GDFI - public sector (constant LCU) 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...

Countries reporting
37
Highest
3.93 trillion constant LCU
Tanzania
Lowest
667.50 million constant LCU
Eswatini
Median
42.09 billion constant LCU
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
921

What the numbers show

GDFI - public sector (constant LCU) is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 3.93 trillion constant LCU in Tanzania; the lowest is 667.50 million constant LCU in Eswatini.

The median across all reporting countries is 42.09 billion constant LCU, and the mean is 323.98 billion constant LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,887.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 1,145.7%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 61.7%).

GDFI - public sector: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania 3.93 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 1,145.7% volatile
2 Guinea 1.41 trillion constant LCU 2010 up 418.3% volatile
3 Uganda 1.40 trillion constant LCU 2011 up 118.6% rising
4 Zambia 942.17 billion constant LCU 2011 up 11.5% volatile
5 Senegal 699.02 billion constant LCU 2011 up 313.4% volatile
6 Cote d'Ivoire 615.56 billion constant LCU 1996 up 32.8% flat
7 Burkina Faso 598.41 billion constant LCU 2011 up 184.6% volatile
8 Sierra Leone 498.31 billion constant LCU 2011 up 258.9% volatile
9 Congo 335.75 billion constant LCU 2011 up 316.0% volatile
10 Gabon 334.43 billion constant LCU 2011 up 242.1% volatile
11 Chad 222.89 billion constant LCU 2011 up 176.1% volatile
12 Cameroon 197.95 billion constant LCU 2007 up 140.8% volatile
13 Mali 151.19 billion constant LCU 2011 up 129.4% rising
14 Togo 139.03 billion constant LCU 2011 up 516.7% volatile
15 South Africa 136.64 billion constant LCU 2011 up 191.8% rising
16 Benin 75.96 billion constant LCU 2010 up 88.3% volatile
17 Algeria 52.43 billion constant LCU 2008 up 293.2% rising
18 Mauritania 45.79 billion constant LCU 2011 up 151.5% volatile
19 Malawi 42.09 billion constant LCU 2011 up 136.6% rising
20 Ethiopia 30.83 billion constant LCU 2011 up 236.5% volatile
21 Mozambique 30.44 billion constant LCU 2011 up 149.3% volatile
22 Egypt 26.92 billion constant LCU 2010 up 16.6% falling
23 Madagascar 14.95 billion constant LCU 2009 down 39.7% rising
24 Kenya 14.59 billion constant LCU 2010 up 108.8% rising
25 Mauritius 14.41 billion constant LCU 2010 up 41.8% rising
27 Comoros 5.59 billion constant LCU 1998 down 30.9% falling
28 Cape Verde 5.28 billion constant LCU 2010 up 250.4% rising
29 Namibia 5.17 billion constant LCU 2011 up 208.5% volatile
30 Botswana 2.45 billion constant LCU 2011 up 9.0% rising
31 Lesotho 2.02 billion constant LCU 2011 up 35.8% volatile
32 Ghana 1.92 billion constant LCU 2011 up 280.1% rising
33 Gambia 1.79 billion constant LCU 2011 down 40.6% rising
34 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.48 billion constant LCU 1999 down 61.7% falling
35 Liberia 1.42 billion constant LCU 2011 up 78.5% rising
36 Eritrea 960.34 million constant LCU 2007 down 10.7% rising
37 Sudan 905.97 million constant LCU 2011 up 124.2% volatile
38 Eswatini 667.50 million constant LCU 2011 down 0.5% falling

About this data

Indicator
GDFI - public sector (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 921 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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 local currency.