GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) by country
Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public...
What the numbers show
GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 12.13 billion constant 2000 US$ in Algeria; the lowest is 34.58 million constant 2000 US$ in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is 439.74 million constant 2000 US$, and the mean is 1.78 billion constant 2000 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 351.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 1,145.7%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 38.7%).
GDFI - public sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 12.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | up 231.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 11.48 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 3 | South Africa | 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 191.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 4.74 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 1,145.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 3.75 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Mozambique | 1.76 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Kenya | 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 108.8% | rising |
| 8 | Congo | 1.14 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 316.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Senegal | 1.02 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 313.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Namibia | 1.01 billion constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 844.68 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 118.6% | rising |
| 12 | Gabon | 805.89 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Botswana | 803.29 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Sudan | 760.88 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 510.49 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 439.74 million constant 2000 US$ | 2005 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 417.62 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 18 | Mali | 321.77 million constant 2000 US$ | 2008 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 19 | Cameroon | 283.01 million constant 2000 US$ | 2007 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 20 | Benin | 243.57 million constant 2000 US$ | 2006 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 21 | Cape Verde | 237.07 million constant 2000 US$ | 2010 | up 250.4% | rising |
| 22 | Chad | 211.15 million constant 2000 US$ | 2006 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 23 | Togo | 195.28 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 160.44 million constant 2000 US$ | 2009 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 150.09 million constant 2000 US$ | 2003 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 26 | Mauritania | 126.24 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 151.5% | rising |
| 27 | Eritrea | 99.78 million constant 2000 US$ | 2007 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 28 | Eswatini | 96.18 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 93.52 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Djibouti | 50.40 million constant 2000 US$ | 2006 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Liberia | 34.58 million constant 2000 US$ | 2011 | up 78.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 69.17 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 38.56 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$
- North Africa 36.47 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 23.24 billion constant 2000 US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 19.05 billion constant 2000 US$
About this data
Public sectors’ 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 measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.