Gross fixed capital formation, public sector (current LCU) by country

Public investment covers gross outlays by the public sector on additions to its fixed domestic assets.

Countries reporting
49
Highest
5.09 trillion current LCU
Zambia
Lowest
0 current LCU
Egypt
Median
112.42 billion current LCU
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
1,476

What the numbers show

Gross fixed capital formation, public sector (current LCU) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 5.09 trillion current LCU in Zambia; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Egypt.

The median across all reporting countries is 112.42 billion current LCU, and the mean is 599.67 billion current LCU.

Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 56,464.7%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 100.0%).

Gross fixed capital formation, public sector: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Zambia 5.09 trillion current LCU 2011 up 226.6% volatile
2 Tanzania 3.35 trillion current LCU 2011 up 1,058.3% volatile
3 Algeria 3.33 trillion current LCU 2010 up 935.1% volatile
4 Uganda 2.62 trillion current LCU 2011 up 327.9% volatile
5 Equatorial Guinea 2.27 trillion current LCU 2011 up 2,310.1% volatile
6 Guinea 1.44 trillion current LCU 2011 up 398.6% volatile
7 Sierra Leone 1.35 trillion current LCU 2011 up 1,303.8% volatile
8 Congo 1.08 trillion current LCU 2011 up 427.8% volatile
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 958.00 billion current LCU 2011 up 56,464.7% volatile
10 Gabon 857.00 billion current LCU 2011 up 423.9% volatile
11 Angola 846.26 billion current LCU 2011 up 6,659.7% volatile
12 Senegal 804.49 billion current LCU 2011 up 345.4% volatile
13 Cameroon 770.99 billion current LCU 2011 up 392.4% volatile
14 Cote d'Ivoire 694.30 billion current LCU 2011 up 384.5% volatile
15 Madagascar 524.43 billion current LCU 2009 up 62.3% volatile
16 Mali 502.25 billion current LCU 2011 up 270.8% volatile
17 Rwanda 425.70 billion current LCU 2011 up 634.8% volatile
18 Chad 383.32 billion current LCU 2010 up 271.2% volatile
19 Burkina Faso 377.08 billion current LCU 2011 up 227.0% volatile
20 Benin 365.95 billion current LCU 2011 up 195.6% volatile
21 Burundi 239.84 billion current LCU 2011 up 984.4% volatile
22 South Africa 211.09 billion current LCU 2011 up 722.4% volatile
23 Togo 144.25 billion current LCU 2011 up 533.5% volatile
24 Kenya 126.41 billion current LCU 2009 up 207.3% volatile
25 Niger 112.42 billion current LCU 2005 up 130.4% rising
26 Ethiopia 95.26 billion current LCU 2011 up 966.2% volatile
27 Mauritania 70.46 billion current LCU 2011 up 215.0% volatile
28 Malawi 60.77 billion current LCU 2011 up 381.3% volatile
29 Mozambique 50.60 billion current LCU 2011 up 328.5% volatile
30 Morocco 45.75 billion current LCU 2011 up 128.5% volatile
31 Central African Republic 41.06 billion current LCU 2011 up 66.9% rising
32 Libya 25.08 billion current LCU 2008 up 778.2% volatile
33 Cape Verde 22.37 billion current LCU 2011 up 205.5% volatile
34 Djibouti 18.45 billion current LCU 2007 up 381.0% volatile
35 Mauritius 17.90 billion current LCU 2011 up 91.9% volatile
36 Guinea-Bissau 12.69 billion current LCU 2002 up 63.4% volatile
37 Botswana 9.34 billion current LCU 2011 up 162.6% volatile
38 Comoros 8.94 billion current LCU 2009 up 61.6% rising
39 Namibia 7.82 billion current LCU 2011 up 223.5% volatile
40 Liberia 6.79 billion current LCU 2011 up 338.7% volatile
41 Sudan 5.20 billion current LCU 2011 up 486.0% volatile
42 Ghana 3.70 billion current LCU 2011 up 834.5% volatile
43 Lesotho 3.04 billion current LCU 2011 up 349.4% volatile
44 Gambia 2.29 billion current LCU 2011 up 32.2% volatile
45 Tunisia 2.02 billion current LCU 2009 up 87.4% volatile
46 Eritrea 1.98 billion current LCU 2007 up 120.7% volatile
47 Eswatini 1.46 billion current LCU 2011 up 101.6% volatile
48 Zimbabwe 353.51 million current LCU 2011 up 153.9% volatile
49 Egypt 0 current LCU 2011 down 100.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation, public sector (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,476 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Public investment covers gross outlays by the public sector on additions to its fixed domestic assets.