GDFI - public sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - public sector was 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2009. ▲ Rising
GDFI - public sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1989–2009
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in constant 2000 US$.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ for gdfi - public sector in 2009. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.8% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdfi - public sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.10 billion constant 2000 US$, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
GDFI - public sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2000 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 28.68 billion constant 2000 US$ | — |
| 1990 | 27.33 billion constant 2000 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 24.66 billion constant 2000 US$ | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 23.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 20.47 billion constant 2000 US$ | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 20.68 billion constant 2000 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 20.38 billion constant 2000 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 22.80 billion constant 2000 US$ | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 24.93 billion constant 2000 US$ | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 27.84 billion constant 2000 US$ | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 25.66 billion constant 2000 US$ | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 14.10 billion constant 2000 US$ | -45.1% |
| 2001 | 15.13 billion constant 2000 US$ | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 15.78 billion constant 2000 US$ | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 17.38 billion constant 2000 US$ | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 19.41 billion constant 2000 US$ | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 20.23 billion constant 2000 US$ | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 24.37 billion constant 2000 US$ | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 29.16 billion constant 2000 US$ | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 32.56 billion constant 2000 US$ | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ | +17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.68 billion constant 2000 US$ | 28.68 billion constant 2000 US$ | 28.68 billion constant 2000 US$ | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.79 billion constant 2000 US$ | 20.38 billion constant 2000 US$ | 27.84 billion constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.65 billion constant 2000 US$ | 14.10 billion constant 2000 US$ | 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Algeria 12.13 billion constant 2000 US$ compare
- 2 Egypt 11.48 billion constant 2000 US$ compare
- 3 South Africa 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ compare
- 4 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.74 billion constant 2000 US$ compare
- 5 Ethiopia 3.75 billion constant 2000 US$ compare
- 6 Mozambique 1.76 billion constant 2000 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 11.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 4.5% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 27.8% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -0.0% (2025)
- Trade 55.5% (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,521 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 379.82 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 25.1% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 4.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdfi - public sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdfi - public sector in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2009, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gdfi - public sector recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest gdfi - public sector recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.10 billion constant 2000 US$ in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdfi - public sector?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is gdfi - public sector rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 - public sector (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.