GDFI - public sector (current US$) by country
Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public...
What the numbers show
GDFI - public sector (current US$) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 44.79 billion current US$ in Algeria; the lowest is 0 current US$ in Egypt.
The median across all reporting countries is 799.12 million current US$, and the mean is 3.15 billion current US$.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 18,355.2%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 100.0%).
GDFI - public sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 44.79 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 947.2% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 29.07 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 875.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Libya | 20.50 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 811.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 9.03 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 3,039.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 5.65 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 5.64 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.80 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 3,644.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Ghana | 2.45 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 342.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Congo | 2.30 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 719.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 2.13 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 545.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 1.95 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 468.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Gabon | 1.82 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 713.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Mozambique | 1.74 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 205.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 1.70 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 591.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Kenya | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 665.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Tunisia | 1.50 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.47 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 652.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Botswana | 1.37 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 1.13 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 224.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 1.08 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 283.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 1.06 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 476.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 1.05 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.04 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 18,355.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 799.12 million current US$ | 2011 | up 407.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Benin | 775.54 million current US$ | 2011 | up 359.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Chad | 773.94 million current US$ | 2010 | up 433.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Rwanda | 709.14 million current US$ | 2011 | up 442.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritius | 623.49 million current US$ | 2011 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Lesotho | 419.28 million current US$ | 2011 | up 432.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 388.24 million current US$ | 2011 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 353.51 million current US$ | 2011 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 319.77 million current US$ | 2011 | up 559.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 305.70 million current US$ | 2011 | up 884.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 281.97 million current US$ | 2011 | up 374.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Madagascar | 268.09 million current US$ | 2009 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritania | 250.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 186.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea | 217.18 million current US$ | 2011 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 39 | Niger | 213.12 million current US$ | 2005 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 200.48 million current US$ | 2011 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 190.19 million current US$ | 2011 | up 614.0% | falling |
| 42 | Eritrea | 128.52 million current US$ | 2007 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 43 | Djibouti | 103.83 million current US$ | 2007 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 94.02 million current US$ | 2011 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Central African Republic | 87.02 million current US$ | 2011 | up 159.3% | rising |
| 46 | Gambia | 77.80 million current US$ | 2011 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 25.24 million current US$ | 2009 | up 110.7% | falling |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.21 million current US$ | 2002 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 102.96 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 56.21 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 52.78 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 43.26 billion current US$
- North Africa 39.88 billion current 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 current U.S. dollars.