GDFI - public sector in Africa

Africa: GDFI - public sector was 102.96 billion current US$ in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
102.96 billion current US$
Change on year
up 16.0%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
102.96 billion current US$
in 2008
All-time low
26.12 billion current US$
in 1991
Years of data
23
1986–2008

GDFI - public sector in Africa, 1986–2008

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B1986199720081986: 31.6B current US$1987: 34.6B current US$1988: 36.0B current US$1989: 31.9B current US$1990: 30.7B current US$1991: 26.1B current US$1992: 27.9B current US$1993: 29.1B current US$1994: 29.8B current US$1995: 32.2B current US$1996: 34.0B current US$1997: 37.2B current US$1998: 37.8B current US$1999: 34.4B current US$2000: 35.3B current US$2001: 34.6B current US$2002: 36.4B current US$2003: 41.3B current US$2004: 48.6B current US$2005: 56.9B current US$2006: 72.4B current US$2007: 88.7B current US$2008: 103.0B current US$

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Africa recorded 102.96 billion current US$ for gdfi - public sector in 2008. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 172.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - public sector in Africa peaked at 102.96 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.12 billion current US$, in 1991.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.56 billion current US$ 31.64 billion current US$ 36.02 billion current US$ 4
1990s 31.92 billion current US$ 26.12 billion current US$ 37.76 billion current US$ 10
2000s 57.46 billion current US$ 34.57 billion current US$ 102.96 billion current US$ 9

Countries ranked near Africa

  1. 1 Algeria 44.79 billion current US$ compare
  2. 2 South Africa 29.07 billion current US$ compare
  3. 3 Libya 20.50 billion current US$ compare
  4. 4 Angola 9.03 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - public sector in Africa?
Gdfi - public sector in Africa was 102.96 billion current US$ in 2008, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gdfi - public sector recorded in Africa?
The highest recorded value was 102.96 billion current US$ in 2008.
What is the lowest gdfi - public sector recorded in Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 26.12 billion current US$ in 1991.
How does Africa rank for gdfi - public sector?
Africa ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2008.
Is gdfi - public sector rising or falling in Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 172.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa 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 (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDFI - public sector (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,589 data points, 1960–2011
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 current U.S. dollars.