country
Private sector’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets. Data are in constant 2000 local currency.
What the numbers show
GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 31.37 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa; the lowest is -448.29 million constant 2000 US$ in Sierra Leone.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.16 billion constant 2000 US$, and the mean is 3.64 billion constant 2000 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 70.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 3,105.1%), and the largest decrease in Sierra Leone (down 598.2%).
GDFI - private sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 31.37 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Kenya | 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 3,105.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 17.78 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Algeria | 7.67 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Sudan | 4.22 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | up 296.1% | rising |
| 6 | Uganda | 2.23 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Botswana | 2.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 2.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 9 | Cameroon | 2.07 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2007 | up 69.7% | flat |
| 10 | Zambia | 1.69 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 653.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Senegal | 1.61 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 1.39 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 13 | Namibia | 1.38 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Mauritania | 1.37 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 623.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritius | 1.26 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Madagascar | 1.18 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2009 | up 365.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mozambique | 1.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 1.11 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 19 | Mali | 932.47 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 773.27 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Chad | 756.54 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo | 651.96 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 23 | Lesotho | 392.75 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 24 | Benin | 372.99 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 353.39 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 26 | Togo | 217.64 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 173.24 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Djibouti | 147.21 million constant 2000 US$ | 2006 | up 427.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Eswatini | 95.01 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 30 | Eritrea | 46.06 million constant 2000 US$ | 2007 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 31 | Liberia | 16.72 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 331.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | -448.29 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 598.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 179.16 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 117.73 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 85.05 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 69.67 billion constant 2000 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 constant 2000 local currency.