GDFI - private sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - private sector was 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
GDFI - private sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1980–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in constant 2000 US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ for gdfi - private sector in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 176.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - private sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.03 billion constant 2000 US$, in 1987.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDFI - private sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2000 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.25 billion constant 2000 US$ | — |
| 1981 | 29.55 billion constant 2000 US$ | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 28.87 billion constant 2000 US$ | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 28.70 billion constant 2000 US$ | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 28.74 billion constant 2000 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.63 billion constant 2000 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 23.07 billion constant 2000 US$ | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 23.03 billion constant 2000 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 27.33 billion constant 2000 US$ | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 26.21 billion constant 2000 US$ | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 26.62 billion constant 2000 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 26.15 billion constant 2000 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 25.66 billion constant 2000 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 27.47 billion constant 2000 US$ | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 29.70 billion constant 2000 US$ | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 32.15 billion constant 2000 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 33.97 billion constant 2000 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 35.21 billion constant 2000 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 35.93 billion constant 2000 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 35.49 billion constant 2000 US$ | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 39.03 billion constant 2000 US$ | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 41.63 billion constant 2000 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 43.58 billion constant 2000 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 47.04 billion constant 2000 US$ | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 51.92 billion constant 2000 US$ | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 79.68 billion constant 2000 US$ | +53.4% |
| 2006 | 88.32 billion constant 2000 US$ | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 99.06 billion constant 2000 US$ | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 107.52 billion constant 2000 US$ | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 105.40 billion constant 2000 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 107.20 billion constant 2000 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.74 billion constant 2000 US$ | 23.03 billion constant 2000 US$ | 29.55 billion constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.83 billion constant 2000 US$ | 25.66 billion constant 2000 US$ | 35.93 billion constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.32 billion constant 2000 US$ | 39.03 billion constant 2000 US$ | 107.52 billion constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.18 billion constant 2000 US$ | 107.20 billion constant 2000 US$ | 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- External balance on goods and services -0.0% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 5.4% (2025)
- Gross capital formation 23.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 614.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 554.17 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 4.5% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 27.8% (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 379.82 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdfi - private sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdfi - private sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - private sector recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdfi - private sector recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.03 billion constant 2000 US$ in 1987.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdfi - private sector?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2011.
- Is gdfi - private sector rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.